Committed to winning back trust of people in NE: Rahul
New Delhi, Mar 5: Breaking his silence on the party’s defeat in three northeast states, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said he respected the mandate of people in the region and was committed to winning back their trust. Gandhi’s reaction came two days after results for assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland were declared […]
Relatives of 9 slain Maoists yet to claim bodies: Tel police
Hyderabad, Mar 5:Nobody has come forward to claim the bodies of nine Maoists who were among those killed in the encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district last week, Telangana police said today. Ten Maoists including seven women were killed in the encounter with Greyhounds, the special anti-Naxal force of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, near Pujari Kanker […]
Imran Khan admits PTI lawmakers sold votes in Senate elections
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Monday admitted that lawmakers from his party sold themselves in the Senate elections. He was talking to media persons in Karachi. While admitting that MPAs from the ruling PTI took bribes, Khan asked the Chief Justice to take notice of the matter. Will the masses respect politicians any […]
We need ideals for country’s development, not leaders: Yechury
Kolkata : CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said the country needs strong ideals instead of leaders and urged party activists to create an alternative force on the basis of these principles to dethrone the BJP government at the Centre. He also urged the activists to reinforce the people’s movement across the country for […]
People of Northeast rejected ‘politics of hate’: PM
Bengaluru, Mar 4 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that the people of the Northeast have rejected the “politics of hate” by “unanimously” voting the BJP to power. The BJP yesterday wrested Tripura, the Left bastion, and received an invitation to be part of the government in Nagaland, while Meghalaya elected a hung Assembly. […]
Rijiju meets UDP chief to discuss govt formation in Meghalaya
Shillong, Mar 4 : BJP leader Kiren Rijiju met UDP president Donkupar Roy at his residence today to discuss the formation of a non-Congress government in Meghalaya, under the leadership of the National People’s Party (NPP), which secured the second position in the state assembly polls with 19 seats. “We are not a big player […]
Hindu woman elected to Pak’s senate in historic first
Karachi, Mar 4 : Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan’s Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, the Pakistan People’s Party has said. Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). She was elected Senator on a minority seat from Sindh. The […]
‘At least 17 PTI lawmakers in KP allegedly sold votes in Senate election’
Silamabad, Mar 04: At least 17 Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) allegedly sold their votes during the Senate election, enabling two Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidates to be elected to the Senate from the province where the PPP only has seven MPAs. An initial investigation ordered by KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak […]
Law panel questionnaire on civil code: BJP yet to reply
New Delhi, Mar 4 : The BJP is yet to respond to a law commission questionnaire on the contentious uniform civil code floated in October 2016, while most of the opposition parties which replied have dubbed the move to refer the matter to the law panel as a part of the ruling party’s “political agenda”. […]
Pakistan loses 50% market share in Kabul
KARACHI, Mar 04: India has succeeded to penetrate in Kabul slashing the market share of Pakistan by more than 50 per cent in the last two years, Chairman Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry Zubair Motiwala said. Motiwala who recently visited Kabul said the penetration of India and China has limited Pakistan’s option to […]
