Chidambaram takes swipe at NDA govt, says economy downward
New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a swipe at the NDA government for claiming that the growth rate was better in its rule, saying it was lower than UPAs 10 years average and was going downward. In multiple tweets, Chidambaram said the�World Banks former chief economist Kaushik Basu had stated that Indias growth […]
Muslim Board rules out compromise on Babri Masjid
HYDERABAD: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPB) emphasised that the land dedicated for Babri Masjid cannot be sold, gifted, or alienated. Owaisi’s reaction came after the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) working committee held a meeting to find a solution to the Babri […]
PM Modi arrives in Palestine for historic visit
February 10, 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Ramallah on a historic visit to Palestine. After the arrival, Modi laid a wreath at Mausoleum of Late President Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. The Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat was unveiled on November 10, 2007, and is located adjacent to the compound of presidential headquarters, also […]
Remove flaws, will welcome Triple Talaq bill: Muslim law Board tells govt
February 08, 2018 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the apex body of Indian Muslims, on Thursday said that it is ready to welcome the bill banning Triple Talaq if the government removes all flaws. A day before its plenary session here to chalk out a strategy on the issue, the Board […]
Jawans dying in Pak firing, but govt talks of pakodas: Sena
February 08, 2018 The Shiv Sena today hit out at the BJP over the prime minister and Amit Shah’s ‘pakoda’ remarks and said the Modi government was trying to divert people’s attention from key issues, including Kashmir where jawans are dying in firing by Pakistan. Hailing former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for “defeating” Pakistan and […]
People, country deeply troubled in Modi regime: Sonia Gandhi
NEW DELHI : Returning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fire, Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused his government of creating an atmosphere of fear, damaging democratic traditions and eroding pluralistic nature of the society, and said the people and the country were “deeply troubled”. Addressing a meeting of Congress Parliamentary Party here, she accused […]
Rahul is now my boss, too: Sonia tells Congress
February 08, 2018 Sonia Gandhi tells Congress leaders at the party’s parliamentary meeting that Rahul is the boss. “We have a new Congress president and on your behalf and my own I wish him all the best. He is now my boss too. Let there be no doubt about that,” the former Congress party chief […]
Indian man cycles 750km in search of missing wife
Patna: A man from the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has been cycling across several districts for the past month, looking for his missing wife. The woman has been missing since January 11. Anita Devi, who hails from the Musabani locality of eastern Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, went missing last month while her husband, […]
After 18-years wait for children, Kerala woman delivers twin and dies
Thiruvananthapuram: A couple in Kerala’s Kottayam district who felt on top of the world last week when they got their first children, a pair of twins, were dealt a heart-wrenching blow on Monday when the wife collapsed and died in hospital. The parents, identified as Shishupalan and Sheeba, 42 had waited 18 years for a […]
‘Muzzled’ opposition boycotts parliament
February 06, 2018 A group of opposition parties including the Congress today boycotted the proceedings of Rajya Sabha, alleging that their voice was being “muzzled”. Among the parties which boycotted the proceedings after lunch include the Congress, TMC, NCP, DMK, Samajwadi Party, CPI-M, CPI and the AAP. Members of the parties stayed away from the […]
