Parveen Amanullah, Bihar’s first woman Muslim minister who quit the cabinet two days ago, Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying she wanted the AAP to govern Bihar. Amanullah, who was the social welfare minister in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet, resigned from the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the government Tuesday. She formally quit the Bihar […]
Pakistan wants a complete halt to US drone attacks instead of a decrease in the frequency of attacks, the foreign office said Thursday. Foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said at a press briefing here that Pakistan’s stance on drone strikes was lucid, adding the strikes were unacceptable as these killed innocent people in violation of […]
Peace talks between the Pakistan government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formally kicked off Thursday with the first phase being held at a secret location. The government negotiators include Irfan Siddiqui, adviser to the prime minister and coordinator of the committee, Rustam Shah Mohmand, a former diplomat, Rahimullah Yousufzai, senior journalist and Amir Khan, a […]
By Isha Sahni The 15thInternational Film Academy Awards (IFFA) also referred to as the Oscars of Bollywood are a set of awards presented to honour excellence of professionals in both artistic and technical field in Bollywood, Hindi language film Industry. Every Year, the Videocon DDB IIFA Weekend & Awards enchant the world from an exotic […]
Expelled Aam Aadmi Party legislator Vinod Kumar Binny said Wednesday that he has informed Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung that he wants to withdraw support to the AAP-led Delhi government. “I had given the Delhi government 48 hours to fulfill the demands, but till now they have not responded, so as announced, I am going to […]
Around 500 members of AAP protested here Wednesday demanding action against those who are allegedly bringing Ugandan women on the pretext of providing them jobs but forcing them into sex and drugs rackets. Three Ugandan women Tuesday registered a complaint with the police that several placement agencies were operating sex and drug rackets in and […]
At least two people were killed and 17 wounded in three bomb attacks in Iraq’s capital Baghdad Wednesday morning, a police source said. In one attack, a booby-trapped car exploded at a park near the Iraqi foreign ministry building in the city centre, wounding eight people and destroying several cars, the source told Xinhua. In […]
India and Pakistan must realise that trade normalisation and peace will continue to face setbacks unless they commit themselves to preventing incidents like the arrest of truck drivers, a leading Pakistani daily said Wednesday. The Dawn said in an editorial that the resumption of intra-Kashmir trade, after being suspended over the arrest of a Pakistani […]
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Wednesday in the post-lunch session after a statement by Defence Minister A.K. Antony on the now cancelled deal with AgustaWestland for purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters. After Antony made his statement, opposition members sought to ask clarifications from the minister causing din in the house. Some members […]
A day after Parveen Amanullah, the first Muslim woman minister in Bihar, resigned as social welfare minister and from the ruling Janata Dal (United), she said she will not reconsider her decision. “There is no question of taking back my resignation,” Amanullah told media persons here Wednesday after she met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at […]