Nawaz Sharif gets 7 yrs imprisonment in Al-Azizia case, acquitted in Flagship
By: Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case while acquitting him in the Flagship Investments corruption case in the high-profile Panama Papers scandal. Accountability Court II Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik announced the short verdict […]
Veteran CPI(M) leader Nirupam Sen passes away
(Eds: adds condolence messages of CM, Yechury) Kolkata, Dec 24 : Veteran CPI(M) leader Nirupam Sen, credited as the architect of West Bengal’s industrial drive during the Left Front rule, died at a city hospital on Monday morning after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 72. The former politburo member of the party […]
PM releases stamp, coin to commemorate Odisha’s Paika rebellion
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released a stamp and a coin to commemorate the Paika rebellion of 1817 in Odisha. He also inaugurated the new campus of IIT-Bhubaneswar, built at a cost of Rs 1,660 crore, and launched a slew of projects worth Rs 14,523 crore for the state. The […]
NDA will not be able to open its account in LS polls in Bihar: Tejashwi
Patna, Dec 23 : RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday termed the NDA’s seat sharing in Bihar a “knee-jerk reaction” to the RLSP joining the Grand Alliance, and said the BJP-led grouping would draw a blank in the state in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Yadav, joined by Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha, […]
Pollution level severe for third consecutive day in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 24 : Pollution in Delhi remained in the ‘severe’ level for the third consecutive day as wind speed and other meteorological factors remained “highly unfavourable” for dispersion of pollutants on Monday, according to authorities. People have been advised by the authorities to minimise outdoor activities and avoid use of private vehicles. While […]
NITI Aayog pitches for enactment of National Medical Commission Bill
New Delhi, Dec 23 : Government think-tank NITI Aayog has pitched for enactment of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, observing that regulatory bodies the Medical Council of India and the Nursing Council of India have “failed” to ensure adequate availability and quality of health professionals. In its ‘Strategy for New India @75’ document released […]
Make false disclosure a ground for disqualification: EC to tell Law Min
New Delhi, Dec 23: The Election Commission will make a fresh push for electoral reforms with the government, including making filing of false declaration a ground for disqualification and putting a cap on expenditure by candidates in legislative council polls, in the coming days. According to highly-placed sources in the poll panel, the EC top […]
PM says Mahagathbandhan incoherent alliance of rich dynasties
Chennai, Dec 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday lashed out at the proposed mega party coalition or a mahagathbandhan to take on the ruling BJP at the Centre, terming it an “unholy alliance” of various political parties for ‘personal survival.’ People will see through the ‘incoherent alliance’ of ‘rich dynasties,’ Modi said during his interaction […]
Himalayan glaciers retreating at alarming rate: Parliamentary panel
New Delhi, Dec 23 : A Parliamentary panel has recommended the Centre to make adequate financial allocation and infrastructure available for an extensive study of the Himalayan ecosystem to measure the extent of glacial retreat and the ways to mitigate its effects. Noting that glaciers in the Himalayan region are retreating at an “alarming rate” […]
Pak witnesses Sharif’s fall, Imran’s rise in 2018; hopes to improve ties with India in 2019
Islamabad, Dec 23 : Pakistan witnessed a political coup in 2018 with cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan breaking the dominance of the PML-N and the PPP – the two main political parties that have been repeatedly in power – to become prime minister and initiate steps like opening the Kartarpur corridor to improve ties with India. […]
