WI pulverise Pak by seven wickets at Trent Bridge
NOTTINGHAM: West Indies inflicted a heavy seven-wicket defeat on Pakistan in their opening fixture of the 2019 World Cup at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Friday. The Calypso Kings chased down the measly 106-run target set by the Champions Trophy winners for the loss of just three wickets in the 14th over. The Caribbean side […]
India shifts focus from Saarc to Bimstec with invite to PM Modi oath
New Delhi, May 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on Thursday will be attended by leaders from the BIMSTEC member states. The president of Kyrgyztan and the Mauritius prime minister have been invited as well. The BIMSTEC, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, member states are: Bangladesh, Myanmar, […]
Narendra Modi to take oath as PM on May 30 at Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, May 26: Narendra Modi will take oath as Prime Minister on May 30 at 7 pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the PM and other members of the Union Council of Ministers. The President will administer the oath of office and secrecy […]
Minorities deceived and made to live in fear, have to end this: Modi to NDA MPs
New Delhi, May 25: In his first address after being unanimously elected as the next Prime Minister of the country Narendra Modi Saturday said the minorities of the country have been deceived and made to live in fear by those who believed in vote-bank politics. Speaking to newly-elected MPs in the 17th Lok Sabha, Modi […]
IAF officer to face culpable homicide charge
New Delhi, May 22: The officer held responsible for the accidental shooting down of a military helicopter at the height of India-Pakistan tension in February will be charged by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder along with three others, according to reports. The IAF is yet to officially acknowledge […]
BJP didn’t scrap Article 370 because of ‘sensitive situation’ in J&K: Gadkari
New Delhi, May 13: The Modi government did not scrap Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, because of “sensitive situation” in the state, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. Senior BJP leader Gadkari, however, maintained that the party is committed to scrapping this special provision in the Constitution. In an interview […]
Highway curbs on civilian traffic in Kashmir only on Sundays
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said civilian vehicles will be restricted on the Jammu-Srinagar highway only on Sundays. The restrictions had been imposed on civilian traffic on the highway on Wednesdays and Sundays after the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14 in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed. The […]
1200 IPS officers under MHA scanner for non-performance
New Delhi, May 09: Nearly 1,200 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have come under the scanner of the Home Ministry for non-performance, an official said Thursday. The ministry has reviewed service records of a total of 1,181 IPS officers in the past three years to check deadwood from the government, he said, adding the […]
Instructions to kill Sikhs in 1984 came from PMO: BJP
New Selhi, May 09: Continuing its attack on late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the BJP on Thursday claimed that the “instructions to kill” citizens during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots came from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). “It’s on record in the Nanavati Commission that probed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the biggest genocide in which the […]
World leaders condemn Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka
London/Colombo, Apr 21: Countries across the globe, including the US, the UK, Russia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh, expressed shock and condemnation over the deadly blasts in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday that left nearly 190 people dead. Dozens of foreign nationals were feared to have been killed in the near […]
