Gowda doesn’t have any issue with Cong MLA becoming Dy CM: Shivakumar
Bengaluru, May 22: Senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar today claimed JD (S) supremo H D Deve Gowda does not have any problem with a Congress MLA becoming deputy chief minister in the coalition government of the two parties. “I have been given to understand in the media that he (Deve Gowda) has no issues […]
Aurangabad riots: Muslim MLAs from Maha protest at Mantralaya
Mumbai, May 22: Several MLAs from the Muslim community, cutting across party lines, today protested against the alleged involvement of Shiv Sena party workers and police personnel in the Aurangabad riots. These legislators claimed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis did not meet them despite giving an appointment. Fadnavis, however, told PTI that the legislators had […]
PM wants to appoint officers picked by RSS in central services: Rahul
New Delhi, May 22 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi today urged students to “rise”, alleging their future was at risk as the prime minister wanted to appoint officers chosen by the RSS by “manipulating” the merit list in civil service examinations. Gandhi’s message on Twitter came in the wake of a proposal seeking to bring […]
Modi meets Putin for first informal summit
Sochi, May 21 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the strategic partnership between India and Russia has now been elevated into a “special privileged strategic partnership” as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in this Black Sea coastal city for their first informal summit. In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Modi said India and […]
Extremism not limited to particular country or region, its global issue: Pak PM
Karachi, May 21 : Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has described extremism as a global issue, not limited to a particular country or region as he visited the family of a Pakistani girl, killed in the latest shooting incident in a US school. In a scathing attack on Pakistan, US President Donald Trump had accused […]
India takes seriously any comment from Pak on peace with India: Sitharaman
New Delhi, May 21 : Any comment from Islamabad calling for peace between the two countries will be taken seriously by India, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here today in the backdrop of the Pakistan Army chief favouring talks to resolve lingering disputes. The minister also said the armed forces will “fully honour” the government’s decision […]
Saeed’s MML to drag Pak election commission to court for contempt
Lahore, May 21 : The Milli Muslim League (MML), the political face of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s JuD, today accused Pakistan’s election commission of using delaying tactics to register the group as a political party and committing contempt of court. Saeed has already started campaigning for the MML with an eye on the general […]
Cong opposes proposed changes in civil services allocation
New Delhi, May 21 : The Congress today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “main objective is to destroy institutions” as it opposed the proposed changes in the civil services allocation. It also took a swipe at the ruling NDA, saying it should be renamed as NPA due to piling bad loans under its government. […]
NDA govt will render justice to those who suffered during anti-Sikh riots: Ram Madhav
Washington, May 20 :The NDA government has taken steps and “will do its best” to render justice to each and every family that has suffered during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a senior BJP leader has said. “I stand before you to assure the community that we will do our best to render justice to each […]
Post Karnataka, regional leaders speak of opp unity, but ask Cong to be flexile
New Delhi, May 20 : The success of the Congress-JD(S) alliance in outpacing the BJP in Karnataka elections bodes well for opposition unity, with a chorus of regional voices hailing the Grand Old Party’s decision to play second fiddle to a smaller outfit in the southern state. Congratulatory messages poured in from the regions soon […]
