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UN commits to fighting ‘fake news’ 27 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + AJ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: World leaders have gathered in New York City for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The meeting comes amid simmering tension in the Middle East over recent attacks on Saudi Arabian …
Read More »10 injured as pvt bus hits road divider & overturns
Nalgonda, Sept.26 (PMI): At least 10 passengers were injured when a private travels bus overturned on National Highway 65 at Durajpally in Suryapet district in the early hours on Thursday. The mishap occurred when a bus of private Travels overturned reportedly due to drowsy driving. The bus was going to Hyderabad from …
Read More »Swami Chinmayanand Case: Sit Arrested Law Student from Her Residence in Shahjahanpur
In Uttar Pradesh, a law student, who had accused BJP leader and former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand of sexually harassing her, was arrested by the Special Investigation Team – SIT today for allegedly blackmailing and trying to extort money from him. SIT arrested her from her residence in Shahjahanpur after …
Read More »“Murdering & ‘forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong Group’ in China”
25 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + AJ NEW YORK/ BEIJING/ MELBOURNE: A senior counsel with an independent tribunal has urged the top United Nations human rights body to investigate evidence that China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant. Hamid Sabi on …
Read More »Trump & Salman asked me to mediate with Iran: Imran
25 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri NEW YORK/ RIYADH/ TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said today that US President Donald Trump had asked him to mediate with Iran to defuse tensions. PM Imran met Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of this week’s United Nations …
Read More »Muslim Americans testify on effects of Trump’s travel ban
25 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: Speaking before a United States congressional panel on Tuesday, Ismail Alghazali, a Yemeni American, described how President Donald Trump’s travel ban has prevented his Yemeni wife and two small children from joining him in the US. “I have never even met my …
Read More »Democrats launch impeachment inquiry into US President
Trump slams impeachment inquiry as “Witch Hunt” 25 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: Representative Al Green of Texas, who has been calling for impeachment for more than two years, says he feels “vindicated” by House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement today. The democratic congressman from Texas first called for …
Read More »Rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad
24 September, 2019 BAGHDAD: Several rockets have been fired towards Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, landing near the embassy of the United States in Iraq, according to security sources cited by news agencies. Residents of the Iraqi capital reportedly heard the explosions followed by alert sirens that sounded briefly across the Tigris River …
Read More »Tehran rejects fresh accusations over Saudi oil attack
24 September, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Iran has rejected a joint statement by the leaders of France, Germany and the UK who blamed it for attacks earlier this month on Saudi oil installations. Iran’s foreign minister accused them of “parroting absurd US claims”. The …
Read More »Should ‘Uniform Civil Code’ be implemented in India?
24 September, 2019 By Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad (Bureau Chief) NEW DELHI: As it was decided to add the implementation of a uniform civil code in Article 44 of the Directive principles of the Constitution specifying, “The State shall endeavour to secure for citizens a uniform civil code throughout the …
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