Punjab CM sees a Pak connection to Amritsar blast
Says grenade used in the blast similar to ones manufactured by Pak Ordinance factory
Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Monday said initial investigations suggested the grenade used in the attack on Nirankari Bhavan was similar to the ones manufactured by the Pakistani Army Ordinance factory. Three persons including a preacher were killed and over 20 injured when two-motorcycle borne men threw grenade on a religious congregation on Sunday. […]
Indian fire ‘effectively responded’ along LoC: Pak Army
Islamabad: Pakistan Army said on Monday that despite restricted liberty of action due to presence of “our Kashmiri brethren” on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC), Indian fire is always “effectively responded”. Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor made the comments while talking to a group of journalists from Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Hazara […]
Plea against clean chit to Modi: SC to hear Zakia Jafri’s case on Nov 26
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday deferred till November 26 the hearing on a plea filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with 2002 riots in Gujarat when he was the chief minister. Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an […]
‘Stones & Wounds’ reflect two extremes in Kashmir
New Delhi: Short film “Stones & Wounds” uses the premise of stone pelting to tell the story of common people of Kashmir, who are stuck between two different ideologies, says co-director Aditya Raj Somani. Somani, who runs Hera Pheri Films and has co-directed the film with Sachin Malvi, said though the film is just 15-minutes […]
Ambani, Mallya will cough up money for farmers ‘loan waiver’: Rahul
Raipur: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday promised to waive farm loans in Chhattisgarh within 10 days of assuming power in the state and said the money for it would come from the “likes of” Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Anil Ambani. Stepping up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation ahead of the […]
Punjab Police put on alert after input on militant movement
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police is on alert after its counter-intelligence wing on Thursday informed that six to seven Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants are “planning to move towards Delhi” from the state. Police commissioners and district police chiefs have been put on alert following the input, according to a letter issued by the Punjab Inspector General of […]
Real leader knows when to take timely U-turns: PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said a leader who does not take timely “U-turns” is not a “real leader”. During an interaction with journalists at the PM House, Khan cited an example from his cricket days when he led Pakistan’s national team said, “We used to make a strategy and then step out […]
Shiv Sena develops a ‘liking’ for Pak cricketer Afridi
Mumbai: Right wing, Shiv Sena Friday latched on to former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi’s remarks that his country “does not want Kashmir” and said all sane Pakistanis would endorse the view. The Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, said Pakistan’s government and military chief gave more impetus on trying to harm India than […]
Imran Khan says timely ‘U-turns’ must for a real leader
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said a leader who does not take timely “U-turns” is not a “real leader”. During an interaction with journalists at the PM House, Khan cited an example from his cricket days when he led Pakistan’s national team said, “We used to make a strategy and then step out […]
Don’t expect talks with India before 2019 elections are over: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that no progress must be expected on resuming peace talks with India before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing media persons after a meeting of Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, Qureshi said that the issue of dialogue with India was discussed during […]