PM Imran Khan’s PTI Pakistan’s richest political party: ECP
Islamabad, May 7 : Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrekk-i-Insaf party is Pakistan’s richest political entity with assets worth over Rs 375 million, according to the data released by the country’s top election body on Tuesday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) provided details of 81 political parties and the data showed that Pakistan Tehrekk-i-Insaf […]
Mamata draws parallel between Quit India movement and her fight against Modi
Debra (WB), May 8: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused Prime Minster Narendra Modi of running a fascist government in the country, and drew a parallel between her campaign against the BJP and the Quit India Movement of 1942. Addressing a rally here, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said the prime minister […]
Women among 55 protesters detained for staging protest outside SC
New Delhi, May 7 : Fifty-five protesters, mostly women lawyers and activists, were detained outside the Supreme Court here while they were agitating against the procedure adopted to deal with a sexual harassment case against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. Gogoi on Monday got a clean chit from the apex court’s In-House Inquiry Committee […]
Congress to safeguard forest, land & water of tribals: Rahul
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), May 7 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his party will safeguard the forests, land and water of the tribals, if voted to power. He said the standard of living of the poor would also be improved through the ‘NYAY’ scheme, the party’s proposed minimum income guarantee programme. “We will protect […]
Home Ministry has done away with ‘Black Lists’ of Indian-origin people: Officials
New Delhi, May 7 : The Home Ministry has done away with ‘Black Lists’ of Indian-origin people, mostly Sikhs, who have taken asylum abroad under the plea of alleged persecution in India, officials said Tuesday. The list is maintained by Indian missions. The officials said all such people will also be given regular visa as […]
5 Indian sailors abducted in Nigeria
New Delhi, May 7 : Five Indian sailors have been abducted by pirates in Nigeria and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked the Indian high commissioner there to take up the matter at the highest levels of the Nigerian government to ensure their release. She also asked Indian ambassador in Nigeria Abhay Thakur to […]
PM conducts aerial survey of Odisha’s cyclone-hit areas, announces assistance
Bhubaneswar, May 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-ravaged areas of Odisha and announced an additional central assistance of Rs 1000 crore for relief works in the state. Lauding the Naveen Patnaik government for its massive evacuation drive ahead of the cyclone, Modi, also promised a compensation of Rs 2 […]
Modi, a ‘boxer’ who punched Advani, failed to fight unemployment: Rahul
Bhiwani (Har), May 6: Congress President Rahul Gandhi Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a “boxer” who entered the ring to fight unemployment but ended up punching his “coach” and veteran BJP leader L K Advani. The Gandhi scion used the boxer analogy at a poll rally in Bhiwani, which is known as India’s […]
Sharif will return to jail on Tuesday
Lahore, May 6: Pakistan’s ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to jail here in a procession of Pakistani workers on Tuesday to complete the remaining period of his seven years imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Mills corruption case. Sharif, 69, was granted six-week interim bail by the top court on March 26 to undergo […]
Upset that a PM from land of Mahatma can go this level: Pitroda on Modi’s barb against Rajiv
New Delhi, May 6 : Congress leader Sam Pitroda Monday reacted strongly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that former PM Rajiv Gandhi died as “corrupt number 1”, and said he cannot believe that a man from the land of Mahatma Gandhi would go to this level. At a rally in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, Modi […]
