National Issue

Washington (USA) : Seeking to fortify its strategic ties with China amid strains in relations with US, Pakistan is considering a proposal to lease the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region to Beijing for 50 years, an eminent US-based think tank has claimed, citing local media.

Support to terrorist activities inside India by elements in Pakistan's military and its spy agency could lead to confrontation between the two neighbours which has the potential to rapidly escalate into a nuclear exchange, a top American commander on Thursday warned.

New Delhi: The Centre has extended by two more years the ban imposed on SIMI, which has links with Pakistan-based terrorist outfits including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its front, Indian Mujahideen.

To combat the growing menace of explosion of cars on Indian roads, we should first and foremost install a legal cap on the use of cars for a period of time. In Singapore, for instance, cars which are more than five years old do not get a roadworthy certificate. Punjab is following with a 15-year rule for a roadworthy license.

Much confusion and controversy has been caused by the wishful thinking that somehow the rise of China as a superpower will be peaceful, says Colonel (retd) Anil A Athale, while pointing to several reasons why China may not be averse to inflicting a military rebuke to India.

Pakistan's jihad machine, which has taken the proxy war to the Indian economy, has developed the capability to imitate Indian currency notes to a T. Seizure of fake notes to the face value of Rs 2.25 crore recently has proved this.

Investigators have discovered that Indian Mujahideen leaders use the alias 'Shah Rukh Khan' to confuse the police and keep their identities hidden.

New Delhi: The HC has granted bail to Suresh Kalmadi, ex-chairperson of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, almost nine months after he was arrested on corruption charges related to 2010 Games.

Despite legal legitimacy, live-in relationships are largely perceived to be immoral and it is a fad visible only in urban areas, a Delhi court observed on Tuesday while dubbing it as “infamous western cultural product”.

With 21% of its population undernourished, nearly 44% of under-5 children underweight and 7% of them dying before they reach five years, India is firmly established among the world's most hunger-ridden countries.

When it comes to creation of an effective Lok Pal, India’s politicians have always dragged their feet and sought to hoodwink the people into believing that despite their efforts, the law has not entered the statute book because of some legal tangles and political developments well beyond their control.

It is time the ministry of defence got cracking in building up the Indian Army's military capability to face the Chinese threat, warns Colonel Anil Athale (retd).

Dharamshala : With thousands of Tibetans having crossed the Himalayan borders of Nepal and China to attend the Kalchakra teachings at Bodhgya, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has expressed worries over the possibility Chinese spies entering India.

HJS staged demonstrations to strongly protest against the oppression of Indian officers in China recently. About 50 patriotic citizens took part in the demonstrations.

Killing a cow in Madhya Pradesh would now carry a seven year jail term. Besides, the onus would be squarely on an accused to prove that he did not do it.