None of Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets missing after US count: Report
Washington, Apr 5 : A US count of the F-16s with Pakistan has found that none of them are missing, contradicting India’s claim that one of its fighter jets shot down a Pakistani F-16 during an aerial dogfight on February 27, a leading American magazine reported Thursday. Two senior US defense officials with direct knowledge […]
CRPF jawan killed, another injured in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Apr 5 : A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh Friday, police said. The skirmish took place in the forest near Chameda village in Dhamtari district when a joint team of CRPF’s 211 battalion and District Force (DF) was out on an […]
Pak military calls for “truth” from India on downing of PAF F-16
Islamabad, Apr 5 : Pakistan military Friday called on India to “speak the truth” about the “actual losses” in an aerial dogfight between the nuclear-armed neighbours, after a leading US magazine questioned India’s claim that one of its fighter jets shot down a Pakistani F-16 on February 27. Pakistan military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor […]
Pak PM takes dig at Bilawal for speaking in English in public forums
Islamabad, Apr 5 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a swipe at Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for addressing Parliament in English, saying this was an insult to the country’s “90 per cent population” which cannot speak the western language. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Hyderabad University here on Thursday, Khan said […]
Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad; hits out at Modi
Kalpetta (Ker), Apr 4 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is fighting the Lok Sabha elections from his traditional bastion Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, Thursday filed nomination from Wayanad–a Congress stronghold in South India. Gandhi, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi and senior Congress leaders K C Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik, submitted the papers before […]
Rahul’s journey from Amethi to Wayanad exposes Cong’s ‘communal character’: Naqvi
New Delhi, Apr 4 : Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Thursday alleged that Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s journey from Amethi to Wayanad has exposed the “communal character” of his party. Naqvi’s sharp attack on the main opposition party came hours after Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in […]
Pak govt removes Shehbaz Sharif’s name from no-fly list
Islamabad, Apr 4 : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Shehbaz Sharif’s name was removed from the no-fly list Thursday, days after a court ordered the government to allow him to travel abroad. The 67-year-old leader’s name was placed on the travel blacklist on February 22 for allegedly possessing assets beyond his declared sources of income. He […]
If Modi is re-elected, he will change India into totalitarian regime: Mamata
Mathabhanga (WB), Apr 4 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power, he would throw away the Constitution and change the country from a democracy to a totalitarian regime. Modi has three slogans “loot”, “riots” and “kill the people”, she said at a rally in Cooch […]
Congress manifesto full of lies, hypocrisy: PM Modi
Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh), Apr 3 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tore into the Congress, terming its manifesto as a “hypocrisy document” which was “full of lies”. Addressing his second rally in Arunachal Pradesh within a week, the prime minister said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be about the choice between “trust and […]
NYAY funds will come from pockets of ‘chor’ businessmen: Rahul
Bokakhat (Assam), Apr 3 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that funds for the ambitious ‘NYAY’ scheme will come from pockets of “chor” businessmen favoured by ‘Chowkidar’ Narendra Modi. Addressing a rally in the Upper Assam town of Bokakhat, Gandhi said the Congress, if voted to power, guarantees to deposit Rs 72,000 annually […]
