Lanka president leaves for India amid communal violence
Colombo, Mar 10 : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today left on a foreign tour even as his country has been hit by communal violence that has killed at least two people. His visit comes after four days of anti-Muslim riots in the central hilly district of Kandy. Sirisena will be in India to attend […]
Govt must come clean on Rafale deal: Cong
New Delhi, Mar 10 :On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with French President Emannuel Macron, the Congress targeted the NDA government over the Rafale deal, alleging that it is turning out to be a “mother scam”, and asked it to come clean. Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said the “high” price India had […]
UK college to expand Hinglish course offering
London Mar 10 :A UK college which piloted a language course in Hinglish last year is planning to offer it to a wider range of students from this year following an interest among students to learn the new language, which is a blend of Hindi and English. Portsmouth College said the popularity of the course, […]
Rane to file nomination for RS polls from BJP quota
Mumbai, Mar 10 : Former Maharasthra chief minister Narayan Rane will on Monday file his nomination papers from the BJP quota for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls from the state, sources close to him said today. “Rane has accepted the BJP’s offer of Rajya Sabha nomination and will file his papers on Monday,” the sources […]
J&K should not be seen as a political issue: Drabu
By Meraj Bhat New Delhi, Mar 10 : Jammu and Kashmir should not be seen as a conflict state or a political problem, but as a society with social issues, state’s Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu has said. Speaking at an event themed Kashmir: the way forward’ here last night, Drabu asked the people to introspect […]
Govt must come clean on Rafale deal: Cong
New Delhi, Mar 10 : On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with French President Emannuel Macron, the Congress targeted the NDA government over the Rafale deal, alleging that it is turning out to be a “mother scam”, and asked it to come clean. Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said the “high” price India […]
Pakistan cracks down on Hafiz Saeed’s outfits
JuD, FIF properties seized in PaK, Gilgit, Punjab; passports, gun licenses of associated members cancelled
Islamabad, Mar 09 (PTI) All properties of Hafiz Saeed’s banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its charity arm have been confiscated in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan while 148 properties were seized in Punjab province during a crackdown on the two organisations, a senior Pakistani official has said. Interior secretary Arshad Mirza told the Senate Committee on Interior yesterday that […]
Situation on LoC, working boundary with India deteriorating: Pak
Islamabad, Mar 09 L Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif today said that the situation on the Line of Control and Working Boundary with India has been rapidly deteriorating since 2017. Responding to a query in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, he alleged “India has committed more than 400 ceasefire violations” along the […]
Defer SC decision on Ram Temple till after LS poll in 2019: Owaisi
Mumbai, Mar 09: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today demanded deferment of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit till after the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 as the issue will get “heavily politicised”. Speaking during a panel discussion on ‘Ayodhya: The Politics of Hate’ at the India Today conclave here, Owaisi […]
India willing to work with China: MEA
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI) India is willing to work with China to develop relations based on commonalities, while dealing with differences on the basis of mutual respect and sensitivity to each other’s interests, the External Affairs Ministry said today. The comments by Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar came a day after Chinese […]
