Tag: UN
Cabinet Clears Bill Criminalising Triple Talaq
A bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq among Muslims and providing for a three-year jail term was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, which the government said was aimed at protecting the dignity and security of women in the community. ....
9 Dead In Attack On Church In Pakistan
At least nine people have been killed, including two of the attackers, and another 30 injured after four armed insurgents attacked a Methodist church on Sunday in Quetta in Pakistan.....
Accident On Delhi Metro's New Line During Trials
A Metro train on a new line, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, hit a wall here on Tuesday evening during trials as its brakes failed, a Delhi Metro official said. No one was injured.....
Nabha Jailbreak Mastermind Arrested From IGI Airport
Inderjit Singh Sandhu, one of the masterminds of the sensational Nabha jailbreak in Punjab, has been arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi, Punjab Police said on Wednesday.....
18 Killed In South Korea Building Fire
Eighteen people died and dozens were injured in a fire that engulfed a commercial building in South Korea's Jecheon city on Thursday, firefighters said.....
Vijay Rupani Stays As Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel His Deputy
Vijay Rupani will continue as the Chief Minister of Gujarat and Nitin Patel as his deputy, the BJP announced on Friday after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley oversaw a meeting of the party's newly-elected MLAs.....
Union Minister Anant Geete Hurt In Raigad Road Accident
Union Minister for Heavy Industries Anant Geete and a security official sustained minor injuries in a road accident while on a tour of his home district here on Friday, a police officer said. ....
With China's Backing, UNSC Tightens Economic Chokehold On N.Korea
With unprecedented Chinese backing, the Security Council tightened the economic chokehold on North Korea by unanimously voting on Friday to impose the strictest sanctions on North Korea aiming to cut off most fuel supplies and ban major exports following Pyongyang's latest missile test.....
ED Files Chargesheet Against Misa Bharti In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Misa Bharti in an alleged Rs 8,000 crore money laundering case.....
33 Killed, Two Dozen Injured As Bus Plunges Into Rajasthan River
At least 33 persons were killed and around two dozen others injured when a bus carrying them fell in Banas river early Saturday morning in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, police and eyewitnesses said.....
