Zimbabwe crisis: Mugabe ignores party’s deadline to quit
Members of Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party are preparing to meet to discuss the possible impeachment of President Robert Mugabe, after a deadline for his resignation came and went on Monday. The deadline was set by Mr Mugabe’s own party, Zanu-PF. The embattled leader surprised Zimbabweans on Sunday, declaring on TV that he planned to remain […]
Killing of 190 militants “National tragedy”:Geelani
Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Monday said the killing of 190 militants in gunfights with government forces this year was “a big loss and a national tragedy”. Expressing “shock and grief” over the militant killings, Geelani asked said that this shows that the authorities are ruling “through their military might” in Kashmir.“It is […]
FIR lodged against Two media houses for passing Jammu youth as slain militant
FIR lodged against two newspapers for passing off Jammu youth as slain Lashkar militant Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday said they have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against two newspapers for passing off a Jammu man as the slain nephew of Lashkar commander Zakir-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. After taking cognizance of several media reports, […]
Centre sabotaging winter session on flimsy grounds: Sonia
November 20, 2017 Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday launched an all out attack on the government, accusing it of sabotaging the winter session of Parliament on flimsy grounds. Addressing the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, she also accused the government of being ‘ill prepared’ to implement the goods and services tax, which she described as a ‘flawed’ tax […]
Sensex, Nifty stay afloat in volatile trade
November 20, 2017 Key stock indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday rode out sharp fluctuations, but closed flat, with realty, metal and power stocks saving the day for them. Risk appetite took a back seat, reflecting mixed Asian shares on lingering concerns about American tax reforms, traders said. The market struggled for direction as the […]
No rains for week,severe cold ahead:MET
Although there will be no rains for nearly a week, but weathermen on Monday asked people to brace up for severe cold as mercury may dip further next week across Kashmir valley. “Weather will remain cloudy in coming days but there will be no rains for over a week. There will be slight dip in […]
Peddlers arrested with 19kg drugs in Jammu.
Jammu: Four suspected drug peddlers were arrested and 19 kg of poppy was seized from their possession, in two separate incidents in Jammu, police said Monday. In the first incident, two persons – Dharampal and Majid Dar- were arrested from a check point in Pacca Danga area last night when they were entering the city […]
Build Ram temple in Ayodhya, mosque in Lucknow: Shia Waqf Board
November 20, 2017 The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board has come up with a proposal wherein they suggested to build a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayidhya and a mosque in Lucknow. Shia Waqf Board chairman Syed Waseem Rizvi said that they have come up with the proposal following discussions with different […]
BJP releases 3rd list of candidates for Gujarat polls
Ahmedabad, Nov 20 : The ruling BJP today released its third list of 28 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly polls, fielding former minister Saurabh Patel from Botad and former state party chief R C Faldu from Jamnagar-South seat. In the third list, the party has dropped as many as 16 sitting MLAs, including three ministers, and […]
India strike twice after Kohli century, leave SL at 8/2
Kolkata, Nov 20 : Virat Kohli completed his 50th international century in testing circumstances before Indian pacers dealt a double blow to Sri Lanka to keep the first Test alive at tea on day five here. Chasing a tricky target of 231, Sri Lanka were eight for two in their second innings at the break with […]
