New Delhi: Reaching out to the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday sought its cooperation in the passage of GST bill even as it asserted that government will be targeted over developments in Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir during Parliament’s Monsoon Session starting tomorrow. As sparks are set to fly in Parliament over a range of […]
Itanagar: Pema Khandu was today sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh heading a Congress government, a day after the party pulled off a dramatic success winning back all its rebels by choosing a new leader, marking the culmination of fast-paced political developments. Chowna Mein was sworn in as the Deputy Chief […]
New Delhi: The Delhi government will conduct an “opnion poll” and not a “referendum” on the issue of full statehood for the national capital and bringing subjects such as police and land under the jurisdiction of the state government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said yesterday. Kejriwal, who had earlier spoken of referendum on the issue, […]
New Delhi: In a surprise move, Union Minister Smriti Irani was not included in any of the six cabinet committees reconstituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi whereas many junior ministers were taken into the fold. In a reshuffle that comes a few weeks after the cabinet rejig, Textile Minister Smriti Irani, who was a special invitee […]
Istanbul: Turkey’s government defeated a coup attempt by a renegade faction of the military that pummeled government and security institutions overnight with fighter jets, reasserting control Saturday after hours of chaos and clashes that killed at least 265 people and plunged the already troubled country into further uncertainty. More than 100 coup plotters are now […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that India cannot ignore what is happening in the world and urged all concerned to keep politics aside in tackling terrorim in the interest of national security. He was speaking at a meeting of the Inter State Council which felt that terrorism should be put down with […]
Lahore: LeT chief Hafiz Saeed demanded Pakistan government to immediately suspend foreign and trade relations with India in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. “We don’t need potato and onion trade with India,” he told a press conference at JuD headquarters in Chauburji here. “Pakistan should call its ambassador back from […]
Ankara: A Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets was waging a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today, but the strongman returned to Istanbul defiantly claiming to have regained control. Soldiers and tanks took to the streets late yesterday and multiple explosions rang out throughout the night in Ankara and Istanbul, […]
Ankara: Turkish officials today said the government had appeared to have repelled an attempted military coup following a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across the capital that left at least 17 dead, according to state-run media. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an interview over FaceTime with the CNN Turk station, dismissed the military […]
New Delhi: Taking strong umbrage to Pakistan declaring July 19 as “black day” to express solidarity with Kashmiri people over killing of Burhan Wani, India today asked it to desist from further interfering in its internal affairs and destabilising the situation in the region through support to terrorism and other subversive acts. External Affairs Ministry […]