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General Bajwa put pressure on me to restore ties with India: Imran Khan
Bajwa wanted friendship with India and put pressure on him for this, Khan was quoted as saying by The News. Bajwa said something one day and retracted it the next day. His accountability should be initiated within the army, he said. Answering a question about the general elections, the PTI chairman said if the elections were not held in 90 days, there would be no Constitution left in the country and then he would take direct action.
US ready for Indian-American president: Democrat Suhas Subramanyam
Hailing from Bengaluru, Subramanyam serves the 87th District of Virginia House of Delegates, and recently announced his bid for the state's newly-drawn 32nd Senate District. "Yes", America is ready for an Indian-American president, Subramanyam told IANS in an interview, as two of the world's two biggest democracies, India and the US, gear up to elect their next governments.
Iran to enforce compulsory hijab rule on women
This comes after months of protests demanding an end to the restriction, BBC reported. A hardline Iranian MP has issued an ultimatum to the judiciary to come up with measures to put a stop to women flouting the rules on headscarves within the next 48 hours, the report said.
US court ends uncertainty over work permit for H-1B spouses
A district court of Washington ruled on Wednesday that the work authorisation is in compliance with the Immigration and Naturalisation Act and supported by "decades of Executive-branch practice, and both explicit and implicit congressional ratification of that practice".
Donald Trump reckons he will be arrested next Tuesday
"Protest, take our nation back," Trump said. Referring to himself in a social media post, he said the "leading Republican candidate and former president of the United States will be arrested Tuesday next week. But he did not detail the reasons for his possible arraignment and arrest. However, Trump's legal team said, following his social post, that they had not received any notifications so far from the prosecutors.
Georgia legislature takes aim at attacks on Hinduism from academia, condemns Hinduphobia
The resolution adopted unanimously by the State House of Representatives, said: "Hinduphobia is exacerbated and institutionalised by some in academia who support the dismantling of Hinduism and accuse its sacred texts and cultural practices of violence and oppression."
Pak-China border trade to resume after 3 yrs
All arrangements have been finalised on both sides to reopen the border point for bilateral trade and other activities under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Dawn reported. Under an agreement, trade and travel activities etween the two countries through the Khunjerab Pass start in April 1 and close on November 30.
Trump expected to be arraigned in court on April 4: Reports
The reports on Friday came a day after Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg's office said that they contacted Trump's attorney to "coordinate his surrender" for arraignment. Trump reportedly faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday, which was filed under.
Pakistan admits gloomy outlook for economy
In its monthly outlook report, the economic adviser wing of the finance ministry also said that political instability has started feeding strong inflationary expectations, The Express Tribune reported. While holding back its inflation forecast figure for the outgoing month, the finance ministry painted a gloomy outlook of the economy.
Trump won't be handcuffed when he surrenders: Lawyer
"The (former) resident will not be put in handcuffs," he told ABC News on Friday. He will be accompanied by Secret Service Agents who are required to protect him as a former President making the surrender complicated. I don't think they're going to allow this to become a circus, as much as humanly possible, , Tacopina said.
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