Chinese President Xi on course for record 3rd term; Premier Li dropped in major shake-up

Beijing:Chinese President Xi Jinping is all set for an unprecedented third five-year term as he was “elected” to the powerful Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party on Saturday while several top leaders including Premier Li Keqiang have been left out in the major shake-up at the top. The once-in-a-five-year Congress concluded its week-long session […]

China may ramp up nuclear arsenal after Xi’s assertion to establish strong strategic deterrence: Experts

Beijing: China is expected to boost its nuclear arsenal after President Xi Jinping’s remarks at the key Congress of the ruling Communist Party here for the first time that Beijing will establish strong strategic deterrence, experts have said. “We will establish a strong system of strategic deterrence,” Xi, who is widely expected to be endorsed […]

Pak needs to continue taking credible, verifiable action against terrorism: India

New Delhi: The world should remain clear that Pakistan must continue to take “credible, verifiable and irreversible” action against terrorism, India said after anti-money laundering watchdog FATF removed the neighbouring country from its “grey list”. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) took Pakistan off a list of countries under increased monitoring, also known as […]

J&K: Mughal road, connecting Poonch, Rajouri to Shopian, reopened for traffic after 2-day closure

Jammu:The Mughal road, connecting the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in the Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian district was reopened for vehicular traffic on Saturday after a two-day closure due to heavy snowfall, officials said. The road was reopened for vehicular traffic on Saturday morning, they added. All the vehicles stranded on […]

Pakistan’s Election Commission disqualifies former PM Imran Khan on charges of concealing assets

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Election Commission on Friday disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of concealing assets. The ruling coalition government lawmakers had filed a case with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in August against Khan, seeking his disqualification for failing to reveal the proceeds from the sale of gifts that he purchased at […]

Govt extends deadline for filing September GST return till Oct 21

New Delhi:The government has extended the deadline for filing GST returns for the month of September by a day to October 21, the CBIC said on Friday. On Thursday, taxpayers faced a slow functioning of the GST portal, which was the last date for filing monthly GST returns for some taxpayers. Following that, the Central […]