Erdogan raises Kashmir in Pak Parliament, says issue close to both countries
Islamabad, Feb 14 (PTI) Notwithstanding India’s objection, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday once again raked up the Kashmir issue, vowing that Ankara will support Pakistan’s stand as it is a matter of concern to both the countries. Addressing a joint session of Pakistan’s Parliament, Erdogan, who arrived here on a two-day visit, announced that […]
DoT asks telcos to clear dues by midnight
New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) After Supreme Court rap, the Department of Telecommunications has ordered firms such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to clear dues before Friday midnight. The DoT, which faced the ire of the Supreme Court for putting on hold recovery of dues from telecom companies, started issuing circle or zone-wise demand notices […]
BJP holds meetings to review party’s debacle in Delhi Assembly polls
New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) The BJP’s Delhi unit on Friday held a series of meetings to review the party’s debacle in the recent Assembly elections, party leaders said. The meetings were attended by Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari, national general secretaries Arun Singh and Anil Jain and Delhi unit organisation secretary Siddharthan. The exercise […]
South Africa call off proposed Pakistan tour citing workload
Johannesburg, Feb 14 (PTI) South Africa have ruled out participation in a proposed T20 series in Pakistan following their India tour next month, citing players’ workload. The tour will be rescheduled at a later date suitable to both the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA), reported ‘ESPNCricinfo’. South Africa play three ODIs in […]
Kejriwal invites PM Modi for his swearing-in ceremony on Sunday
New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan on February 16, senior party leader Gopal Rai said on Friday. Rai, the convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi unit, said a letter was sent to the prime minister on Friday […]
Villager killed, 4 injured as Pak troops shell village along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Feb 14 (PTI) A villager was killed and four others were injured on Friday when Pakistani troops engaged in heavy mortar shelling and firing on civilian areas and forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Pakistan Army troopers launched mortar shells and fired from small […]
Cong attacks BJP on Pulwama attack, asks who benefited most from strike
New Delhi: Mounting a fresh offensive against the BJP government on the first anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack, the Congress on Friday accused it of using the sacrifice of soldiers for electoral gains and asked who benefited the most from the strike. As Pulwama occupied the political centrestage, several Congress leaders, including former president […]
Govt should bring ordinance to ‘rectify’ SC order on reservation in jobs: Paswan
New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) The government should bring an ordinance to “rectify” the Supreme Court’s recent decision on reservation in jobs for SC-ST communities and all such issues should be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to insulate them from judicial review, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday. He said […]
