EC announces dates for Assembly polls in five states
New Delhi, Oct 6: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced the dates for the Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly polls. While Chhattisgarh will go to the polls in two phases on November 12 and 20, the Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram Assembly elections will be held on November 28. Polling in Rajasthan […]
‘Mahagathbandhans’ in India tried, tested and failed ideas: Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Union Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday termed ‘mahagathbandhans’ in India as tried, tested and failed ideas, saying if such an alliance is formed again then 2019 will be a contest between a stable government led by a strong leader and an “anarchic combination”. Expressing confidence about the BJP’s win in 2019 […]
Kuldip Nayar’s ashes immersed in Ravi River in Pakistan
Lahore, Oct 6 : The ashes of veteran Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar were immersed on Friday here in the River Ravi by his granddaughter. Nayar passed away on August 23 in New Delhi. His granddaughter Mandira, also a journalist, scattered his ashes in the Ravi. She later visited the Lahore Press Club where the […]
Pak SC to hear Christian woman’s appeal against death sentence on Monday
Islamabad, Oct 5 : Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday said it will take up the final appeal of a Christian woman, who was awarded death sentence in a blasphemy case, next week. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhe will hear […]
Pak opposition leader Shahbaz sent to 10-day NAB remand in Rs 1,400 cr housing scam
Lahore, Oct 6 : An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Saturday granted a 10-day remand of opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif to the country’s top anti-graft body in a Rs 1,400 crore housing scam, the latest setback to the embattled Sharif family. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which arrested the PML-N president on Friday, had sought a […]
SC ruling on 377: Disagree with reasoning that sexuality is part of free speech, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 6: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said he did not agree with the portion of the historic Supreme Court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex that called sexuality a part of free speech, as he felt it raises questions on restraining any form of homosexual or bisexual activity in a school hostel, prison […]
Eight pacts signed after Modi-Putin summit
New Delhi, Oct 5 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday held the India-Russia annual summit after which eight pacts, including on cooperation on India’s ambitious human space mission project Gaganyaan, were signed. Official sources said the two countries also signed the USD 5 billion S-400 air defence system deal after […]
If allies want me, I will: Rahul Gandhi on becoming PM
New Delhi, Oct 5 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said he will become prime minister if allies want him but the first step is for all parties to get together and defeat the ruling BJP. It’s a two-stage process and a decision on who will be prime minister comes second, Gandhi said. “We have […]
AMU orders probe into Jinnah photos at varsity exhibition
Aligarh (UP), Oct 5 : The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has ordered a probe into how pictures of Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah with Mahatma Gandhi were put on display at a photo exhibition in the varsity. In May, a portrait of Jinnah at the university’s students’ union office had caused a major row. University authorities […]
Senior extremist leader gunned down in Pakistan
Peshawar, Oct 5 : A senior leader of a banned Sunni extremist group was gunned down along with his body guard by unidentified men here on Thursday, according to media reports. Ismail Derwish and his body guard were travelling in a Khyber car when the attackers opened fire at them in Peshawar’s Chairman Daftar area, […]
