Keep PDP, NC and NCP away from NDA, Shiv Sena warns BJP
Mumbai: Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for strongly rebutting those talking about the separation of Jammu and Kashmir from the country, the Shiv Sena Tuesday said he must commit that the PDP, NC and the NCP won’t be part of the NDA after elections even if it is short on numbers. The Sena, in an […]
China hails Pak’s move to implement UN resolutions on terrorism
Beijing: China on Monday hailed its all-weather ally Pakistan for announcing new guidelines for implementing the UNSC sanctions targeting proscribed individuals and entities operating in the country and urged the international community to back Islamabad’s “great efforts” in combatting terrorism. Amid intense global pressure to rein in terror outfits, Pakistan on Friday launched guidelines for […]
SC dismisses plea seeking civil rights for homosexuals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition seeking various civil rights, such as same-sex marriage, adoption and surrogacy for the LGBTQ community. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi referred to the five-judge Constitution bench verdict of September 6 last year by which consensual gay sex was decriminalised and said that […]
National security, terrorism are real poll issues: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday rejected the opposition’s argument that elections should not be fought on national security issues, saying security and terrorism are the most important issues in long run while all other challenges are capable of early resolution. He also said that the biggest challenge before India is the issue of […]
Killing of Hazaras: Pak Senate panel seeks report from govt
Karachi: A Pakistani Senate panel Saturday sought a report from the interior ministry on the action taken against terrorists and banned outfits involved in the killing of Hazaras, a day after a suicide blast targeting the minority Shia community killed 21 people in restive Balochistan province. A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior […]
Claims of dismantling terror infrastructure by Pak devoid of evidence, says Ex-envoy
Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent statement promising an end of support to terror groups does not reflect a change of policy and is motivated by the fear of getting blacklisted by the global terror-financing watchdog FATF, the country’s former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani has said. Amidst intense global pressure to rein […]
EC seizes Rs 552.23 crore unaccounted cash, jewellery in TN
Chennai: Unaccounted cash, gold and other valuable items worth Rs 552.23 crore have been seized in Tamil Nadu since the Model Code of Conduct came into effect on March 10, the Election Commission said Saturday. Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said Rs 129.51 crore in cash has been recovered till Friday. Gold and silver ornaments, […]
Suicide attack leaves 21 killed, 50 injured in Pakistan
Karachi: At least 21 people were killed and 50 others injured in a suicide bombing at a crowded market in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, in an attack believed to be targeting the Shiite Hazara ethnic minority community. Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the attack and ordered an inquiry. The explosion at around 7:35 […]
Sedition law will be made even more stringent, threatens Rajnath
Gandhidham (Guj): Attacking Congress over its poll promise of repealing the sedition law if elected to power in the Lok Sabha election, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said here that the BJP government would make the law even more stringent. He was speaking at a gathering in Gandhidham city of Kutch district in Gujarat. […]
