Islamabad: The USD 300 million that the Pentagon has decided to scrap is not a military aid to Pakistan, but what it owns to Islamabad for its support in the war against terrorism and should reimburse it, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asserted, sparking fresh bilateral tensions ahead ofRead More

Yangon: A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in the Southeast Asian country. Yangon northern district judge Ye Lwin saidRead More

California: Ten people including children were shot at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California Sunday night, police said, with three people in dire condition. “We got a call about 10:45 pm for shots fired,” said San Bernadino spokesman Capt. Richard Lawhead. “We found 10 victims down at the scene.Read More

LAHORE: A young and up-and-coming model was found dead Saturday evening under mysterious circumstances in a house here in the city’s Defence neighbourhood. The body of Anam Tanoli, 26, was found hanging inside a room in the Defence-B Area house, police said, in what is being considered a suicide. ItRead More

Bengaluru, Sep 3 : Karnataka’s ruling coalition partner the Congress won majority of the seats across 10 of 22 districts during vote count for 105 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on Monday, the State Election Commission (SEC) said. In the civic body polls held on August 31, the Congress has wonRead More

New Delhi, Sep 3 : Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s lawyer on Monday sought more time to file reply on the Enforcement Directorate’s notice in connection with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Appellate Tribunal case. The lawyer argued that he has not received some of the notices till dateRead More

New Delhi/Chandigarh, The US-based Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan outfit spearheading the Referendum 2020 campaign, has warned that unless the DSGMC supports the campaign, its president Manjit Singh GK will not be allowed to visit the US, Canada, Europe and the UK. The statement comes days after GK wasRead More

Chandigarh, September 3: While human rights organisations, at home and abroad, have been demanding the release of Sikh detainees, the Punjab Police have moved the Ministry of Home Affairs (MEA) seeking relief for policemen booked during Punjab’s militancy period, some of whom have been in prison for years. At meetings withRead More

Chandigarh, Sept.3: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has urged the State Election Commissioner to ensure that the candidates aspiring to contest from seats reserved schedule caste and backward classes (SE&BC) seats for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samitis are issued the required caste certificates within 12 hours so that noRead More

Chandigarh, Senior Congress leader and Cabinet Minister, Punjab, S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has reacted strongly to the statement of ex Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in which the latter has denied ordering firing on the innocent Sikhs protesting in the aftermath of the sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. S.Read More