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 […]
‘Impossible’ for India-Pak to participate in SCO without ‘unconditional’ fight against terror: Norov
Beijing, Mar 21: The SCO’s new Secretary-General Vladimir Norov has said that issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved bilaterally and their participation in the security grouping could become “impossible” without a commitment for an “unconditional” fight against terrorism and separatism. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was established in Shanghai in 2001 with China, […]
No one knows who killed 68 people: Sibal on Samjhauta Exp blast case
New Delhi, Mar 21: A day after a special court acquitted Swami Aseemanand and three others in the Samjhauta Express blast case, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal Thursday sarcastically said with a verdict that “no one knows” who killed 68 people, it must be a “proud day” for the criminal justice system. Twelve years after […]
Cong slams Modi govt over jobs, says people will rise up, defeat BJP
New Delhi, Mar 21: The Congress Thursday alleged that 3.2 crore casual labourers lost their employment under the Modi government and said the people of India will rise up and defeat the BJP for this “treachery”. The Congress’ attack on the government came after an English daily cited a National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report […]
BJP MLA shot in UP
Lakhimpur (UP), Mar 21: A BJP legislator in Uttar Pradesh was shot while he was returning home in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Thursday, police said. Lakhimpur MLA Yogesh Verma sustained a bullet injury on his leg when an unidentified person shot at him here at around 3 pm. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader was returning […]
Rahul’s interaction with students of Tamil Nadu college didn’t violate poll code: EC
Chennai, Mar 21: The Election Commission Thursday said Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with students at a women’s college here did not violate the model code of conduct, though it has sought a report on his speech. Tamil Nadu’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo said local election officials have reported that there was no […]
Pakistan among top 20 gainers on World Happiness index
Islamabad: Pakistan is among the top 20 gainers on the World Happiness index this year, ranked at 67th place, a jump of eight spots from last year’s ranking at 75. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s annual World Happiness Report ranked 156 countries based on six indicators: income per capita, life expectancy, social support, […]
Nigerian man scuffles with cops in Delhi, crowd beats him up
New Delhi: After a Nigerian national allegedly flouted a traffic rule and got into a scuffle with traffic police officers in Dwarka on the afternoon of March 18, the local public came to the officers’ rescue — armed with blows. In a 90-second video that has emerged, a group of men can be seen beating […]
