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Imran orders monitoring of lawmakers ahead of no-trust vote
In a bid to thwart the Opposition’s no-trust motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Thursday decided that the Sindh House here will not be allowed to turn into a “horse-trading hub”, according to a media report. The Sindh House in Islamabad assumed...
Sonia meeting Azad today as rebels crank up pressure
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to meet Ghulam Nabi Azad today, according to sources. The meeting comes a day after the core group of Congress’s G-23 dissidents, led by Mr Azad, met to discuss the way ahead for Congress. The dissidents have been having a series of meetings...
Gandhis alone not responsible for defeats: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the Gandhis alone could not be held responsible for the party’s recent election defeats. He also “appealed” to the G-23 or Congress “rebel” group not to split the party. “The Gandhis did accept responsibility, like I accepted responsibility for Goa, and others...
Gurgaon fraud case against Maria Sharapova, Schumacher
Police in Gurgaon have filed a case against former Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, former Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher and 11 others for fraud and criminal conspiracy following a court order. The FIR was registered on the complaint of a Delhi woman, who accused them of fraud. Shafali...
Israel reports new Covid variant
Israel said that it had recorded two cases of a new Covid variant. “This variant is still unknown around the world,” Israel’s ministry of health said in a statement. Although Israel’s pandemic response head allayed fears regarding the new variant. The new strain of Covid combines two sub-variants of...
Mann says golden era has started for Punjab
Bhagwant Mann took oath as Punjab Chief Minister today at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders were part of the swearing-in ceremony. In his maiden speech as chief minister, Bhagwant Mann said that a...
US ‘concerned’ over China’s alignment with Russia
The United States has “deep concerns” about “alignment” between Russia and China, a senior US official said Monday after high-ranking US and Chinese officials met for seven hours on the Ukraine war and other security issues. Russia unleashed a barrage of airstrikes Monday on cities across Ukraine as the...
Amarinder says Gandhis to blame for ‘shameful defeat’
Amarinder Singh on Monday held the Gandhis totally responsible for the rout of the Congress in the assembly polls, claiming that the party was “comfortably placed” in Punjab before he was unseated as Chief Minister. In a statement a day after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) took stock of...
India considering rupee trade with Russia
India is working out a mechanism to facilitate trade with Russia using local currencies, with a decision expected as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The government is discussing how trade can be settled in rubles and rupees as Indian exporters are awaiting payments...
Russia, Ukraine to resume talks, claim progress
Russia and Ukraine are set to resume Monday after both sides hailed progress at earlier rounds aimed at ending more than two weeks of fighting. Three rounds of talks between the two sides in Belarus had focused mainly on humanitarian issues and led to the limited opening of some...
Sonia stays as chief, Cong reviews poll debacle
Sonia Gandhi will remain the party president, sources said after a mammoth four-and-half-hour meeting this evening amid demands of a change in leadership in view of the party’s crushing defeat in the recently held state polls. The party will hold a “Chintan Shivir” (brainstorming session) soon, sources said after...
Survey shows satisfaction with Modi helped BJP win UP
Development and government functioning were among the top priorities for voters in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections while the Ram temple and Hindutva did not weigh much in the minds of people while exercising their franchise, a post-poll survey has highlighted. The study said the net satisfaction with the...
Cong’s big meet today over poll debacle
Congress leaders met at Sonia Gandhi’s home this morning, hours ahead of a meeting of the party’s top decision-making body over its latest state election defeats. Amid fresh questions on leadership, the Congress may advance its internal elections. The massive rout in the five states has revived searing criticism...
Biden warns direct NATO-Russia clash would trigger ‘World War III’
US President Joe Biden on Friday vowed that Russia would pay a “severe price” if it used chemical weapons in Ukraine, while also pledging to avoid provoking Moscow into “World War III.” Biden reacted after Russia accused Ukraine and the United States of developing biological and chemical weapons —...
Mayawati blames UP loss on media, rival
In her first public address after almost getting wiped out in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today blamed the media and Samajwadi Party (SP) for the party’s loss. While trying to lift the spirit of party workers, she blamed the media and...
Sidhu praises ‘excellent decision’ by Punjab
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in his first interaction with the media after his party received a drubbing from the Aam Aadmi Party said that this is a politics of change. “I congratulate the people of Punjab for this excellent decision of ushering in a new system,” he...
Akhilesh says SP showed BJP’s seat count can be cut
“The struggle in public interest would continue,” Akhilesh Yadav tweeted. A day after the BJP’s record victory in Uttar Pradesh, prime challenger Samajwadi Party’s chief Akhilesh Yadav thanked voters for their support and said they had shown that the BJP’s seat count can be decreased. Taking to Twitter this...
Amarinder Singh loses in Patiala
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh lost the election today in an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sweep that left the Congress far behind and crushed heavyweight leaders across parties. Amarinder Singh lost in his Patiala Urban constituency to AAP’s Ajit Pal Singh Kohli. The 79-year-old, in a tweet, accepted...
