Election stunt, says Mayawati on Centre’s move to give 10pc quota to economically weak
Lucknow, Jan 8 : BSP chief Mayawati said Tuesday the Union Cabinet’s decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to the economically weaker sections was an “election stunt and political gimmick” of the BJP. She said her party, however, welcomes the “immature” move. The Cabinet on Monday cleared the quota for […]
Assam minister’s Citizenship Bill remark sparks protests
Guwahati, Jan 7 : Protests broke out in several places in Assam, with agitators stripping themselves in public in Tinsukia, on Monday over Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comment that if the Citizenship Bill is not passed “we will be surrendering to Jinnah’s policy”. The minister on Sunday had also said people are commenting on the […]
Govt did not pay HAL for delivered products, but paid Dassault: Ahmed Patel
New Delhi, Jan 7 : Stepping up the Congress’s attack on the Centre over HAL’s reported cash crunch, senior party leader Ahmed Patel on Monday alleged that the government had not paid the aerospace major for delivered products, but paid foreign vendors like Dassault for products yet to be delivered. The Congress and the BJP-led […]
Pak court indefinitely postpones hearing of Sharif’s plea seeking suspension of sentence
Islamabad, Jan 7 : A top court in Pakistan on Monday indefinitely postponed hearing of a petition filed by jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif seeking suspension of his sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case. On December 24, 2018, Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik sentenced 69-year-old Sharif to seven years in prison along with […]
Dilip Kumar a lessee, not tenant of Bandra bungalow: Trustees
Mumbai, Jan 7 : In a boost to Dilip Kumar’s fight against a builder over the ownership of a Mumbai-based Rs 250-crore property, its original owners have said the veteran actor was a “perpetual lessee and not a tenant” of the property. Dilip Kumar and his actress wife Saira Banu are engaged in a dispute with […]
Sena hits out at PM Modi for CMIE report on 1 cr job losses
Mumbai, Jan 7 : The Shiv Sena Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming that he should take responsibility for job losses in the country if he sought credit for its creation. In an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Sena, a constituent of the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in […]
Defence minister lied in Parliament on HAL; must show documents or resign: Rahul
New Delhi, Jan 6: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “lied” in Parliament that government orders worth Rs one lakh crore were provided to HAL, while demanding that she should either place the documents in support of her statement in the House or resign. Gandhi’s attack came after a […]
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince visits Pak, meets Pak PM for talks on economic aid
Islamabad, Jan 6: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan here Sunday as the cash-strapped country seeks economic assistance to bolster its foreign exchange reserves and the government’s fiscal policies. Pakistan, reeling under severe financial crisis, reached out to some “friendly countries” for economic assistance […]
Shah attacks Rahul over court order in National Herald case
Mumbai, Jan 6 (PTI) BJP president Amit Shah attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Sunday over a court order asking the publishers of the National Herald newspaper to vacate a premises in the national capital, saying those appropriating public property should not target Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah said while Gandhi’s entire family lineage was “mired […]
Tacit BJP-TMC understanding in Bengal out in open: Opposition
Kolkata, Jan 6 : The Opposition Congress and the CPI(M) took a jibe at Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Sunday for his comment on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s chances of becoming the prime minister, claiming that it reflected a “political understanding” between the TMC and the saffron party. Extending his birthday wishes to the […]
