India’s Assam state passes law to abolish madrasas
GUWAHATI, India: In an another anti-Muslim move, Indian state Assam, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, has passed a law abolishing all...
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Chaos and delay: Trump signs $900-billion Covid relief bill, government spending package into law
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a coronavirus relief and spending package bill, averting a partial government shutdown. Trump had...
Trump urges Congress to ‘amend’ coronavirus aid bill
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Trump has urged Congress to amend a $900-billion coronavirus relief bill to more than triple its stimulus payments to Americans....
Indian opposition leaders sent back from Srinagar
SRINAGAR: A delegation of India’s main opposition politicians, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, was sent back from Srinagar to New Delhi on Saturday. Gandhi and...
US House passes bill seeking sanctions on officials involved in Khashoggi’s murder
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill seeking sanction on officials involved in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The House...
Polling underway in first phase of Indian general elections
NEW DELHI: The first phase of Indian general election started on Thursday with 91 Lok Sabha seats spread across 18 states and two union territories...
India in 2019: Is the stage set for New Prime Minister?
As we step into 2019, perhaps the biggest challenge that India faces is who will be the next Prime Minister? Will Narendra Modi manage to...
Opposition in Punjab Assembly submit resignation
All Congress MLAs in Punjab Assembly submitted their resignation to the Secretary in Chandigarh to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling favouring Haryana on the SYL...
Erdogan slams US Congress over Saudi 9/11 bill
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Saturday a US Congress vote to override Barack Obama’s veto of a bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue...
WT20: Dharamsala encounter of Pakistan-India in trouble
NEW DELHI: India’s major opposition party Congress has threatened to carry out protests and sit-ins against Indian Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) and government...