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Imran’s party stages protests against ouster
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday expressed gratitude to the people of the country for supporting the protests against his ouster as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. “Thank you to all Pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support and emotions to protest against US-backed regime change abetted...
Classes halted for religious event at MP school
A government primary school has been turned into a kitchen and an Anganwari centre into a makeshift air-conditioned resting place in Rathkheda village of Shivpuri district for a Bhagavad Katha event organised by Madhya Pradesh Minister of State Suresh Dhakad Rathkheda’s support to mark a temple’s renovation. Students of...
More backward class ministers in Jagan Reddy’s new cabinet
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, keeping his promise of June 2019 of revamping his cabinet in the middle of his term, has reconstituted it. The new cabinet has a mixture of senior and experienced leaders as well as fresh and young faces for balanced governance. While...
Imran Khan loses midnight no-trust vote, removed as PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become the first PM of the country to be removed by a no-trust vote. Khan, who stayed defiant “till the last ball”, was ousted well after midnight, after high drama in the Pakistan assembly through the day. The joint opposition –...
Mann says Punjab will attract even foreign personnel
Even foreigners will come to Punjab seeking jobs, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said today while speaking about the ‘brain drain’ from the state. The remark has drawn flak from the opposition and the youth as well who said Mann should focus on the state’s issues rather than fantasising about...
Rahul says Mayawati was offered CM’s post
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress had offered to form an alliance with BSP chief Mayawati in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly election and make her the chief ministerial candidate but “she did not even talk to us”. Lashing out at the BSP chief, the former Congress president...
Imran Khan appeals against ‘imported government’
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today faces the most crucial challenge of his political career as he might become the first PM to be removed through a no-trust vote. The national assembly will vote to decide his fate. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party effectively lost the majority in the assembly...
AAP suffers jolt as Himachal chief joins BJP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suffered a jolt in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, with its state unit chief Anup Kesari switching to the BJP with two other party workers. AAP leader and Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia downplayed the exits, saying that the party had received complaints that...
Covid XE variant reported from Gujarat
A person in Gujarat has been infected with Coronavirus variant XE, official sources told NDTV today. One case of XM variant has also been detected in the state, they said, without giving more details on the health of the two patients. Earlier this week, a patient with foreign travel...
Centre issues warning against rising Covid cases in states
Amid a resurgence of Covid cases in China and US, the government today warned five states to not let their guard down. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in his letter to states, said that few states are reporting a higher contribution to India’s daily new Covid cases. “Given that...
Alternatives to Russian arms ‘too expensive’, US told
India is optimistic about talks next week with the US on military cooperation even as the Biden administration becomes more vocal in rebuking New Delhi over its reluctance to criticize Russia’s war in Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said. Recent public statements from Washington warning India about consequences...
CBI to challenge court relief to Ex-Amnesty India chief
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will challenge the Delhi court’s order setting aside the lookout circular issued against Aakar Patel, former Amnesty India chief, sources said. The central probe agency will file an appeal against the CBI court order this morning, the source added. Patel tweeted last evening...
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly today suspended Russia from Human Rights Council after killings in Ukraine’s Bucha, reports news agency AFP. Evidence of civilian killings in Bucha and other towns around Kyiv — which Ukraine has blamed on Russian troops, allegations denied by Moscow — have shocked the world...
Russia admits ‘significant’ troop losses in Ukraine
Russian troops have suffered “significant losses” in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, while rejecting allegations of a massacre in the town of Bucha as “a well-staged insinuation”. In an interview with Britain’s Sky News, he said the military casualties were “a huge tragedy for us” but did...
India sends another 76,000 tonnes fuel to Lanka
As Sri Lanka goes through a severe economic crisis, India is providing fuel to Colombo so that it can meet some of its immediate needs and help stabilise its domestic economy. In the past 24 hours, at total of 76,000 tonnes of fuel were delivered to Sri Lanka and...
Ladakh power grid ‘hacked’ by Chinese state hackers
Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh in recent months, a report by private intelligence firm Recorded Future said on Wednesday, in a new potential flashpoint following a months-long military standoff between the two countries in the region. ”In recent months, we observed likely network intrusions...
Tharoor wants India to be more outspoken on Ukraine
Former Union Minister and career diplomat Shashi Tharoor today suggested that India should be a “little more outspoken” at the United Nations “as we have been on the Bucha tragedy”. While the country has a “duty” to look to its own interests, on balance is a permanent seat in...
Ex-Amnesty India chief stopped at Bengaluru airport
Former Amnesty International India Chief Aakar Patel was stopped from boarding a flight to the US at Bengaluru Airport today. Patel in a series of tweets said that he was put on the exit control list in connection with a case filed against Amnesty India International by the Central Bureau...
