Modi only bothered only to protect his image: Rahul
Patiala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “not bothered” about what is happening in the country and he only “protects his image”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday as he attacked the Centre on the new farm laws. Gandhi was in Punjab as part of his three-day ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, during which held a series […]
Pompeo shortens Asia trip; to visit only Japan for QUAD foreign ministers meet
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Tokyo to attend the second ministerial meeting of the four countries under the Quad — India, Japan, Australia and US — but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department has said. Pompeo was scheduled to visit Japan, Mongolia […]
Trump says he is ”starting to feel good” and vows ”to be back” soon
Washington: President Donald Trump, who was admitted to a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, said he has started to “feel much better” and thanked the American people and global leaders for their support. I came here. Wasn’t feeling so well. I feel much better now. We’re working hard to get me all the way […]
Fazlur Rehman appointed as head of anti-government alliance in Pakistan
Islamabad: Firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been unanimously appointed as the chief of the newly-formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an anti-government alliance launched by 11 Opposition parties to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan. The decision was taken on Saturday during a virtual meeting of the Opposition parties attended by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo […]
At Punjab rally, Rahul slams Centre over farm laws
Moga (Punjab): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Sunday over the three new agriculture laws, asking why were the farmers agitating if these were meant for them. Addressing a public meeting in Badhni Kalan in Punjab’s Moga district, Gandhi asserted that the contentious Acts would be revoked if the Congress was […]
Hathras victim’s family wants judicial probe, suspension of DM: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: After meeting the Hathras victim’s family, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday listed their demands which included a judicial inquiry through the Supreme Court and suspension of the district magistrate. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi met the family and declared that they will fight for ensuring justice to the Dalit woman […]
Suicide attack kills 13 in eastern Afghanistan
Kabul: A suicide truck bomb attack on Saturday killed at least 13 people in eastern Afghanistan, government officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian says that at least 38 people were wounded in the blast in Nangarhar province’s Ghanikhail district, when it hit near a mosque as locals were gathering for the afternoon prayers. Provincial […]
More trouble in store for Nawaz Sharif
Imran Khan asks party leaders for legal strategy to bring him back from UK
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked his party leaders to devise a legal strategy to bring back former premier Nawaz Sharif from the UK as in the absence of an extradition treaty between the two countries it would be difficult to get him extradited, according to a media report. Presiding over the first […]
Covid-19: US President Trump, first lady test positive
Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a development that is likely to affect his hectic election campaign just weeks before the presidential polls. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. […]
