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Twelve Bangladeshis arrested for illegal stay in Palghar

8:54 pm December 17, 2019

Palghar: As many as 12 Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women, have been arrested for illegal stay at Boisar in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Tuesday. In a joint operation, the Anti Human Trafficking Cell and Anti Terrorism Squad of the Palghar police on Monday arrested 12 Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women, all in the […]

59 third party nationals being caught at Nepal border in 2019: SSB DG

8:33 pm December 17, 2019

New Delhi: There has been an over 100 per cent jump in the number of people with “ulterior motives” from countries like Pakistan and China trying to sneak into India through the open Nepal border after security was tightened along the Indo-Pak front following abrogation of Article 370 provisions, a top security official said on […]

China, Russia press UN to ease N.Korea sanctions

8:21 pm December 17, 2019

Beijing: China on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unanimously back its joint proposal with Russia to ease sanctions on North Korea, warning that dialogue to resolve nuclear tensions must not regress. The nuclear-armed North has issued increasingly strident declarations in recent weeks, even promising an ominous “Christmas gift” if Washington does not come […]

Ex-Pak dictator Gen. Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason

8:18 pm December 17, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former dictator Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death in absentia in the high treason case for subverting the Constitution, becoming the first military ruler to receive the capital punishment in the country’s history. A three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, found […]

Obama says Paris climate deal is still the way forward

8:47 pm December 13, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Former US President Barack Obama said Friday the Paris Agreement on climate change may fall short of expectations but is still the way forward to achieve progress and encourage businesses to invest in clean energy. Nearly 200 nations pledged to cut greenhouse emissions and help poor countries cope with the worst effects of […]