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Nikki Haley to travel to Israel for UN rights council meeting

United Nations, May 31 : US Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has accused the United Nations of anti-Israel bias, will travel to Israel next week and deliver an address to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Haley will be the first US ambassador to address the rights council, speaking at a session on June 6 […]

US successfully tests ICBM defence system

Washington, May 31 : The US military said it had intercepted a mock-up of an intercontinental ballistic missile in a first-of-its-kind test that comes amid concerns over North Korea’s weapons programme. A ground-based interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California “successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile target” fired from the Reagan Test Site […]

Terror module busted in Punjab, nine held

Chandigarh : The Punjab Police today busted an alleged terror module involving nine persons, including a woman alleged to be a drug smuggler, a retired District Education Officer’s son and a 17-year-old boy, allegedly radicalised through the Internet.A police spokesperson said they had formed a group, “Khalistan Zindabad”, and were planning to raise a new […]

Jadhav case: Pak attorney general to lead team to ICJ meet

Islamabad, May 31 : Pakistan’s Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali will lead a team to the International Court of Justice at The Hague on June 8 for a meeting of “agents” from India and Pakistan with the court’s president to discuss the future proceedings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. The decision to send the attorney […]