‘PDP unfollows rebel party leaders on Twitter’
Srinagar, Aug 21: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may not have taken action against its ‘rebel’ members after they raised a banner of revolt against the party leadership, but its official Twitter handle has un-followed some of them, a party leader said. The move is being seen as a sign of no reconciliation between the […]
India ready for constructive engagement with Pak: Modi to Imran
New Delhi, Aug 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his newly elected Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, conveying New Delhi’s commitment to pursue “meaningful” and “constructive” engagement with Islamabad and emphasising the need to work for a terror-free South Asia, official sources said today. In a letter to Khan on August 18, the day […]
Pak wants ‘uninterrupted’ dialogue with India: Qureshi
Islamabad, Aug 20: Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi today extended the hand of friendship to India by offering “uninterrupted” dialogue to resolve all the outstanding issues, saying it is the “only wise course” as the two countries cannot afford any “adventurism”. Ties between India and Pakistan nosedived following a spate of militant attacks […]
SC to hear armymen’s plea challenging their prosecution under AFSPA
New Delhi, Aug 20: A plea by over 300 army personnel challenging the registration of FIRs against the armed forces for carrying out operations in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir, where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is in force, would be heard by the Supreme Court next month. The plea today came up for […]
Normalising ties with neighbours will bring peace in Pakistan: Pak PM Imran
Islamabad, Aug 20 : Pakistan will work to have “best relations” with all its neighbours and hold talks to normalise ties as without it peace cannot be brought in the country, new Prime Minister Imran Khan has said in his maiden address to the nation. In his over hour-long address to the nation yesterday, a […]
Will give a strong reply when needed: Sidhu on Pak visit
Chandigarh, Aug 20 : After drawing flak from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the Opposition for embracing the Pakistan Army chief, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu said today that he was prepared to give a strong reply to all when needed. “Whenever the reply has to be given, I will give and I will give it […]
PM welcomes deepening partnership between India, Japan
New Delhi, Aug 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed the deepening of the special strategic and global partnership between India and Tokyo and said he was looking forward to visiting Japan later this year. He also said defence cooperation was a key pillar of the relationship between India and Japan. A PMO statement […]
Saina’s defeat knocks India out of women’s team event
Jakarta, Aug 20 : An inconsistent Saina Nehwal saved four match points before losing to Nozomi Okuhara after PV Sindhu’s gritty win over world number one Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, as India crashed out of the Asian Games women’s badminton team event today. The Indian women’s team, which won a historic bronze in the last edition in […]
Was counting seconds: Pilot who made rooftop landing in Kerala
Mumbai, Aug 20 : Three seconds. That is how long it would have taken for the Seaking helicopter, which made a dramatic rooftop landing in Kerala to rescue 26 people, to disintegrate into pieces had anything gone wrong. The daredevil pilot, while recounting the thrilling rescue operation, told PTI that the “roof top low hover […]
Abducted girl rescued, accused held in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 20: A girl, belonging to the Gujjar community, was rescued and her abductor arrested during an operation on the outskirts of Jammu today, police said. A case was registered after the father of the girl had lodged a written complaint in Samba district last Tuesday, stating that his daughter had gone missing a […]
