Category: Politics

e-payment reward: 10 lakh users get Rs 153.5 crore

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The government has given over Rs 153.5 crore reward money to nearly 10 lakh citizens…

9 years ago

Deploy army to prevent any incident on SYL issue: Amarinder

Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) With Haryana's Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) adamant on starting digging of the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna Link…

9 years ago

Manipur Deputy CM escapes militant attack

Imphal, Feb 21 (IANS) Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on Tuesday escaped an assassination attempt in Tamenglong district when militants…

9 years ago

Lording it over? They claim 300 pounds a day for nothing

London, Feb 21 (IANS) Many members of the upper house of the British Parliament collect their full daily allowance of…

9 years ago

Steady voting for Maharashtra civic polls

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands voted on Tuesday across Maharashtra to elect 10 major civic bodies, including the…

9 years ago

Kabul demands action against Taliban in Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Within days of the Pakistan Army summoning Afghan diplomats to demand action against militants sheltering in…

9 years ago

In UP, political discourse gets distasteful

Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) "Gujarat ke gadhe" (donkeys of Gujarat), "Loktantra ke aatankwaadi" (terrorists of democracy), "Behenji Sampatti Party", "Negative…

9 years ago

Trump picks new national security adviser

Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has named Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser, replacing…

9 years ago

Eight die in Pakistan suicide attack

Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Three suicide bombers who targeted a court in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were killed on Tuesday,…

9 years ago

S. Korean President’s confidante won’t attend impeachment trial

Seoul, Feb 21 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye's confidante, who is at the centre of a corruption scandal, on…

9 years ago

Trump set to issue new travel ban order

Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) The Trump administration is considering dropping an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees in a revised executive…

9 years ago

BMC polls: Bollywood celebs vote

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) From veterans like Rekha and Gulzar to young talent like Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, Bollywood…

9 years ago

Cambodia amends law to bar criminals, convicts from politics

Phnom Penh, Feb 21 (IANS) Cambodia's Parliament has approved an amendment to a law governing political parties with provisions for…

9 years ago

Three suicide bombers killed in Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Three suicide bombers who tried to enter a court in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were killed on…

9 years ago

Dry days are absurd: Pooja Bedi

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Actress Pooja Bedi wonders why voting days are dry days. She finds it absurd. "Firstly they…

9 years ago

‘More murders in Florida than in Sweden’

Stockholm, Feb 21 (IANS) Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt has responded to US President Donald Trump's remarks on crime…

9 years ago

Three explosions near a court rock Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Three explosions occurred near a court in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, the police said. It…

9 years ago

Brisk, peaceful polling in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Polling was under way on a brisk and peaceful note on Tuesday in Maharashtra to pick…

9 years ago

Publishers axe Milo’s book

Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) British writer Milo Yiannopoulos' book "Dangerous" was axed after Republican conservatives released video clips which seemed…

9 years ago

Pence defends Trump’s media attacks

Brussels, Feb 21 (IANS) US Vice President Mike Pence defended President Donald Trump's latest attacks on the media and vowed…

9 years ago



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