Rajputs hold protests in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 16: Demanding holiday on the birthday of erstwhile Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, Rajputs today held protests against Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti when she came here to inaugurate a park in his name. Over 150 activists of youth wing of Jammu and Kashmir Rajput Sabha led by its chief Pawan Singh sat on […]
TDP quits NDA; moves no-confidence motion against Modi govt
Amaravati/New Delhi, Mar 16 :The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) today ended its four-year-old alliance with the BJP and walked out of the NDA, eight days after two of its union ministers resigned over the Centre’s refusal to grant Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh. Upping the ante within hours after party president and chief […]
UNSC calls upon Taliban to go ahead with peace talks without any preconditions
United Nations, Mar 16 : The UN Security Council has urged the Taliban to go ahead with the peace process with the Afghan government without any preconditions and threat of violence, as it welcomed Kabul’s offer to the terror group to engage in direct talks. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on February 28 unveiled a plan […]
Pak court orders suspension of passport of ‘absconder’ Musharraf
Islamabad, Mar 16 :In a blow to Pakistan’s former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, the special court hearing the high treason case against him has also authorised the government to suspend his passport as well as his national identity card, according to a media report today. Last week, the special court had ordered the […]
CPI to support no-confidence motion against NDA govt
Hyderabad, Mar 16 : The CPI will support the no-confidence motion moved by Andhra Pradesh parties against the NDA government, the party General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said today. “Our party supports it (no-confidence motion) completely,” Reddy told PTI, describing it as a “positive development.” The no-confidence motion is a logical conclusion as the […]
Mamata Banerjee welcomes TDP’s decision to quit NDA
Kolkata, Mar 16 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today welcomed the Telugu Desam Party’s decision to quit the NDA and urged all opposition parties to work closely together against “atrocities, economic calamities and political instability”. Banerjee’s remark came after the TDP this morning formally decided to exit the Narendra Modi government over the […]
Court orders Pak govt to explain JuD, charity ban
Lahore, Mar 16 : The Lahore High Court today gave a deadline of 15 days to the Pakistan government to explain why Hafiz Saeed’s outfit JuD and its charity wing had been banned and their accounts frozen. The court order came during a petition filed by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Saeed yesterday, challenging a notification of […]
No proposal under consideration to discontinue Rs 2,000 note: Govt
New Delhi, Mar 16 : The government today categorically said there was no proposal to discontinue Rs 2,000 currency note, which was introduced post demonetisation in November 2016. The government also informed the Lok Sabha that it had decided to conduct field trials of plastic currency notes of Rs 10 in five cites. “There is […]
Joint panel on FRDI Bill gets more time to submit report
New Delhi, Mar 16 : The introduction of the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill in Parliament will get delayed with the joint parliamentary panel looking into the proposed legislation today getting an extension of time to submit its report on the matter. This is the second occasion that the committee has been given […]
India biggest strategic opportunity for US: Pentagon
Washington, Mar 16 : India is the “biggest strategic opportunity” for the US with New Delhi showing more openness to strengthen bilateral security ties, a top Pentagon commander has said, underlining a mutual desire for global stability and support for the rules-based international order. Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of the US Pacific Command also […]
