Asia

7 killed in 6.8-magnitude quake in China’s Sichuan

BEIJING — Seven people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said. Damage to the roads, telecommunications and houses is being checked, said the information office of the people’s government of the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture has dispatched over 600 […]

India

‘Why action against only madrasas, why not gurukuls’ AIMPLB questions Yogi govt’s decision to survey madrasas

LUCKNOW — The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has questioned the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to survey unrecognised madrasas in the state. The AIMPLB has termed it a part of the “targeting” of the institutions by the BJP-ruled states. Qasim Rasool Ilyas, executive member of the AIMPLB, said, “Madrasas are being targeted in […]

Politics

Restoration of J&K’s statehood, jobs & land right to natives, my top priority: Azad

JAMMU — Veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, protection of land and job rights of its residents, and the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits were his top priorities for him. Addressing a well-attended rally at Sainik Colony on the outskirts of Jammu, the veteran leader […]