Indian sports minister rules out cricket series with Pakistan
May 29, 2017(Agencies) Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday reaffirmed India’s stance concerning a bilateral cricket series with Pakistan. “Cricket and terrorism can’t go hand-in-hand,” the Hindustan Times quoted the minister as saying while he spoke to reporters in New Delhi. “India and Pakistan can’t play a bilateral series till the terror from Pakistan […]
Arun Jaitley urges opposition parties to reconsider boycott of GST launch
Jun 29, 2017 Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi On the eve of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out, when many political parties are announcing they will stay away from the mega launch, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said they should display broad shoulders and own up to this consensus decision that […]
No atmosphere of fear or insecurity among minorities: Naqvi
June 29, 2017(Agencies) As the nation witnessed a streak of violent incidents targeting minorities, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, in a bid to quell frayed tempers, on Thursday asserted there was no atmosphere of fear or insecurity prevailing among the community. Suspecting the role of some ‘hostile forces’ behind such incidents, the Minister of State for Minority Affairs said such ‘tactics’ […]
ITBP officer dies during Yatra duty in Kashmir
Srinagar:-An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on security duty for Amarnath Yatra died due to cardiac arrest on Thursday. The deceased was identifed as 42-year-old ASI Sanjun Singh of 42 Batallion of ITBP. Singh suffered a massive heart attack in Bararimarg area on the Baltal track.
Vistadome train for tourists in kashmir
Kashmir will soon get a Vistadome train for tourists and the project is at the final stage. union Railway minister Suresh Prabu said that it was being done after discussing with state chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. He said that tourists would be served Wazwan in train and expressed hope that this special train for tourists […]
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over border firing
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday summoned acting Indian Deputy High Commissioner S. Raghuram and lodged a formal protest over the death of a civilian in firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier. Abdul Wahab, 22, was killed on Wednesday in firing by Indian forces while he […]
UN Media Watchdog Slams Demands to Close Down Qatar-Based Al Jazeera
BY REUTERS Dubai: A United Nations expert and a media freedom watchdog on Wednesday criticised four Arab states for seeking to close Al Jazeera television in a rift with Qatar. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have sent Doha a list of 13 demands, including closing the state-funded Al Jazeera television […]
Mosul mosque where Isis declared caliphate ‘has been recaptured’
Iraqi forces claim to have recaptured the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul – where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed himself leader of Islamic State three years ago. The seizure marks a highly symbolic moment in the war, placing government troops in the heart of the Old City – the last redoubt of Isis in Mosul […]
Killing people in name of cow protection not acceptable: PM
Ahmedabad, Jun 29 (PTI) In a tough message against cow vigilantism and mob lynching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said killing people on pretext of protecting cows is not acceptable and warned that no one has the right to take law into his hands. Addressing a public meeting to mark the centenary of the […]
Schools and colleges to shut for summer break from july 6
The authorities have decided to go for summer break in all schools higher secondary schools and colleges from july 6.earlier only colleges were closed for the summer vacations. Now thrusday afternoon government issued an order for the summer vacation in all the schools also. They will remain closed till July 15.
