1 crore jobs lost while Modi was busy marketing himself: Rahul
Imphal/Khumulwng: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday lacerated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for “destroying” one crore jobs and unleashing “politics of division and hatred”, insisting while these were happening the PM was busy “marketing” himself. Addressing election rallies in Manipur capital Imphal and Khumulwng in Tripura in the Northeast, where his party’s last […]
Rahul urges people to wage ‘ideological battle’ against BJP
Khumulwng, (Tripura): Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday urged people to wage an “ideological battle” against what he called was “politics of division and hatred” unleashed by the BJP. Addressing a public rally at the Khumpui Academy Grounds near Agartala in Tripura, Gandhi said that unlike the BJP, the Congress follows the policy of love, unity […]
Illegal hoardings: HC directs BJP corporator to pay Rs 24 lakh
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed a BJP corporator to pay Rs 24 lakh compensation in connection with an attack on a civic squad for removing illegal hoardings put up by him and his associates last year. A bench of Justices A S Oka and M S Sanklecha directed Murji Patel, the corporator […]
Mayawati not to contest LS polls
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Wednesday announced that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, but kept open the option of fighting a parliamentary by-election later. “In view of the present circumstances and the need of the country and the interests of the party, the movement and the public, it is the […]
Nirav Modi arrested in UK; court remands him in custody till March 29
London: Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD 2 billion PNB scam case, has been arrested in London where a court on Wednesday remanded the fugitive diamantaire in custody till March 29, saying there substantial grounds to believe that he would fail to surrender if granted bail. “Nirav Deepak Modi, 48, was arrested on […]
Britain has requested Brexit delay until June 30: PM
London: Britain has asked EU leaders to delay Brexit until June 30, Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament on Wednesday, on eve of an EU summit in Brussels. May said she had written to EU President Donald Tusk “informing him that the UK seeks an extension to the Article 50 period to June 30”. “I […]
Taliban militants kill 6 paramilitary personnel in Pakistan
Karachi: Heavily armed Taliban militants attacked a remote security check post in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, killing at least six paramilitary personnel and wounding over a dozen others, an official said Wednesday. The Pakistani Taliban known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack which took place in the mountainous Lal Khattai area of Ziarat […]
Ex-Pak prez Zardari, Bilawal appear before anti-graft body in corruption case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday appeared before the anti-corruption body and recorded their statements in a graft case. They appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office here in connection with an alleged loan obtained by the Park Lane Estate Company, a Karachi-based real estate firm […]
India slams Security Council for “undermining” UN General Assembly’s authority
United Nations: India has said the UN General Assembly must take lead in finding solutions to the challenges faced by the world, slamming the Security Council for “progressively undermining” the authority of the 193-member global body. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative K Nagaraj Naidu said on Monday the growing number of complex challenges facing the world, […]
N Zealand PM urges global action on social media perils
Christchurch: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday called for a global response to the dangers of social media as the Muslim community began burying their dead five days after the twin-mosques massacre. A white supremacist gunman streamed his 17 minutes of carnage in which he is accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers during […]
