Chicago, August 22 : One of two girls accused with stabbing a friend inspired by a fictitious internet character pleaded guilty to a reduced attempted homicide charge in a Wisconsin court. Anissa Weier, who is now 15 but was 12 years old at the time of the 2014 crime, agreed to plea to a lesser charge […]
New Delhi, August 22 : A Bench of five judges from different religious communities, including Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Hindu and Muslim, which pronounced the historic judgement on the controversial issue of the practice of ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims were not unanimous in the verdict. The apex court by 3:2 verdict held that the triple talaq […]
Washington, August 22 : The US on Tuesday ruled out a hasty withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan as President Donald Trump warned Pakistan of consequences if it continued to provide safe havens to terror groups and sought an enhanced role for India to bring peace in the war-torn country. Trump, in a prime-time televised […]
Chandigarh, August 22 : Normal banking operations across the region came to a standstill with around 60,000 bankers working in around 13,500 branches of public sector banks going on strike pressing various demands. The strike affected cheque clearances, National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and RTGs (Real Time Gross Settlement) transactions as well as deposits and […]
New Delhi, August 22 : Muslim men can no longer pronounce instant triple talaq as the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared the age-old practice unconstitutional on the ground that it was arbitrary and violated right to equality of Muslim women. A five-judge Constitution Bench set aside the age-old practice by a majority of 3:2, holding […]