Sharif set to return to jail as 6-week bail expires
Lahore, May 7 (PTI) Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Kot Lakhpat Jail here on Tuesday following the expiry of his six-week bail in a corruption case in which he has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. The three-time former premier is expected to surrender himself to jail authorities in evening after Iftar […]
5 Indian sailors abducted in Nigeria, Swaraj asks Indian mission to take up matter at highest levels
New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Five Indian sailors have been abducted by pirates in Nigeria and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked the Indian high commissioner there to take up the matter at the highest levels of the Nigerian government to ensure their release. She also asked Indian ambassador in Nigeria Abhay Thakur to send […]
Will Lord Ram’s name be taken in Pak, if not in India: Shah
Ghatal (WB),(PTI) BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is not allowing people to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the state, and wondered if the Lord’s name cannot be taken in India, will it be uttered in Pakistan. Speaking at an election rally here, he said that polls in West […]
IMF chief says US-China tensions ‘threat’ to world economy
Paris, May 7 (AFP) The head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that fresh trade tensions between the United States and China were the main threat to the world economy. “Clearly the tensions between the United States and China are the threat for the world economy,” Christine Lagarde told journalists at a conference in Paris, […]
Violence against journalists in WB: Editors Guild asks EC to take action
New Delhi,(PTI) The Editors Guild has condemned several incidents of physical attack on journalists in West Bengal during the fifth phase of polling and urged the Election Commission to take action against those who indulged in such acts. Physical attacks against journalists are always reprehensible, but particularly so during elections as they undermine fair media scrutiny […]
Insect attack caused Rs 20cr crop loss, Mizoram tells Centre
Aizawl, May 7 (PTI) Mizoram government has informed the Centre about an estimated crop loss of Rs 20 crore caused by an outbreak of the ‘Fall Army Worm’ (FAW) in the state, a minister said on Tuesday. The outbreak caused by Spodoptera Frugiperda, an insect, has affected maize cultivation in 1,747.9 hectares in 122 villages, state […]
Four Persons Injured As Tata Mobile Vehicle Rolls Down Hill In Surankote
Poonch: Four persons were injured, one of them seriously when a Tata Mobile vehicle met with an accident in Bufliaz area of Surankote in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police official said that the Tata Mobile vehicle (JK-02AD-6286) skidded off the road and rolled down the hill at Donar Bufliaz in Surankote today morning. The […]
Lanka now safe, all extremists linked to Easter bombings killed or arrested: Security authorities
Colombo, May 7 (PTI) All the Islamic extremists involved in the Easter suicide bombings are either killed or arrested, Sri Lankan police and military chiefs have claimed, assuring that the country is now safe and can get back to normalcy. The tri-forces commanders and the police chief, addressing a press conference on Monday night, said the […]
Gangster held after encounter with police in Rohini
New Delhi (PTI) An alleged gangster carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was arrested following an encounter with the special cell of Delhi police in outer Delhi’s Rohini area in the early hours Tuesday. Paramjeet Dalal, 31, is a resident of Bahadurgarh in Haryana, a senior police official said. The encounter took place on the […]
After Ban, Govt Imposes Toll Tax On Movement Of People On Highway
People resent ‘harsh’ move, Div Com says people within 20 kilometers radius exempted completely Srinagar: People on Tuesday protested against authorities for imposing toll tax near Sangam on Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir. A number of people told GNS that the toll plaza was made operational from today and every vehicle passing through it was […]
