Efforts of regional parties to form grand alliance with Cong reprehensible: PM
New Delhi, Mar 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday dubbed as “reprehensible” efforts of regional parties to form a grand alliance with the Congress, saying socialist ideologue Ram Manohar Lohia would be “horrified” as most of these parties claim to be his followers. In a blog to mark the 109th birth anniversary of Lohia, […]
It would be ‘mistake’ for India to view Pakistan with a pre-partition eye: Prez Alvi
Islamabad, Mar 23 : It would be a “mistake” for India to view Pakistan with the eye of pre-partition and its desire for peace should not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness, President Arif Alvi said on Saturday as Islamabad displayed its military might on the National Day. Alvi was addressing the annual Pakistan […]
Stop writing love letters: Cong to PM Modi on Pak Day greetings
New Delhi, Mar 23: The Congress on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending best wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the eve of the neighbouring country’s national day. Official sources said Friday Modi sent a letter to Khan, greeting people of Pakistan on the eve of its National […]
Rahul mocks PM Modi’s ‘chowkidar’ campaign
Purnea (Bihar), Mar 23 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Main Bhi Chowkidar” campaign, calling him a gatekeeper who stood guard for the wealth of the rich. Modi and his partymen have launched the ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ (I too am a watchman) campaign to blunt the Opposition’s, […]
Oppn natural habitat of terror apologists, insults forces: PM Modi
New Delhi, Mar 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday led a fresh BJP offensive on rival parties over the Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent IAF strike inside Pakistan, terming the Opposition “the natural habitat of terror apologists” and accusing them of “insulting” armed forces. Using the hashtag ‘Janta Maaf Nahi Karegi’ (people will […]
PM does not care about ‘chowkidars’: Rahul
New Delhi, Mar 22: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of not thinking about the welfare of watchmen, “behind whom you are hiding”. In a Facebook post, Gandhi tagged a media report about 10,000 watchmen protesting against poor wages. “At least, think about those behind whom you […]
Nawaz Sharif’s family meets him in jail
Lahore, Mar 22 : Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family, including his mother and daughter, met him at the Kot Lakhpat jail here on Thursday, and voiced concern over his health, Pakistani media reported. Sharif, 69, is in jail since December last year, serving a 7-year imprisonment in the Al Azizia Steel Mills […]
Pak to receive USD 2.1 loan from China by March 21
Islamabad, Mar 22 : Cash-strapped Pakistan will receive over USD 2 billion loan from its “all-weather” ally China by Monday to provide a boost to its ailing economy, the Finance Ministry has announced. Ministry’s adviser and spokesperson Khaqan Najeeb Khan said that “all procedural formalities” for the transfer of the USD 2.1 billion (15 billion […]
Citing media report, Cong seeks probe into allegations of pay-offs to BJP leaders
New Delhi, Mar 22: The Congress on Friday sought an investigation by the Lokpal into a media report that alleged bribes of Rs 1800 crore were paid by former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to the BJP’s top brass. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, addressing a press conference, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Pakistan may soon hit oil, gas jackpot: PM
Islamabad, Mar 22 : Pakistan is on the verge of hitting a kind of jackpot in the form of discovering a huge reserve of oil and gas in the Arabian Sea, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, hoping that the discovery will solve the economic problems of the cash-strapped country. The offshore drilling for oil […]
