NEW DELHI: Three people were detained in Bihar for allegedly waiving black flags at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in East Champaran district on Friday, the police said.“Yes, three persons were caught at the venue of the rally, carrying pieces of black cloth. We will examine the nature of the disruption they might have caused….
Jammu: Security forces Sunday detained a Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) national along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.“The 22-year-old man was identified as Mohammad Arib Ahmed, a resident of Dadote-Kotli in PoK. He was caught in a forward area in Bhimber Gali sector. Security forces are questioning him,” said an official…
Dozens of anti-government protesters were detained during clashes with riot police in Serbia’s capital on Saturday during a massive rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic demanding an early parliamentary election. The protest by tens of thousands of demonstrators was held after nearly eight months of persistent dissent led by Serbia’s university students that have rattled…
Turkish authorities detained prominent independent journalist Fatih Altayli on Saturday over social media comments allegedly threatening President Tayyip Erdogan, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said. Altayli, who has more than 1.51 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, posted a video on Friday referencing an unnamed poll showing 70% of Turks opposed Erdogan ruling for life, saying…
NEW DELHI: The govt said Wednesday that the Indian national detained at Newark Airport had entered the US illegally – without a valid visa – and was being deported back to India as per a court order. According to official sources, he was restrained with handcuffs because his behaviour was not fit for travel.The photograph…
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SRINAGAR: Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid was locked and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest Saturday on Eid-ul-Adha, denying devotees the opportunity to offer prayers and provoking a backlash from many, including CM Omar Abdullah.Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar, which looks after the mosque management, said the gates were closed early Saturday morning and police…
Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release NEW YORK: A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release. Mahmoud Khalil said in court filings unsealed Thursday that the…
A federal judge in Vermont ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student whose sudden arrest in March led to a public outcry. Ms. Ozturk, a former Fulbright scholar, has been in detention since March 25, when she was surrounded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in masks and…
A Tufts University doctoral student who was arrested by masked federal agents in March must be returned to Vermont from a detention facility in Louisiana, a federal appellate court said on Wednesday. The decision in the case of Rumeysa Ozturk affirmed the ruling of a federal court in Vermont, which the Trump administration had appealed….