Amit Shah must apologise within 72 hours, else we’ll take legal action: TMC
New Delhi, Aug 11: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday demanded an apology from BJP National President Amit Shah within 72 hours or the party will take legal action against him, hours after Shah launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-government. “Amit Shah has insulted, disrespected Bengal today. He does not understand Bengal and its […]
Never thought someone who compares Muslims to puppies will become PM: Mani Shankar Aiyar
New Delhi, Aug 11: In a comment that could court controversy from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday said before 2014 he never imagined that a person who referred to Muslims as puppies would one day become the Prime Minister of the county. Speaking at the inauguration of […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu accepts Imran Khan’s invitation to attend swearing-in ceremony
Chandigarh, Aug 11: Pakistan’s prime minister-elect Imran Khan called up cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu to extend an invitation to his oath-taking ceremony in Islamabad on August 18, the Punjab Minister said in a statement on Saturday. Sidhu has accepted the invitation and informed the Union Home Ministry and the office of the Punjab Chief Minister about […]
China detains one million ethnic Uighurs in secret camps, UN told
United Nations, Aug 11: A UN human rights committee has heard there were credible reports that China is holding a million ethnic Uighurs in “counter-extremism centres”. Gay McDougall, a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, raised the claims on Friday at a two-day UN meeting on China, reports the BBC. […]
US suspends military training with Pakistan: Report
Islamabad, Aug 11: The Trump administration has suspended more than a decade-long military training programme of Pakistani personnel at the US institutions, a media report said today, days after Islamabad and Moscow signed an agreement to allow Pakistani troops to receive training at the Russian defence centres. Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement on Tuesady […]
Defending Article 35-A not confined to one region, religion anymore: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Aug 11: Defending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is not confined to a particular region or religion anymore as the people of the state have realised its importance and sanctity, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday while referring to the reports of two BJP MLAs coming out in support of Article […]
Will fight for 35 A until death: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, Aug 11:Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) Chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said he would fight for Article 35 A until his death. “We are fighting for Article 35 A, we hired a good lawyer and we will try to make sure that it is not tampered with. We will […]
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has appealed for a complete shutdown on August 15.
Srinagar,Aug 11 :The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geeelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin while calling for the shutdown appealed to the people to observe August 15 as “black day”. , the military might and oppression will be again on a display in Kashmir where genuine rights of people are being trempled , actually punctures the […]
Will perform our best against India in Asia Cup, vows Sarfraz Ahmed
Karach, Aug 11: Pakistan cricket team captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Saturday vowed that the green shirts will perform well against India in the Asia Cup. “We will perform our best against India in Asia Cup,” Sarfraz said while speaking to the media during an Independence Day event in Karachi. “We will go well-prepared to play […]