The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019, which fast tracks citizenship-by-naturalisation process for “illegal migrants” from six religious communities, other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde insteadContinue Reading
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death in the high treason case by a special court here. A three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, handed Musharraf, 76, death sentence in the long-drawn high treason caseContinue Reading
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Tuesday at China’s request to discuss the situation of Jammu and Kashmir. According to Reuters, the council will meet behind closed doors for the first time since a similar gathering in August, which was also called by Pakistan ally China, after IndiaContinue Reading
SC rules temple construction on inner and outer courtyards to be managed by setting up a trust or appropriate body. Muslims to get land which does not include inner courtyard on which the masjid once stood.Continue Reading
IANS New York/New Delhi: Malaysia joined Turkey and China in raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with its Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accusing India of “invading and occupying the country” of Jammu and Kashmir. In his address to the 74th UNGA, Mohamad said: “Now, despiteContinue Reading