PM is hoodwinking the country: Congress
New Delhi, Aug 12: The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hoodwinking the country by playing with statistics on job creation and claimed that he wants people to believe his “failure” to follow through on his promises as “achhe din”. Reacting to an interview of the prime minister to a national daily published […]
Prez, PM, political leaders condole Naipaul’s demise
New Delhi, Aug 12: Leaders from across the political spectrum condoled the demise of Nobel Laureate author V S Naipaul, with President Ram Nath Kovind terming it a “loss for world of letters” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying, it was a major loss for the world of literature. Naipaul, known for his critical commentary […]
Newly-elected Pak parliament to meet for first time tomorrow
Islamabad, Aug 12 (PTI) Pakistan’s newly-elected parliament is meeting tomorrow for the first time to start the process of transition and handing over powers to the new government. President Mamnoon Hussain has already summoned the maiden session of National Assembly, the lower house, at 10 am in parliament house here. According to law, the speaker […]
Khan’s party bags 33 reserved seats; PTI NA tally stands at 158
Islamabad, Aug 12 : The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been allotted 28 reserved seats for women and five for non-Muslims by the election commission, taking the party’s tally to 158 in the National Assembly — just 14 short of the number required for simple majority. The Election Commission of Pakistan yesterday distributed the reserved seats […]
Cong accuses Amit Shah of hiding liabilities in RS poll affidavit; BJP terms allegations ‘fake’
New Delhi, Aug 11 : The Congress today accused BJP chief Amit Shah of not declaring “his liabilities” in his Rajya Sabha election affidavit despite two plots of land owned by him being mortgaged by his son Jay for obtaining credit facility — charges strongly dismissed by the ruling party as “bogus and fake”. Giving a […]
Man held for creating fake Facebook profile of Patanjali’s Acharya Balkrishna
Noida, Aug 11 : A man, who allegedly created a fake Facebook account of Acharya Balkrishna of the Patanjali Group and engaged in “vulgar conversations” with the people, was arrested here today, police said. Mohammad Zishan, in his 30s, of Chilkana in Saharanpur, was arrested in the morning from a car showroom in Sector 10 where […]
Seminar to discuss role of Muslim youths in nation building, combatting terrorism tomorrow
New Delhi, Aug 11 : The role of Muslim youths in nation building and combatting terrorism and radicalisation will be discussed at a day-long seminar to be addressed by prominent scholars from the community in Delhi tomorrow. The seminar – Role of Muslim Youth in Nation Building – being organised by Muslim Students Organisation of […]
When will rapes, sexual abuse of women at shelter homes stop, asks SC
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Supreme Court today expressed serious concern over recent cases of rape and sexual abuse of women at shelter homes in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and asked when these horrific incidents would stop. The apex court’s observation came while hearing a matter relating to sexual abuse of children at orphanages. “Tell us […]
PM launches single window integrated environment management system
New Delhi, Aug 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a single window hub for online submission, monitoring and management of proposals submitted to the Environment Ministry by project proponents to seek various types of clearances. The prime minister launched Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub (PARIVESH) on the […]
‘Imran Khan to take oath as Pakistan Prime Minister on Aug 18’
Islamabad, Aug 10 : Imran Khan will take the oath as Pakistan’s Prime Minister on August 18, a senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader said today. Senator Faisal Javed also tweeted that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party led by Khan has invited Indian cricketers Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sunil Gavaskar to attend the oath taking ceremony […]
