STC NEWS MONITORING DESKUNITED NATIONS, MARCH 12: UN Secretary-General Antonio has strongly condemned the hijacking of a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. He has voiced concern about persons taken hostage, calling for their immediate release.“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the hijacking of a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province,” a statement issued by his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric…
STC NEWS DESKNEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 22 (STC): Shaktikanta Das, former Reserve Bank of India Governor, has been appointed Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a government notification said today.According to the appointments committee of the cabinet, appointment of Shantikanta Das will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders,…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 19 (STC): High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has admitted a writ petition urging the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to ensure consular access to Kashmiri engineer, Abdul Rafi Baba, jailed in Saudi Arabia on cyber-crime and terror charges, as mandated under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKFEBRUARY 14 (STC): US President Donald Trump in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, a terrorist linked to 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, to India.The confirmation came during bilateral talks between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday which have been…
STC NEWS MONITORING DRSKFEBRUARY 11 (STC): Saudi Arabia has reportedly rolled out significant changes to the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. In one such change, children have been prohibited from accompanying pilgrims for performing Hajj.According to the reports, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah citing reasons for banning children during Hajj 2025, said “in light of the…
