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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 –...
Cong picks young face to head Punjab PCC
The Congress on Saturday announced its new PCC chief, appointing Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the successor to Navjot Singh Sidhu, even as Qadian MLA Partap Singh Bajwa was appointed leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the Punjab Assembly. Sidhu had tendered his resignation from the post after...
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...
MP court notice to Jaya Bachchan on land deal case
A district court in Madhya Pradesh has issued a notice to Bollywood actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan — a Rajya Sabha MP, over a land deal issue. The notice was issued by a Bhopal district court on April 7, and she has been asked to appear before the court to submit...
SP Lok Sabha MP alleges party not working for Muslims
The Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament from Sambhal, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, has attacked his party by saying that he was not satisfied with the working of the party and also that the entire Samajwadi Party was not working for Muslims. The video of the Sambhal SP giving this statement...
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...
Haridwar hate monger on bail warns of ‘Hindu-less’ India
Controversial seer Yati Narsinghanand, who is out on bail in the Haridwar hate speech case, has urged Hindus to produce more children to prevent the country from becoming Hindu-less in the coming decades. Mathematical calculations state that a non-Hindu will become the prime minister in 2029, the head priest...
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...
Lankan call for abolition of presidential system
Sri Lanka Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has called for the Executive Presidency to be abolished, saying power should be divided between the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. “The government must pay heed to the public demand for the Rajapaksas to quit, if not we will bring a no confidence motion,”...
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...
Political barbs continue to batter Bihar coalition
After Yogi Adityanath’s stunning and record-breaking electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh as the incumbent chief minister, the Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has started asserting itself in matters related to governance and law and order. First, deputy chief minister Tarkishore Prasad, who is believed to have been...
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...
India’s import bill for edible oil likely to jump by $2 billion
India’s import bill for edible oils is slated to jump by $2 billion, following the sharp rise in prices after Russian attack on Ukraine. Supply disruptions caused by the conflict in Ukraine have pushed up sunflower prices from $1,500 per tonne to $2,050 per tonne. Soya oil is now...
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...
