Islamabad: Further needling India on the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today declared slain Hizbul commander Burhan Wani as a “martyr” and said July 19 will be observed as black day to express solidarity with people of Kashmir. Addressing a special cabinet meeting in Lahore to discuss the situation in Kashmir, Sharif termed […]
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh appeared headed for another round of political turmoil with the Governor today rejecting resinstated Chief Minister Nabam Tuki’s plea for deferring the floor test which he was directed to take by tomorrow to prove his majority in the Assembly. Tuki, who was reinstalled by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, met acting Governor […]
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today approached Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any coercive step against him in the wake of the arrest of an LIC agent in an alleged money laundering case. The plea came up for hearing before Justice A K […]
New Delhi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on blackmoney has recommended ban on cash transactions of above Rs 3 lakh and restricting cash holding with individuals to not more than Rs 15 lakh to curb illegal wealth in the economy. The SIT headed by Justice M B Shah (retd), submitted its fifth report to the […]
New Delhi: Ending speculation, Sheila Dikshit was today named by Congress as its chief ministerial candidate for next year’s Assembly polls in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, citing her “experience and good work” in heading Delhi Government for 15 years. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is in charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh, said […]
New Delhi: Supreme Court today said the validity of the Centre’s ordinance allowing states to conduct separate entrance tests for admission to MBBS and BDS courses for the 2016-17 academic year was “in doubt”, but rejected a plea seeking a stay on it saying half the states have already conducted their tests. “It is disturbing […]
New Delhi: Government on Thursday allowed payment of tax and penalty in instalments over an extended period for the black money disclosed under the one-time compliance scheme, debunking certain assumptions that the effective tax rate could work out to be 31 per cent, much lower than mooted. The Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), which gives holders […]
Beijing: Chinese military has announced three-month-long exercises simulating real battle scenarios, amid South China Sea tensions over international tribunal’s verdict that dismissed Beijing’s claims. Army troops from the five theatre commands of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will take part in a drill from July to September designed to “strengthen the troops’ trans-regional operational capabilities.” […]
Srinagar: One more youth was killed yestrday in a clash between a stone-pelting mob and security forces in Kashmir, raising the toll in the five-day unrest to 35, even as Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed “great sadness and sorrow” over the deaths and promised a “healing touch”. Shattering the peace during most of the day, […]
New Delhi: In a major setback to BJP and the Centre, the Supreme Court today ordered restoration of the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh, saying the “clock should be turned back”, as it quashed all decisions of the Governor that precipitated its fall in January, holding them “violative” of the Constitution. The apex court’s verdict […]