JUHI CHAWLA, FINED BY COURT, EXPLAINS WHY SHE FILED 5G PETITION

Wed 09 June 2021: Days after Juhi Chawla’s petition against the rollout of 5G in the country was dismissed by the Delhi High Court, the actor put out a video explaining why she chose to approach the court. The court, which said the lawsuit was apparently “for publicity”, also said the petitioners should pay ₹ 20 lakh. “In […]

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REFUSED TO CHANT ‘JAI SHRI RAM’, MUSLIM BOY BRUTALLY BEATEN UP IN GHAZIABAD BORDERING DELHI

Mon 07 June 2021: A Muslim boy was brutally beaten up and his back was pierced with an iron rod after he refused to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the Bhaujpur area of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The incident has come to light after a video of the boy surfaced on social media. […]

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DEATH TOLL FROM PAKISTAN TRAIN COLLISION RISES TO 37, DOZENS INJURED

Mon 07 June 2021: At least 37 people were killed and dozens of others injured early Monday in a collision between two passenger trains in southern Pakistan, officials and local media reported. The collision between the northbound and southbound trains occurred near Ghotki district in southern Sindh province, located 526 kilometers (326 miles) from the […]

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AFGHAN FORCES KILL AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE IN ‘FRIENDLY FIRE’ INCIDENT

Sat 05 June 2021: At least 12 people were killed in an airstrike by the Afghan army, which wrongly targeted a group of militia members supporting the authorities, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing sources. According to the sources, the incident took place in the northeastern province of Badakhshan on Friday. A militia commander […]

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INDIAN COURT ALLOWS BANKS TO SELL VIJAY MALLYA’S PROPERTIES TO RECOVER DEBTS

Sat 05 June 2021: A Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court has allowed banks to sell certain real estate assets and securities and of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya to recover their debts. “The PMLA court has given permission to banks to sell gcertain real estate properties and securities that belonged to disgraced tycoon […]

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FATF’S ACKNOWLEDGES PAKISTAN’S PROGRESS IN FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING

Sat 05 June 2021: The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) acknowledged Pakistan’s progress to fight corruption in the Mutual Evaluation Report released Friday. The purpose of the APG is to ensure the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of internationally accepted anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards as set out in […]

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TWITTER GETS FINAL WARNING FROM INDIA TO COMPLY WITH NEW IT RULES

Sat 05 June 2021: The Indian government has on Saturday given a final notice to Twitter to comply with the new Information Technology (IT) Rules 2021. The government has asked all social media platforms to follow its orders and appoint a resident grievance officer to deal with complaints on the various platforms.  India’s Ministry of […]

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8 AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES KILLED IN TALIBAN ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN

Sat 05 June 2021: Two police chiefs and six soldiers were killed in an attack by the Taliban in the Jugla district of the Baghlan province in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported on Saturday. According to an anonymous security official speaking to the Afghan broadcaster, the attack started after midnight on Friday and the clashes between the […]

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INDIA: MUSLIMS NEAR GORAKHNATH HINDU TEMPLE PRESSURE TO VACATE HOMES

Fri 04 June 2021: Eleven Muslim families are being asked to hand over their homes situated close to the Gorakhnath temple for the purpose of ‘security’, to the UP state government. According to The Cognate, the district administration of Gorakhpur has pressurized Muslim families to sign the memorandum termed as ‘consent letter’ to vacate the houses. […]

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