Pak SC to intervene if special court fails to record Musharraf’s statement in treason case
Islamabad, Mar 25: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday proposed three options for Pervez Musharraf to record his statement in the treason case against him and said that it would intervene if the special court fails to record the former military dictator’s testimony. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, said Musharraf’s trial […]
PM Modi has edge over rivals in digital outreach, struck a chord with all: Prasad
New Delhi, Mar 25: In the intense battle for digital space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an edge over his rivals, including Rahul Gandhi, as his campaign has struck a chord with youths and people from different walks of life, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said Monday. Prime Minister Modi’s digital communication approach has been […]
Centre, state govts working together to make India TB-free by 2025: PM
New Delhi, Mar 24 : The Centre and the state governments are working together to make India TB-free by 2025, ahead of global target of achieving the goal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday. In a series of tweets on the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, he said, the government reaffirms its commitment towards ensuring a […]
Pak PM orders probe into forced conversion and marriages of 2 teenage Hindu girls
Islamabad, Mar 24 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday ordered a probe into reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of two teenage Hindu girls in Sindh province and to take immediate steps for their recovery, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said. The two girls, Raveena (13) and Reena (15), were allegedly kidnapped […]
Swaraj, Pak minister in war of words over report of kidnapping of 2 Hindu girls in Sindh
New Delhi, Mar 24 : A war of words erupted on Sunday between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary over reports of abduction of two Hindu teenaged girls and their forcible conversion to Islam on the eve of Holi in the Sindh province. In a tweet, Swaraj sought a report […]
EC orders 26 lakh bottles of indelible ink for LS polls
New Delhi, Mar 24 : Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission has ordered 26 lakh indelible ink bottles worth Rs 33 crore. The seven-phase election will begin on April 11 and conclude on May 19. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the poll panel had bought 21.5 lakh phials, 4.5 lakh less […]
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, […]
