Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi demands probe against PM, calls him ‘corrupt man’
New Delhi, Oct 11 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday demanded an investigation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on role in the Rafale deal, alleging that he was a “corrupt man” who helped Anil Ambani pocket Rs 30,000 crore in the purchase of 36 aircraft. Gandhi’s demand for a probe came a day after a […]
FAFT team not happy with Pakistan’s efforts to combat terror financing: Report
Islamabad, Oct 11: Not impressed with Pakistan’s efforts to combat “terror financing”, a delegation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has asked it to do more to strengthen its legal framework if it wants to avoid being blacklisted by the Paris-based anti-money laundering watchdog, according to a media report on Thursday. Currently placed on […]
Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for France on 3-day visit
New Delhi, Oct 10: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman left for France Wednesday night on a three-day visit which comes amid a massive controversy over the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace company Dassault Aviation under a Rs 58,000 crore deal. Officials sources said Sitharaman will hold wide-ranging talks with her French counterpart Florence […]
Return to Pak, there are good doctors here: SC CJ to Musharraf
Islamabad, Oct 11 : “There are good doctors in Pakistan”, Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar told Pervez Musharraf on Thursday as he directed the Dubai-based former dictator to appear before the apex court to record his statement in the treason case against him. General (retd) Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since […]
‘India will soon find out’: Trump on US sanctions over S-400 defence deal with Russia
Washington, Oct 11 : US President Donald Trump has said that India would soon “find out” if the punitive CAATSA sanctions apply to it over its USD 5 billion deal with Russia to purchase the S-400 Triumf air defence system. The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act or CAATSA is a US federal law that imposed […]
Hindu organsations shut down 400 meat shops in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Oct 10: The Shiv Sena and another Hindu organisation claimed to have forcibly shut around 400 meat and chicken shops at different locations here on Wednesday, demanding that they remain closed during Navaratri. Chief of Shiv Sena’s Gurgaon unit Gautam Saini told PTI that around 300 members of different Hindu organisations assembled at the […]
Governor Malik meets HM Rajnath
New Delhi, Oct 10: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik Wednesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the situation in the state, where the elections to the urban local bodies are underway, officials said. During the half-an-hour meeting, the governor apprised Singh about the law and order in the state, particularly in militancy-wracked […]
SC asks Centre for details of Rafale decision making process in sealed cover
New Delhi, Oct 10 : The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to provide details of the decision making process in the Rafale deal with France in a sealed cover by October 29 but clarified that it does not want information on pricing and technical particulars. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said […]
Khaleda Zia’s son sentenced to life; former minister among 19 sentenced to death
By: Anisur Rahman Dhaka: Tarique Rahman, the fugitive son of former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia, was sentenced to life and 19 others were given death sentence by a court here on Wednesday over the 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people and injured 500 others, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The attack on an Awami […]
Pakistan, China negotiating on phase-II of FTA: Chinese diplomat
Islamabad, Oct 10 : China and Pakistan are negotiating the terms of the second phase of their free trade agreement to increase trade and provide free trade opportunity for their businesses, a senior Chinese diplomat has said. Beijing and Islamabad have held around 10 rounds of talks to iron out differences over the terms of […]
