New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition.
The case, which assails a January 24, 2022 order by the trial court dismissing Imam’s bail application in the matter, is listed for hearing before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh.
Zojilla (J-K), Apr 9 (PTI) The work on the strategic Zojila tunnel – an all-weather connection between the Kashmir valley and the Ladakh region -- is going on at a rapid pace and over 40 per cent of the drilling has been completed, the construction company said on Sunday.
The company said it is hopeful of completing the project by December 2026.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Sacred Heart Cathedral Church here on Sunday on the occasion of Easter.
An official video showed the prime minister being welcomed at the church and him greeting priests and worshippers on the holy day.
Modi later joined them as they offered prayers. He also planted a tree on the premises.
09 Apr 2023; MEMO: The United Nations has voiced concern over the current tense situation in Sudan following a delay in the signing of a final agreement to resolve the country's months-long political crisis, Anadolu reports.
In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Sudan's rivals to work to overcome obstacles to civilian transition.
09 Apr 2023; MEMO: Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah held talks on Sunday with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh amid tension in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu reports.
Violence rose across the Palestinian territories after Israeli forces last week forcibly removed worshippers from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex.
The Israeli raids on the mosque triggered rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, with Israeli retaliating with air and artillery shelling.
JERUSALEM, April 9 (Reuters) - Israel's government on Sunday rejected claims raised in documents allegedly leaked from the Pentagon that leaders of its foreign intelligence service Mossad had supported nationwide protests against a proposed overhaul of Israel's judiciary.
The New York Times on Saturday published an assessment it attributed to a Central Intelligence Update from March 1 that Mossad leadership had encouraged its staff and Israeli citizens to join the mass protests. The paper said that while the leaked documents seemed authentic, it did not mean they were accurate.
09 Apr 2023; MEMO: CIA Director Bill Burns paid an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia, expressing frustration about Riyadh's recent rapprochement with Iran, according to a report, says Anadolu Agency.
Burns told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the US felt "blindsided" by Riyadh's rapprochement with Iran and Syria – Washington's global rivals – according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter.
09 Apr 2023; MEMO: Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to finance a Pakistani dam project, worth over $240 million.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Mohmand Hydropower Dam Project on the Swat River in north-west Pakistan is to be funded through a "soft development loan."
09 Apr 2023; MEMO: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Sunday blamed the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the current tension at Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu reports.
Speaking to the Israeli Public Radio, Lapid accused far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of seeking to set the Middle East on fire.
He blamed Israeli police violence against worshippers inside Al-Aqsa complex to the "irresponsible behavior" of the Israeli government.
09 Apr 2023; MEMO: Israel's Mossad intelligence agency on Sunday denied US reports about its role in encouraging mass protests against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over controversial judicial overhaul, Anadolu reports.
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