Deve Gowda urges Centre to discourage ‘Operation Kamal’
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Monday urged the Centre to shun 'Operation Kamal' being conducted allegedly at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to topple the ruling JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka. "In 2009, in Karnataka, first-time...
read moreFight for special status: Andhra CM’s day long fast shows Oppn unity
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's daylong fast demanding special status for his state on Monday became a rallying point for various opposition leaders who visited the protest venue to back him and attack the Central government. Congress president...
read moreJapan Finance Minister Taro Aso sorry for flaying childless
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologised for saying childless people are to blame for the country's rising social security costs and its aging and declining population. “If it made some people feel uncomfortable, I apologise,” Aso said on Tuesday...
read moreNawaz Sharif didn’t suffer heart attack
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s troponin test determines that he did not suffer heart attack. Blood tests were conducted to profile his heart issues, a medical report said. Mr Sharif has been undergoing various medical tests at the Services Hospital in...
read moreHindu temple in Pakistan vandalised
A Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakist-an’s Sindh province by miscreants who set the holy books and idols on fire, drawing a strong reaction from Prime Minister Imran Khan who ordered swift and decisive action against the perpetrators. The incident happened last week...
read moreDonald Trump expects ‘100 per cent’ of ISIS defeated next week
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he expected the ISIS to lose all remaining territory in Syria in a week as he pledged to stay focused on fighting the extremists. Trump spoke to an international conference in Washington on the future of the battle against...
read moreUS to sell defence system, making Air India One at par with Air Force One
The US has agreed to sell two state-of-the-art missile defence systems to Air India One for an estimated cost of USD 190 million, a move that will enhance the security of planes flying the prime minister and the president. According to the Pentagon, the sale will...
read moreIndian political parties abuse WhatsApp service ahead of election
India’s political parties have been abusing Facebook Inc’s popular messaging service WhatsApp ahead of the country’s general election and the company has warned them not to do so, a senior executive said on Wednesday. WhatsApp declined to name the parties or give the...
read more‘I challenge PM for Rafale debate, but he will run like a coward’: Rahul
Stepping up attack on PM Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dared a five-minute debate with him on national security and the Rafale deal. "Modi ji, you said you have a 56-inch chest. I challenge you to come a have a face to face debate with me. I...
read moreReady for healthy competition in 2019 polls, says PM Modi in Lok Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parliament on Thursday even as the Opposition wants a debate over various issues, including the farm crisis, unemployment and alleged misuse of constitutional bodies. PM Modi said, “I wish for healthy competition in the...
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