Inform us about setting up of spl courts to try cases of politicians: SC to Govt
New Delhi, Aug 21 : The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to inform it about how many special courts have been set up to exclusively deal with cases involving politicians after its order last year. The top court had on December 14 last year directed the Centre to set up 12 special courts to […]
NOTA can’t be permitted in RS polls, says SC
New Delhi, Aug 21 : The Supreme Court today said the option of none of the above (NOTA) cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha elections. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud has set aside the Election Commission’s notification allowing NOTA option in the ballot papers for […]
Normalising ties with neighbours will bring peace in Pakistan: Pak PM Imran
Islamabad, Aug 20 : Pakistan will work to have “best relations” with all its neighbours and hold talks to normalise ties as without it peace cannot be brought in the country, new Prime Minister Imran Khan has said in his maiden address to the nation. In his over hour-long address to the nation yesterday, a […]
Will give a strong reply when needed: Sidhu on Pak visit
Chandigarh, Aug 20 : After drawing flak from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the Opposition for embracing the Pakistan Army chief, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu said today that he was prepared to give a strong reply to all when needed. “Whenever the reply has to be given, I will give and I will give it […]
Was counting seconds: Pilot who made rooftop landing in Kerala
Mumbai, Aug 20 : Three seconds. That is how long it would have taken for the Seaking helicopter, which made a dramatic rooftop landing in Kerala to rescue 26 people, to disintegrate into pieces had anything gone wrong. The daredevil pilot, while recounting the thrilling rescue operation, told PTI that the “roof top low hover […]
Make public all remission orders of life convicts: CIC on Rajiv assassin’s plea
New Delhi, Aug 19: The orders granting or denying remission to life term convicts post 2000 should be put on the Union Home Ministry website, the CIC has said on a petition by a Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict. The Central Information Commission, the top appellate authority in the matters pertaining to the Right to Information […]
PTI ousts PML-N from Pak’s Punjab province too; bags CM’s post
Lahore, Aug 19: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar was elected as chief minister of Punjab today, ending a 10-year rule of Shahbaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in the country’s most populous province. Buzdar got 186 votes while his rival and PML-N nominee Hamza Shahbaz bagged 159 votes, Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz […]
Vajpayee’s ashes immersed in the Ganga at Har ki Pairi
Haridwar, Aug 19: A huge crowd converged at Har ki Pairi here today to bid final farewell to their beloved leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as his ashes were immersed in the Ganga river by family members and BJP leaders. Top party leaders including BJP president Amit Shah, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, […]
Amarinder ticks off Sidhu’s for hugging Pak army chief
Chandigarh, Aug 19: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today ticked off his Cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Siddhu for hugging Pakistan army chief at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as the prime minister of the neighbouring country, terming his act as “wrong”. “I think that was wrong for him to have shown the affection he […]
Pompeo to visit Islamabad for talks with PM Khan
Islamabad, Aug 19: United States (US) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is likely to visit Islamabad in the first week of September for consultations with Prime Minister Imran Khan and his team on issues of mutual interests, diplomatic and official sources told Dawn. Pompeo, who is expected in Islamabad on Sept 5, will likely be […]
