PTI’s Imran Shah receives dressing-down in SC, ordered to deposit Rs3m in dams fund
Islamabad, Sep 01: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Imran Ali Shah to deposit Rs3 million in the dams fund created by the Supreme Court, saying he wanted to teach the MPA a memorable lesson for assaulting a citizen. A video of Shah slapping citizen Dawood Chauhan […]
India, Pak troops dance to Bollywood songs after anti-terror drill
NEW DELHI: A video of Indian and Pakistani soldiers dancing together to Bollywood songs in Russia has gone viral on social media. The camaraderie was captured on the sidelines of the recently-concluded mega anti-terror drill of the Beijing-based Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO at Chebarkul town in Russia. The Russian embassy in New Delhi also […]
Pakistan rally ends after Dutch lawmaker cancels cartoon contest
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Pakistan’s hardline Islamists called off their rally on Friday after reaching near Islamabad following the cancellation of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest organised by a Dutch anti-Muslim lawmaker. The far-right opposition politician Geert Wilders said on Thursday he cancelled the cartoon contest following death threats and concerns other people could be put […]
Arrested activist spoke of “Rajiv Gandhi-like” event: Police
Mumbai, Aug 31 : Police today claimed they have “conclusive proof” to link Left-wing activists arrested in June and this week to Maoists, saying one of them spoke of a “Rajiv Gandhi-type event to end Modi-raj”. An email between Rona Wilson, one of the arrested activists, and a Maoist leader, speaks of ending “Modi-raj” with […]
Govt silencing those working for the marginalised: Stan Swami
Ranchi, Aug 30: Social activist Stan Swami, whose residence was raided along with other Left-wing activists by Pune Police on Tuesday, alleged that the government was silencing those who were working for the marginalised and voiceless sections of the society. He also condemned the arrest of five prominent Left-wing activists by the Pune Police during […]
20-year-old lynched in UP village on suspicion of being buffalo thief
Bareilly (UP), Aug 30: A youth who was home from Dubai where he worked as a tailor was lynched in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district on suspicion that he had stolen a buffalo, police said today. Shahrukh, 20, was beaten to death last night in Bholapur Hadoliya village under the Cantt police station […]
JPC deadline running out, Rahul tells Jaitley
New Delhi, Aug 30: Young India is waiting for a decision on a joint parliamentary committee on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi told Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today, a day after he gave him 24 hours to “check and revert” on the issue. As Indian Youth Congress workers gathered outside the AICC office […]
BJP to organise events in memory of Vajpayee
New Delhi, Aug 30: The BJP will organise two major events across the country to mark one month of the passing away of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, party president Amit Shah said today. Party workers will host poetry events at 4,000 places across all legislative assemblies and parliamentary constituencies on September 16, during […]
PM Modi arrives in Nepal to attend BIMSTEC Summit
Kathmandu, Aug 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit that will focus on enhancing regional connectivity and boosting trade. Modi said yesterday that his participation in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Kathmandu signals India’s highest priority to its neighbourhood […]
Pompeo to raise issue of terrorism with new Pakistani leadership: Report
Islamabad/Washington, Aug 30: The issue of combatting terrorism will be raised by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his talks here with Pakistan’s new leadership next week, according to a media report. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday had confirmed that Pompeo will be in Islamabad on September 5 but now it […]
