Syria strikes: what we know

open view web desk The United States, Britain and France launched strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime early Saturday in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack after mulling military action for nearly a week. Here is what we know so far about the strikes: – Targets […]

U.S., Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria

open view web desk WASHINGTON/BEIRUT – U.S., British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. US attack on syria, […]

Arrest MLA Sengar immediately, Allahabad High Court directs CBI

open view web desk Allahabad, Apr 13: The Allahabad High Court today directed the CBI to immediately arrest BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused in the Unnao rape case, and rapped the Uttar Pradesh government saying the law and order machinery and officials were directly under his influence. A […]

SC takes cognisance of lawyers’ obstruction in Kathua gangrape case

open view web desk New Delhi, Apr 13 : The Supreme Court today took a serious note of lawyers obstructing the judicial process in the Kathua gangrape and murder case and initiated a case on its own accord saying such impeding of the process of law “affects the delivery […]

Russia warns against Syria strikes as West hesitates

open view web desk Russia warned the West Friday against any “dangerous” moves on Syria as its rivals hesitated over possible strikes on the country which Moscow has warned could lead to “war”. The UN Security Council was to meet again Friday, at Russia’s request, to try to […]

Indian man dies in Japanese immigration detention centre in apparent suicide

open view web desk TOKYO – An Indian man died on Friday at a Japanese immigration detention centre in an apparent suicide, the latest death in a system widely criticised over medical standards, monitoring of detainees and mental health care. Immigration is a sensitive subject in Japan, where […]

Pakistan bars former PM Sharif from holding office for life

open view web desk ISLAMABAD/KARACHI- Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life on Friday amid an ongoing corruption trial and ahead of general elections due this year. The Supreme Court barred Sharif, 67, from politics in July over an undeclared source […]

Anger in India over two rapes puts government in bind

  open view web desk NEW DELHI – Mounting outrage over two rapes, one in the disputed region of Kashmir and another allegedly involving a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, gripped India on Friday, with government ministers struggling to dampen political fires. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi […]

In 5 Years, 277% Rise In Rape Cases Reported In Delhi; Govt Initiatives Falter, Funds Underutilised

open view web desk The number of rapes reported each year in Delhi has more than tripled over the last five years, registering an increase of 277% from 572 in 2011 to 2,155 in 2016, according to datareleased recently by the Delhi Police.   The year after the Nirbhaya incident—in […]

Will you arrest rape accused BJP MLA, HC asks UP govt

open view web desk Allahabad, Apr 12: The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government today on the Unnao rape incident, asking it whether it proposes to arrest accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. A bench of Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Suneet […]

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