09 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI: A controversial bill, which will grant citizenship to religious minorities from India’s neighboring countries, was passed in the lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha) on Monday amid concerns it violates the spirit of the country’s secular constitution. The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) …

Indian athletes are continuing their outstanding performance at 13th South Asian Games in Nepal. Consolidating its top position India has clinched 252 medals comprising 132 gold, 79 silver and 41 bronze so far. Indian Judoka made brilliant start of their campaign and won 5 gold, one silver and one bronze …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged SAARC countries to take effective steps to defeat the scourge of terrorism and forces that support it. In a letter to the SAARC secretariat to mark the founding day of the bloc, Prime Minister said, such efforts will generate greater trust and confidence to …

New Delhi: The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, is all set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.   Through this bill, Indian citizenship will be provided to the members …

09 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri WELLINGTON/ MELBOURNE: A volcano has erupted in New Zealand with 100 people in the vicinity – leaving some unaccounted for, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said. Tourists were seen walking inside the rim of the White Island crater just moments before the eruption. The …

08 December, 2019 CITY OF VICTORIA: Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of Hong Kong in the largest anti-government rally in months. For the first time since August, police allowed a rally by the Civil Human Rights Front, a pro-democracy group. Organisers said an estimated 800,000 …

By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI: A large fire has swept through a bag factory in the Indian capital Delhi, killing 46 workers, officials said. The blaze broke out at the four-storey building in the city’s congested old quarter early on Sunday morning. At least 100 people were sleeping …

07 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri BAGHDAD/ MELBOURNE: Iraqi officials have raised Friday’s death toll to at least 20 after a bloody night of attacks by unidentified gunmen that targeted anti-government demonstrators near the main protest camp in Baghdad. More than 130 others were also wounded by gunfire and stabbings near Tahrir …

07 December, 2019 PENSACOLA/ RIYADH: The gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Pensacola, Florida, was a Saudi student, officials say. He has been named as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani – a Saudi military member in training at the site. He was shot dead by officials. The …

06 December, 2019 WASHINGTON/ DUBAI: A federal indictment unsealed in the United States details how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sought influence in the campaigns of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and President Donald Trump in the 2016 election, according to a report by the New York Times. The indictment, which was …