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The girls father, identified as Bhagwan Singh, is a granthi (priest) at Gurudwara Tambu Sahib. Appearing in a video shared by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Manjinder S Sirsa on Thursday, he has sought help from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for the safe return of his daughter. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan Punjab governor meets father of abducted Sikh girl

The girl, identified as 19-year old Jagjit Kaur was allegedly abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan.

31 Aug 2019 12:18 PM IST

Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday got an electric shock while criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an Islamabad rally, organised against Indias move to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: Twitter/ video screengrab)

Pak minister gets electric shock during speech against PM Modi, says...

The remark by Pakistan Minister came two days after Prime Minister Imran Khan threatened India of a nuclear war.

31 Aug 2019 9:38 AM IST

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong activists freed on bail, protest march banned

The police commander of Hong Kong island, Kwok Pak Chung, appealed to people to stay away from any unauthorized rallies.

31 Aug 2019 8:31 AM IST

The girl, identified as 19-year old Jagjit Kaur, was allegedly abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan: Abducted Sikh girl returns to her parents, says police; 8...

The incident had drawn the attention of Sikhs worldwide and sparked anger in the community.

31 Aug 2019 7:58 AM IST

Pakistan is rattled by the Indian governments move to strip the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and has found itself completely isolated despite desperate attempts aimed at internationalising the issue. (Photo: ANI)

'Kashmir Solidarity Hour' in Pakistan: A damp squib

The failure of the protests has left Pakistan red-faced even as it continues its pursuit of raking up the issue in...

30 Aug 2019 6:13 PM IST

Demonstrators stand outside the Yuen Long MTR station during a protest in Hong Kong.(Photo: AP)

Love in a time of tear gas: Politics and romance on Hong Kong's...

Like Abby and Nick - whose real names have been not been used - many are young, bookish and should be on fast-track to...

30 Aug 2019 5:49 PM IST

2-month-old Lahya Kathembo is carried by a nurse waiting for test results at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo. Lahya became an orphan in a day. Her mother succumbed to Ebola on a Saturday morning. By sunset her father was dead. Her tests came back negative for Ebola. (Photo: AP)

Over 2,000 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO

The organisation added that most of the cases were reported in North Kivu province.

30 Aug 2019 5:25 PM IST

Adrian Darya 1 tanker was held by British overseas territory of Gibraltar for 6 weeks. (Photo: AP)

Iranian tanker released by Gibraltar after 6 weeks, now en route to...

The ship was suspected of transporting crude oil to Syria and the US has called for it to be seized.

30 Aug 2019 4:05 PM IST

Family of Jagjit Kaur said they will self immolate in-front of Punjab Governors house if the girl was not released. (Photo: ANI)

Sikh girl forcibly converted to Islam, made to marry Muslim in...

19-year-old Jagjit Kaur is the daughter of Bhagwan Singh, a 'granthi' of Gurudwara Tambu Sahib and was converted to...

30 Aug 2019 9:36 AM IST

Leading pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested by Hong Kong police on Friday morning, his political organisation Demosisto said, ahead of another week of planned protests in the semi-autonomous region. (Photo: ANI)

Hong Kong police arrest leading democracy activist Joshua Wong

While the activist has not played a central role in the recent weeks of protests, he is still an important figurehead in...

30 Aug 2019 9:23 AM IST

Kartarpur Corridor

Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan to start visa process for Sikh pilgrims...

The governor also said that a number of Sikh pilgrims would arrive from the UK, the USA and other countries to attend...

29 Aug 2019 5:06 PM IST

Rights activists said the assaults -- which range from violent rapes to forcible kissing -- are so pervasive that the cases reported in the media are just the tip of the iceberg. (Photo: AFP)

'Raped when I was 7': Ex-Students at Bangladesh madrasas recount their...

He was accused of being 'an agent of Jews and Christians' and smearing the 'sacred image' of a madrasa by a social media...

29 Aug 2019 4:16 PM IST