2017 — Page 50 of 98 — The Indian Panorama

INDIA HANDS OVER MALLYA EXTRADITION PAPERS

Jun 17, 2017 - 8:21 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India last week provided the United Kingdom the documents required to be submitted in a London court for the extradition of fugitive business tycoon Vijay Mallya. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) handed over the documents […]

1993 MUMBAI BLASTS: ABU SALEM, FIVE OTHERS CONVICTED; 1 ACQUITTED

Jun 17, 2017 - 8:16 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Twenty-four years after 12 blasts rocked the city killing 257 and leaving 713 grievously injured, a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court on Friday convicted six out of the seven accused, including Abu Salem and Mustafa Dossa. In […]

PUNJAB ASSEMBLY BUDGET SESSION – AAP’s Khaira films House ruckus, suspended

Jun 17, 2017 - 5:11 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Ajaib Singh Bhatti elected deputy speaker The House opened with legislators unanimously electing Congress MLA from Malout, Ajaib Singh Bhatti, a Dalit leader, as deputy speaker of the 15th Vidhan Sabha. Bhatti said his family and he were […]

PRESIDENTIAL PICK LIKELY TO COME FROM PARTY AS BJP LOOKS WITHIN

Jun 17, 2017 - 5:03 pm EDT @theindpanorama 1

As consultation starts within the saffron party and with the Opposition for the prez election, the ruling side wants a President who has strong BJP affiliation NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s next President is likely to be a […]

DARJEELING CRISIS – MISCREANTS MOUNT ATTACKS ON GOVT PROPERTIES IN THE DARK

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:52 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Even as the situation in Darjeeking continues to be tense, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has called for its version of Dandi March to protest a police raid on its office DARJEELING (TIP): For the second successive time this […]

Trump govt cancels Obama policy for illegal immigrant families

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:46 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is cancelling an Obama-era policy to allow millions of illegal-immigrant parents of children born in the United States to stay in the country. The 2014 policy, known as […]

US Pacific Commander Harris expected to step down next year

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:43 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Admiral Harry Harris, the US Pacific military chief known for combative views on Beijing’s South China Sea expansion, is expected to step down next year, US officials said on Friday, leaving President Donald Trump to fill a key post closely […]

Cut Pakistan aid for supporting terror: 2 US lawmakers to Trump administration

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Two top lawmakers have accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism and urged the Trump administration to cut military aid to the country, saying the US should make it more difficult for Islamabad to get its hands on American weapons. During […]

Panama Papers leaks: Pakistan PM Sharif says he and his family have done nothing wrong

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:27 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said he and his family have done nothing wrong as he lashed out at “some unseen elements” for hatching conspiracies against his democratically elected government. “Today, I have just presented my stance before […]

Pak’s action against terror funding only on paper, India to tell watchdog

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:20 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): On Sunday, India will take on Pakistan in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in London. The same day, in Valencia in Spain, it will be a contest of a different sort as the government sets […]

Rescuers aid 4,500 homeless after deadly Bangladesh mudslide

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:14 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA (TIP): Rescuers recovered the body of a woman from the mass of mud that collapsed onto a village in southeastern Bangladesh, and were searching on Thursday for several more missing after landslides killed at least 141, officials said. […]

Suicide bomber strikes near Shiite mosque in Kabul, 4 dead

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): A suicide bomber struck outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul late Thursday night, killing four people, including a leader of Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras, Hajji Ramazan Hussainzada. Another five people were wounded, said Interior […]

Nawaz Sharif retains billionaire status despite decline in fortune

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:09 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has retained his billionaire status with his declared assets standing at Rs 1.72 billion in 2016 despite decline in his fortune, making him one of the richest lawmakers in the country. Sharif […]

Trump’s Immigration Policies Explained

Jun 17, 2017 - 4:02 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

President Trump has directed his administration to enforce the nation’s immigration laws more aggressively, unleashing the full force of the federal government to find, arrest and deport those in the country illegally, regardless of whether they have committed serious […]

Retrieving ground in Afghanistan

Jun 17, 2017 - 3:21 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

The legitimacy of its institutions, including the unity government and the security forces, must be enhanced First week of June provided a grim reminder of the worsening security situation in Afghanistan. A suicide attack on May 31 in the heart of […]