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Pakistan’s capital was locked down on Saturday, swarmed by security forces with mobile internet cut as supporters of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan attempted to seize the streets in protest. Khan was barred from standing in the February elections that were marred by allegations of rigging, and sidelined by dozens of legal cases.  But his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has defied a crackdown to needle the government with regular demonstrations. PTI activists began driving to Islamabad on Friday from his powerbase in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province but were met with shipping container roadblocks and volleys of tear gas. On Saturday, small and scattered convoys pressed in on Islamabad in defiance of the government which approved… Read More »Pak Capital Locked Down As Imran Khan’s Supporters Try To Seize The Streets

A couple in the United States defrauded the government of nearly $500,000 (approximately Rs 4.2 Crore) to take dozens of lavish vacations to Walt Disney World while claiming they were travelling for work. According to the New York Post, 61-year-old Thomas Bouchard, who is an Army contractor, used his government connections to get his girlfriend, 53-year-old Cantelle Boyd, hired for a “no-show” job as his assistant so they could take numerous vacations, including 31 trips to Walt Disney World in Flordia. Their elaborate scheme cost the Department of Defence more than $490,000, prosecutors said.  Citing the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, the Post reported that the couple claimed that they were travelling… Read More »US Couple Takes 31 Trips To Disney World After Stealing Over Rs 4 Crore From Government

<p>Two schoolgirls were purportedly harassed and chased by three men on a motorbike in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh as they cycled home from school. The incident, which took place on Friday, 4th October, was captured on CCTV and has sparked outrage in the local community.&nbsp;The CCTV footage clearly shows the men approaching the girls and attempting to harass them. One of the girls lost balance and fell into a nearby field, while the other girl screamed and ran towards a nearby house</p> <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-media-max-width=”560″> <p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>VIDEO | Two girls cycling back home from school were allegedly eve-teased by three men on a motorbike in <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Deoria?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Deoria</a>, Uttar Pradesh. The incident, which took place on… Read More »Uttar Pradesh: 2 Schoolgirls Harassed, Chased By Bikers In Deoria, CCTV Footage Surfaces

Dubai’s Emirates Airlines has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on its flights, following last month’s attacks on Lebanese group Hezbollah involving communication devices that exploded. “All passengers traveling to, from, or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or cabin baggage,” the airline said in a statement on its website on Friday. It added that any prohibited items found will be confiscated by Dubai Police as part of heightened security measures. In the deadly September attacks, thousands of booby-trapped Hezbollah pagers and hundreds of radios exploded – attacks that were widely blamed on Israel but which it has not claimed. The Middle East’s largest airline also announced that flights… Read More »Emirates Bans Pagers, Walkie-Talkies Onboard Flights After Lebanon Blasts

The final votes are being cast in Haryana and it will soon be time to find out what the exit polls have predicted for the state as well as the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a largely bipolar contest in Haryana and an important one both for the BJP, which is looking to form a government in the state for the third straight time and the Congress, which is hoping to make a comeback. The BJP won only five of the state’s 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana after sweeping all of them in 2019 and these Assembly elections are an opportunity for the party to prove that it remains popular with… Read More »Voting Draws To A Close, Exit Polls For Haryana, Jammu And Kashmir Soon