US declares Hizbul Mujahideen as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation  The Department of State, USA on Wednesday declared Pakistan based terror outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and announced sanctions against it. The department released media report further declares all assets of the organization in the US be freezed and prohibited all the citizens to engage with the same. The Hizbul Mujahideen, also known as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen has been actively working in the Jammu and Kashmir area creating conflict with the Indian forces. Earlier this year, the US State Department had also declared Chief Syed Salahuddin as a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist”. _________________________ Rahul Gandhi launches ‘Indira Canteen’ in poll bound Karnataka Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a number of 101 Karnataka government subsidized food canteens named after his grandmother and 1st woman Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi wi...

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by Supreme Court following Panama paper verdict Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Friday disqualified by the country's Supreme Court following a verdict in connection with the Panama Paper leak which had revealed the names of three of Sharif's children in ownership of offshore shell companies, media reports said. The companies were reportedly used to channel funds to acquire foreign assets in a discreet manner, reports added. The verdict was give out by a five-judge panel which recommended anti-corruption cases against Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband Safdar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and several others. Though unclear, Sharif’s brother Shehbaz, the CM of Punjab province is a strong contender for the PM’s position. ______________________________________ Govt’s Project Insight to tax evaders from Facebook and Instagram  Starting next month, the Modi government will begin amassing a bank of virtual informatio...