UN chief arrives on maiden India visit
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived here Monday on his maiden visit to India as the head of the world body that coincides with the commencement of events marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Guterres arrived in the afternoon and was received by senior UN officials, an […]
Stop ‘belittling’ great personalities: Modi
Rajkot (Guj), Sep 30: In a veiled attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said the opposition party can abuse him, but should stop “belittling” icons like Mahatma Gandhi, Vallabhbhai Patel and Babasaheb Ambedkar. The prime minister also said cleanliness was an important aspect of Mahatma Gandhi’s life and asserted that sanitation coverage […]
Pak SC asks PM Imran Khan to pay fine to reguralise his Bani Gala property
Islamabad, Oct 1 : Prime Minister Imran Khan should be the first to pay a penalty to get his posh Bani Gala property here regularised, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar said on Monday. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Nisar heard a case regarding encroachments in Bani Gala, a […]
Pak hints readiness to ‘bridge gap’ with US on Dr. Afridi ahead of key meetings
Washington, Oct 1 : Ahead of his crucial meetings with top Trump administration officials, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has indicated that Islamabad may be willing to discuss the fate of Dr Shakil Afridi, one of the key issues which has hurt ties with the US. While Afridi is hailed as a “hero” by […]
States asked to identify Rohingya refugees and collect biometric details: Rajnath
Kolkata, Oct 1 : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said the state governments have been asked to identify Rohingya refugees in their regions and collect their biometric details. The Centre will send the biometric reports collected by states to the Myanmar government through diplomatic channel for the resolution of the issue, he said. “We […]
Indo-French nuclear deal: 10 yrs after its signing power project yield little success
New Delhi, Sep 30: A decade after its signing, the Indo-French nuclear deal has yielded little success in the power sector, but the pact has given India a headway in other areas like research, former top officials said. The Indo-French cooperation on ‘peaceful use of nuclear energy’ was signed on September 30, 2008, primarily for […]
India believes in peace but not at cost of self respect: PM
New Delhi, Sep 30: India staunchly believes in peace and is committed to taking it forward, but it would not be at the cost of compromising its self-respect and sovereignty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday as he asserted that the armed forces will give a befitting reply to any attempt to destroy the atmosphere […]
Pendency of cases bring disrepute to system, says Justice Ranjan Gogoi
New Delhi, Sep 30: Chief Justice of India-designate Ranjan Gogoi has said he has a plan to deal with the pendency of cases which has been bringing in a lot of “disrepute” to the judicial system. Justice Gogoi, who will take over as the 46th CJI on October 3, said Saturday he has a plan […]
Pak’s ISI chief Lt Gen Mukhtar to retire on Monday
Islamabad, Sep 30 : Chief of Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI, Lt General Naveed Mukhtar, and four other three-star generals will retire on Monday, according to a media report. Besides director general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Mukhtar, the others retiring on Monday are Peshawar Corps Commander Lt General Nazir Ahmad Butt, Commander of Army’s […]
Pak bureaucrat caught stealing Kuwaiti delegate’s wallet suspended
Islamabad, Sep 30: Zarrar Haider Khan, joint secretary of the Ministry of Industries and Production and a BS-20 officer of the state bureaucracy’s elite Pakistan Administrative Service cadre, has been suspended from service for stealing. The disgraced officer had caused embarrassment to the country after being caught on closed-circuit TV (CCTV) camera stealing a foreign […]
