Syria welcomes UN aid to besieged towns as children eat grass to survive

Syria welcomes UN aid to besieged towns as children eat grass to survive

London : The Syrian Government has approved the United Nations bid for aid deliveries to three besieged towns in the country where children eat grass to survive. The move comes after a breakthrough in talks that took place in Geneva between the Syrian Government and the opposition.Hundreds of civilians are facing severe malnutrition in Madaya, Foua […]

Centre should initiate CBMs for new J-K Govt to function: Mehbooba

Centre should initiate CBMs for new J-K Govt to function: Mehbooba

Jammu : People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who met Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra to discuss the government in the state, on Tuesday, said that Centre should initiate some confidence building measures which will create a good environment for the new government.Asserting that former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s […]

SC reopens debate on Section 377

SC reopens debate on Section 377

New Delhi : In a much-needed reprieve to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, the Supreme Court on Tuesday referred the matter to a five-judge bench for further hearing on a curative petition challenging its earlier order.An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur had earlier agreed to hear […]

1984 riots case: CBI fails to submit status report

1984 riots case: CBI fails to submit status report

New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday failed to file a status report on the progress in Congress leader Jagdish Tytler’s investigation in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.The investigating agency was supposed to submit is report in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S.P.S. Laler, who is presently […]