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Pak ex-PMs Nawaz, Abbasi appear before Lahore Court in treason case linked to Mumbai attack

Pak ex-PMs Nawaz, Abbasi appear before Lahore Court in treason case linked to Mumbai attack

Lahore, Oct 8:  Former Pakistan premiers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, along with a prominent journalist, appeared before the Lahore High Court on Monday for hearing on a petition seeking treason proceedings against them in a case related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Journalist Cyril Almeida, Assistant Editor for the Dawn newspaper is […]

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Sakshi Maharaj dares Rahul to contest poll against him

Sakshi Maharaj dares Rahul to contest poll against him

Unnao (UP), Oct 8 : BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj has dared Congress president Rahul Gandhi to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls against him, saying he will leave politics if he is defeated. “I challenge Rahul Gandhi to contest the 2019 general elections against me (from Unnao). I will leave politics if he wins, but if […]

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Pakistan PM promises ‘whistleblower’ law to fight corruption

Pakistan PM promises ‘whistleblower’ law to fight corruption

Islamabad, Oct 7 :  Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday promised a new law that will reward whistleblowers who help nab corrupt officials and politicians. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party won the July election campaigning on an anti-corruption reformist agenda, and has blamed the country’s economic woes on the alleged corrupt practices of his predecessors. […]

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Congress likely to win Rajasthan, has edge in MP, Chhattisgarh: Opinion poll

Congress likely to win Rajasthan, has edge in MP, Chhattisgarh: Opinion poll

New Delhi, Oct 7 :  The BJP may lose power in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, an opinion poll has predicted, saying the Congress is best placed in Rajasthan, where its state president Sachin Pilot is the first choice of the voters for the chief minister’s post. The ABP News-CVoter survey has predicted that the […]

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Review of CPEC projects underway: Imran Khan

Review of CPEC projects underway: Imran Khan

Karachi, Oct 7 : Pakistan is reviewing the projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to safeguard the interest of the people in Balochistan province, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. The USD 50 billion CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China’s resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region […]

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Rafale will be game changer for IAF: Air Marshal Nambiar

Rafale will be game changer for IAF: Air Marshal Nambiar

Shillong, Oct 7 :  The Rafale fighter jets are “highly capable” and will be a game changer for the Air Force, Chief of the Eastern Air Command Air Marshal R Nambiar has said. All Air Force units in the region, except for some in West Bengal, will get the modern platforms, including the Rafale, the […]

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Naxalism will be eliminated from India in 3 years: Rajnath

Naxalism will be eliminated from India in 3 years: Rajnath

By: Neelabh Srivastava Lucknow: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday said the menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) will be wiped out from the country in about three years. Addressing troops of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) on the occasion of their 26th anniversary celebrations here, Singh said their action should be rapid and quick but […]

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US should not view ties with Pak through ‘Indian lens’: Qureshi

US should not view ties with Pak through ‘Indian lens’: Qureshi

Islamabad, Oct 6 :  Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday said the US should not view its relations with the country only through the perspective of the ties with India or the Afghan issue. He also said it would be wrong to expect that all differences between the US and Pakistan could be resolved […]

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India follows an independent policy, says Army Chief

India follows an independent policy, says Army Chief

New Delhi, Oct 7:  Amid fears of U S sanctions over the S-400 deal with Russia, Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat Sunday asserted that India follows an independent policy and was also keen on getting the Kamov helicopters and other weapon systems from Moscow. India and Russia on Friday signed a multi-billion-dollar deal to procure […]

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Cong practises vote bank politics, divides to rule: PM

Cong practises vote bank politics, divides to rule: PM

Ajmer, Oct 6 :  In a scathing attack Saturday on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition party of practising vote bank politics and dividing people to get into power. The prime minister made the charge at a rally here just ahead of the announcement of assembly election dates for Rajasthan and four […]