Assam government will oppose in the Supreme Court some of the procedures adopted in the exercise to compile a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. India has won the second Test against West Indies to clean sweep the series 2-0. Here's a look at these and all other big stories of Tuesday, Septermber 3.
Assam Govt To Seek Review Of Key Procedures In Final NRC List: Sarma
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Assam government will oppose in the Supreme Court some of the procedures adopted in the exercise to compile a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, Assam’s finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. However, he ruled out any legislative process to enforce its demands if the court were to uphold the list as final. READ MORE...
Kulbhushan Jadhav 'Under Extreme Pressure' To Parrot Pakistan's False Narrative: India
Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court, appeared to be under extreme pressure to parrot Pakistan's false narrative, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. The statement came hours after India accepted consular access to Jadhav and a Charge d’ Affaires, High Commission of India in Islamabad, met him in the prison. READ MORE...
Imran Khan Says Pakistan Will Not Use Nuclear Weapons First
Amid tensions with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said his county will not use nuclear weapons first, according to news agency Reuters. “We both are nuclear-armed countries. If these tensions increase, the world could be in danger,” Khan said addressing members of the Sikh religious community in eastern city of Lahore. “There will be no first from our side ever,” Reuters quoted Khan as saying. READ MORE...
Converted Pakistani Sikh Girl Not Produced In Court
The teenage Sikh girl, who was allegedly abducted and converted to Islam before being married to a Muslim man in Pakistan’s Punjab province, could not be produced before a special judicial magistrate on Monday due to security issues, according to a court official. “A police official of the Nankana City police station told the judicial magistrate that there were some serious security issues therefore she couldn’t be produced before the court,” a court official told news agency PTI. READ MORE...
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