Mayawati slams BJP, Shiv Sena for raking up Ram temple issue ahead of LS polls
New Delhi, Nov 24 : Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati slammed the BJP and the Shiv Sena on Saturday for raking up the Ram temple issue ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, alleging it to be a “political tactic” to divert attention from their failures. She said since the matter is before the Supreme Court, […]
Punjab Police launches search operation after villager spots six suspicious men
Chandigarh, Nov 24 : The Punjab Police launched a massive search operation in Shadipur village of Pathankot district after a local claimed to have spotted six suspicious men. The search operation was carried out on Friday evening after a farmer claimed to have seen six suspicious persons who were carrying backpacks, police said Saturday. He immediately […]
Ram in ‘exile’ in Ayodhya ‘biggest betrayal’: Sena
Mumbai, Nov 24 : In a veiled attack on the BJP over the Ram temple issue, the Shiv Sena Saturday said those talking about it had kept Lord Ram in “exile” in Ayodhya, despite being in power at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh. The Sena reiterated its demand that an ordinance be brought before 2019 […]
31 killed, 40 hurt in powerful blast in Pak’s northwest
Peshawar, Nov 23: At least 31 people including three Sikhs were killed and more than 40 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a busy market outside a religious seminary in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, officials said. The explosive material was planted in a bike in the Friday Market (Juma […]
Terror attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi foiled; 7 killed
Karachi, Nov 23: Three heavily-armed suicide bombers on Friday stormed the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, killing four people including two policemen before being shot dead by security forces which foiled the daring attack in the high-security zone, authorities said. The attack was claimed by the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which said […]
Modi has defamed all ‘chowkidars’ in India: Rahul Gandhi
Vidisha/Mandideep, Nov 23: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bringing ignominy to all chowkidars (watchmen) in the country. Addressing campaign rallies for the November 28 Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi said the situation now is such that whenever the word chowkidar is uttered, people say “chor hai” (is a […]
Karachi Police woman officer prevented terrorists from reaching Chinese consulate staff
Karachi, Nov 23: A fearless woman officer of Karachi Police, who was once abandoned by relatives in her village for joining a private school, on Friday saved the lives of many Chinese diplomatic staff when heavily-armed terrorists stormed the mission in the Pakistani city. Senior Superintendent Police Suhai Aziz Talpur led the security operation that […]
India condemns terror attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi
New Delhi, Nov 23: India strongly condemned the terror attack on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi Friday and said such strikes only strengthen the resolve of the international community to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Three heavily-armed suicide bombers stormed the Chinese consulate, killing two policeman. The terrorists were shot dead by […]
India to build corridor from Gurdaspur to IB to facilitate Sikh pilgrims
New Delhi, Nov 22 : India will build and develop a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate Sikh pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur on the banks of the Ravi river in Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday. Kartarpur Sahib, located just across the International Border, […]
‘Pak conveys to India decision to open Kartarpura Corridor for Sikhs’
Islamabad, Nov 22 : Pakistan has conveyed to India its decision to open Kartarpura Corridor for Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday, even as the Foreign Office here said it cannot do much unless New Delhi responds. Qureshi’s statement came hours after India urged Pakistan to build a corridor to […]
