EC failing country, reluctant to act against PM: Chidambaram
Mumbai, Apr 27: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday accused the Election Commission (EC) of “failing” the people of the country, alleging that it was partisan and reluctant to take action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for poll code violations. Addressing a press conference here, he also said that as much as Rs 10 crore […]
Pakistan suspends polio drive after security threats to workers
Islamabad, Apr 27 : The Pakistan government has suspended the anti-polio drive and post-campaign evaluation following the increasing number of attacks on polio workers in different parts of the country. The countrywide campaign to administer anti-polio drops to 39 million children under five years of age was launched on Monday and Friday was the last […]
BRI should follow global norms and benefit all, says Chinese President Xi
Beijing, Apr 27: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday said that the Belt and Road Initiative should benefit all around the world and deliver common development by following the established international norms. Addressing a roundtable meeting of the 37 heads of states and governments who attended the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF), which would […]
Yasin Malik to face trial in Jammu in cases of killing, kidnapping
Jammu, Apr 26: Decks were cleared Thursday for the trial of JKLF chief Muhammad Yasin Malik in Jammu in two nearly 30-year-old cases relating to killing of IAF personnel and the Rubiya Syed kidnapping, with the Jammu and Kashmir High Court striking down a 2008 order that had transferred their hearing to Srinagar. In a […]
Xi says BRI not an exclusive club; vows transparency amid global concern over predatory financing
Beijing, Apr 26 : President Xi Jinping on Friday sought to ease growing global concerns over debt traps and regional hegemony by China using the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying his ambitious connectivity project was not an “exclusive club” and vowed complete transparency. The BRI is President Xi’s signature global infrastructure policy. First announced […]
First time pro-incumbency wave in country: PM
Varanasi, Apr 26 : A pro-incumbency wave is being witnessed for the first time in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BJP booth level workers Friday before filing his nomination papers here. Noting that the “mood is festive” from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Modi said the party workers are the real candidates. “During yesterday’s roadshow […]
Modi’s appeal to people to vote shows he is nervous, sensing defeat: Cong
New Delhi, Apr 26 : The Congress Friday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to people to vote in large numbers shows that he is nervous and is sensing defeat after the first three phases of the Lok Sabha polls. The opposition party also seized on Modi’s remarks that the next five years will […]
Modi lists Rs 2.5 crore worth assets, MA degree from Gujarat University in election affidavit
Varanasi, Apr 26 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs 2.5 crore including a residential plot in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, fixed deposits of Rs 1.27 crore and Rs 38,750 cash in hand, according to his affidavit filed with the Election Commission on Friday. Modi has named Jashodaben as his wife and declared that he […]
Lanka didn’t arrest citizens who joined IS as joining foreign terror outfit not against law: PM
Colombo, Apr 26: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government knew that Sri Lankan nationals who joined the Islamic State had returned, but they could not be arrested as joining a foreign terrorist organisation is not against the law in the island nation. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks […]
FinMin ratifies 8.65 pc interest on EPF for 2018-19
New Delhi, Apr 26: The Finance Ministry has approved 8.65 per cent rate of interest on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19 as decided by retirement fund body EPFO, benefitting more than 6 crore formal sector workers. “The Department of Financial Services (DFS), a wing of Finance Ministry, has given its concurrence to Employees Provident […]
