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Imran names US diplomat involved in conspiracy
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday named senior US diplomat Donald Lu as the person who was allegedly involved in the “foreign conspiracy” to topple his government through a no-confidence vote tabled by the Opposition. Addressing a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders here after the National Assembly...
Haryana to hold 1-day special meet over Chandigarh claim
Th The Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government on Sunday decided to convene a special one-day assembly session on Tuesday to press for its claim on Chandigarh. The decision was taken at a hurriedly convened Cabinet meeting, which was held at the CM camp office and chaired by Khattar. It...
Imran Khan calls elections; No-trust motion dismissed
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today asked the Governor to dissolve the national assembly and announced fresh elections ahead of an expected no-trust motion. In his address, Imran Khan asked the people of Pakistan to “Get ready for elections”. “The conspiracy to take down this government has collapsed,” he...
Sonia, Akhilesh, Yechuri on stage at Stalin’s Delhi office
Leaders of opposition parties including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah came on one stage at the opening of the DMK’s office in Delhi on Saturday. Leaders from the TMC, TDP, CPI, BJD and SAD were...
Talk of third front at this time not practical: CPI-M
Talking about a third front at the national level at this time was not practical, said CPIM politburo member MA Baby. The CPIM’s 23rd party congress will be held from April 6 to 10 at Kerala’s Kannur district. The party congress, which is held every three years, features discussions...
Thackeray demands removal of loudspeakers from mosques
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday demanded that loudspeakers of mosques be shut down in Maharashtra, failing which his party workers would relay the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ from temples. “Why loudspeakers in mosques are played at such high volume? If this is not stopped, there will be speakers outside mosques...
Kejriwal asks Gujaratis for one chance to AAP
Appealing to the people of Gujarat to give the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a chance and accusing the ruling BJP of becoming arrogant, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann on Saturday conducted a roadshow in Ahmedabad. Buoyed by their party’s thumping victory in Punjab,...
Adani enters $100 billion club with Musk, Bezos
Gautam Adani has joined the exclusive centibillionaires club, which includes the likes of investor Warren Buffett, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, and Meta founder Mark Zukerberg. Adani has also emerged as the world’s biggest gainer, as per a report, with his fortune going up by nearly...
CJI stresses need for CBI to regain credibility and trust
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today said the Central Bureau of Investigation, through its “actions and inactions” have often raised “questions on its credibility”. Speaking at a function of the Central agency, he also suggested that the need of the hour is to “reclaim social legitimacy and public...
SC comes down heavily on honour killings
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would not take “honour killing” lightly and sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea of a woman seeking cancellation of bail of her uncle, who had allegedly conspired in the killing of her husband last year over inter-caste...
Indian diesel arrives in Lanka; tough laws against rioting
A ship carrying 40,000 tonnes of diesel under a $1 billion credit line given to Sri Lanka by India has reached the island nation. The fuel will be distributed across Sri Lanka this evening. The nation of 22 million people is in the grips of its worst downturn since...
Australia-India trade deal to open ‘biggest economic doors’
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a trade agreement with India due to be signed on Saturday represented “one of the biggest economic doors there is to open in the world today”. Morrison is expected to call a general election within days, and has been eager to secure the...
Khattar says Chandigarh will remain joint capital
On a day the Punjab Assembly passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to the state, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said the city will remain the joint capital of both states. He also hailed the Union government’s move to make central service rules applicable on employees of...
Mann govt demands transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab
The Bhagwant Mann-led government moved a resolution in the one-day Punjab assembly session on Friday, seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab, requesting the Centre to honour the principles of federalism enshrined in the Constitution. It further said that the Centre should not take any step, which may disturb...
JD-U denies reports of Nitish ‘resignation’ amidst rumours
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is serving his fourth term in office, will complete his five-year-tenure and was “not going anywhere”, senior leaders of his party, the Janata Dal (United), asserted on Friday. More than one top leaders of the JD(U) came out with the clarification a day...
Russia offers India oil at $30-35 a barrel
Sanctions-hit Russia is offering hefty discounts to India for direct oil purchases, which will make it attractive for New Delhi to get into contracts with Moscow despite elevated freight costs, sources said. Russia is offering a hefty discount of as much as $30-35/barrel on its flagship Ural grade to...
Late-night protest near Lanka President’s home
People in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, suffering for weeks under a terrible economic crisis, erupted in protest late this evening. More than 2000 people held a protest march in the Lankan capital near the President’s house demanding that he step down, and clashed with the police. The paramilitary police...
Cong loses Assam RS seat to BJP after MLA ‘wastes’ vote
The Congress has lost a Rajya Sabha seat to the BJP in Assam, where elections to two seats in the upper house of parliament took place today. The BJP won the other seat unopposed. The vote count for the Congress-led opposition’s candidate went down with the Congress suspending an...
