BSF jawan’s pay cut order withdrawn after PM expresses displeasure
New Delhi, Mar 7 : The BSF today withdrew an order deducting a week’s salary from a jawan for showing “disrespect” towards the prime minister during a routine drill after Narendra Modi expressed his displeasure over the punishment, the force said. Modi directed the BSF today to immediately withdraw the order, a spokesperson of the […]
Tripura ideological win; changed party’s, country’s mood: Modi
New Delhi, Mar 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dubbed the BJP’s win over the Left in Tripura as an “ideological victory” that changed the mood in the party, and asked its leaders to make the most of it in the coming months. Modi’s remarks came at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting and were an […]
Yechury criticises BJP-RSS for pulling down of Lenin’s statue
Kolkata, Mar 6: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today criticised the BJP-RSS for the pulling down of a statue of communist icon Vladimir Lenin in Tripura and urged the democratic and secular forces of the country to come together against the ”fascist onslaught” of the saffron regime. He said the CPI(M) would discuss all the […]
Statues of foreign leaders have no place in India: MoS Ahir
New Delhi, Mar 6 : The government condemns all kinds of violence but statues of foreign leaders have no place in India, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. Ahir’s comment comes after a statue of Communist icon Lenin was demolished in South Tripura’s Belonia town by suspected BJP workers. The […]
Conrad Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya CM
Shillong, Mar 6 : National People’s Party president Conrad Sangma was today sworn in as the 12th chief minister of Meghalaya by Governor Ganga Prasad here. Sangma, 40, who is currently a Lok Sabha member from Tura, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Prasad at the Raj Bhavan. Apart from Sangma, 11 […]
Pak political parties demand probe into Senate vote purchase
Islamabad, Mar 6 : Several political parties in Pakistan, including the ruling PML-N, have called for an investigation into the alleged horse-trading in the crucial Senate elections. Last week, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif won 15 seats in Senate and became the largest party in the upper house of Parliament, […]
Hairdressers in northwest Pak ban French, English beard
Peshawar, Mar 6: Hairdressers in Pakistan’s conservative Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have imposed a ban in their shops on stylish French and English beard and haircuts, terming it un-Islamic. Speaking at a news conference in Peshawar yesterday, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Sulemani Hair Dressers Association president Sharif Kahlo said over 200,000 hairdressers were members of his organisation in parts of […]
CBI probe ordered into SSC paper leak: Rajnath
New Delhi, Mar 5 :The government has ordered a CBI probe into the alleged paper leak in one of the tests of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) held last month, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. The order came a day after the SSC, which conducts examination for subordinate services, recommended an inquiry by the […]
Nawaz for probe into ‘buying of votes’ during Senate polls
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif expressed surprise on Monday over some political parties bagging Senate seats without having substantial representation in the provincial assemblies, saying, “this shows rigging”. Speaking to the media on Monday outside the accountability court hearing corruption cases against him, Nawaz said, “It is crucial to get to the bottom of […]
PM to inaugurate new CIC building tomorrow
New Delhi, Mar 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a new building for the Central Information Commission here tomorrow, nearly 12 years after the transparency panel came into being. The commission, which has been operating from two separate buildings — August Kranti Bhavan and the old JNU building, faced major space crunch because of […]
