top Pak court issues notices to 26/11 accused, govt over plea to examine boat
A top Pakistani court on Monday issued notices to the seven Mumbai attacks case accused, including 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman lakhvi, and the Government over the prosecution’s plea to form a commission to examine the boat used by the 10 leT terrorists to reach India. “The Islamabad HC has issued notices...
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Robert Vadra's links to benami london home under Finance Ministry's scanner
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Nepalese rescuers abandon mission to retrieve Indian climbers' bodies
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Sushma offers help to Pak girl aspiring to become doctor in India
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SSB officer donates rare blood group to save Nepalese twins
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Apex court stays bailable warrants against Pollution Board chairman
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CPM regrets alliance with Cong
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Mission indradhanush to get new name: min
31 May 2016 | PNS
Jethmalani, Misa, Sharad to enter RS uncontested
Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani, former JD(U) president Sharad Yadav, lalu Prasad's eldest daughter Misa Bharti and bureaucrat-turned-politician RCP Singh, apart from former Bihar BJP president Gopal Narayan Singh, are all set to enter the Rajya Sabha from Bihar uncontested. For the five vacant seats, the four filed their nomination papers...
Gujarat BJP hopes to improve tally
Ruling BJP hopes to improve its tally in Rajya Sabha as it is almost sure that a vacant seat from Gujarat, which was with the Congress, will go to the saffron brigade on the basis of higher number of seats in the State Assembly. Of 11 Rajya Sabha seats in the...
Cong stakes claim to form Puducherry Govt
Senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy on Monday called on lieutenant-Governor Kiran Bedi and staked his claim to form the next Government in Puducherry. The newly-elected leader of the Congress legislature Party was accompanied by PCC chief A Namassivayam and DMK MlA A Siva. Narayanasamy handed over to the lieutenant-Governor the letter electing...
TDP leaves RS seat for Prabhu
Union Railway Minister and BJP leader Suresh Prabhu will contest Rajya Sabha elections from Andhra Pradesh. The BJP announced his name for the Upper House on Monday after the ruling Telugu Desam Party left one of the four vacant seats of the Upper House to the BJP. While TDP was sure...
Telangana gateway to the South: Amit Shah
BJP national president Amit Shah has set a "1,000-day target" for the party rank and file in Telangana State to ensure the party's victory on the basis of the achievements and programs of the Narendra Modi Government. Addressing the meeting of the extended party executive attended by the party leaders from...
Oscar, Ramesh file papers from Karnataka
As part of the party's strategy to increase their fire power to take on the BJP, senior Congress leaders Oscar Fernandes and Jairam Ramesh filed their nominations on Monday for the June 11 Rajya Sabha elections from the Karnataka Assembly. The third nominee of the Congress, educationist and former Inspector General...
J&K budget: Focus on women empowerment
Jammu&Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu on Monday tabled the budget estimates for the year 2016-17 in the State Assembly with focus on women empowerment, entrepreneurship development and streamlining of public spending. The PDP-BJP coalition had planned to pass the State budget in January but following the demise of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed...
