Vajpayee formula only way forward, PDP-BJP coalition was ‘Mahamilawahat’: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s formula is the way forward to resolve the Kashmir issue and that the coalition between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was a ‘Mahamilawahat’ (mixture) of oil and water. “Atal Ji formula of Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat and Jamhooriyat is the only […]
Lanka Easter attack leader Zahran Hashim died in hotel bombing: Sirisena
Colombo, (PTI) Sri Lankan Islamist extremist Zahran Hashim, said to be the top leader of an IS linked local militant group that carried out the Easter Sunday bombings, died in the blast at the Shangri-La hotel, President Maithripala Sirisena said Friday. Hashim, the head of extremist group National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ), led the attack on […]
Imran Khan moots launching of joint projects among BRI countries to combat climate change
Beijing,(PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday mooted launching of joint projects among the China-backed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) member countries to promote tourism, combat climate change, corruption and poverty. The multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is entering the next phase after substantial progress, Khan said while speaking at the 2nd Belt and […]
Hold Assembly polls for J&K in November not June, Governor led administration to ECI: Sources
Srinagar: Governor led administration of Jammu and Kashmir has asked Election Commission of India to not hold Assembly polls in state in the month of June but in November. Sources confided, that the J&K administration made the plea to ECI during a high level meeting in New Delhi called by the apex poll body […]
AAP alleges Gautam Gambhir has two voter IDs, files criminal complaint
New Delhi,(PTI) The AAP Friday claimed that the name of East Delhi BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir figures twice in electoral rolls and it has filed a criminal complaint against him in Tis Hazari Court over the issue. AAP East Delhi candidate Atishi said it is a criminal matter and called for his “immediate disqualification”. “We have […]
Facts, not falsehoods should guide people during elections: UN Chief on press freedom
United Nations (PTI) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has underscored the need for free press disseminating reliable information to maintain peace and justice, especially during elections as “facts, not falsehoods” should guide the people while choosing their representatives. Noting that civic space has been shrinking worldwide at an alarming rate, Guterres said that he is […]
SC directs RBI to disclose information on bank inspection report under RTI
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose information pertaining to its annual inspection report of banks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act unless they are exempted under law. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao also directed the federal bank to review its […]
China’s Xi defends Belt and Road, says ‘not exclusive club’
Beijing, (AFP) Chinese President Xi Jinping sought Friday to ease growing concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, vowing to prevent debt risks and saying his global infrastructure project “is not an exclusive club”. Xi made his remarks at a summit on his signature foreign policy, which aims to reinvent the ancient Silk Road […]
Anantnag shuts for second straight day following killing of local militants
Anantnag: A complete shutdown is being observed in Anantnag District on second consecutive day following the killing of two HM militants. All shops, school’s, business establishments are closed while traffic movement was also thin on roads. According to KNO correspondent forces have been deployed in large number in the town to control any law […]
Lanka didn’t arrest citizens who joined IS as joining foreign terror outfit not against law: PM
Colombo, (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the government had known that Sri Lankan nationals who had joined the Islamic State had returned to the country, but they could not be arrested as joining a foreign terrorist organisation is not against the law. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Easter terror […]
