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11 killed in violence in Karachi
KARACHI: At least 11 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in a fresh wave of violence in Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city, officials said on Friday. Last week Pakistan ordered hundreds of extra paramilitary policemen onto the streets of the Arabian Sea port to try to quell the violence. Political and ethnic violence in [...]
Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan: Gilani
Islamabad, Sep.20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani is back to singing his ‘K-tune’ by describing Kashmir as Pakistan’s jugular vein. Interacting with a group of political leaders during an Iftaar party at the PM House here, Gilani said Islamabad’s policy on Kashmir was based on Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s stance that “Kashmir was the [...]
Rashtriya Janata Dal celebrates good show in Bihar by-polls
Patna, Sept 20 (ANI): The activists of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) here celebrated the party’s good show in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats. The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major set back to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U). The JD (U) bagged [...]
Manmohan Singh hosts Iftar party
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted an Iftar party here on Friday. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, several foreign dignitaries and many political leaders were among those who attended the party. Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik, and several prominent Muslim religious leaders were also among [...]
Stephanie Rice finally celebrating birthday with a bang today
Melbourne, Sep 19 (ANI): Australian swimming beauty Stephanie Rice is all set to celebrate her 21st birthday today-almost two months after her actual birthday-in a grand bash. The Olympic star had to postpone festivities because of the world champ meet in Rome in July. But, today, she will start her birthday celebrations at the Marriot [...]
Suzanne Somers says chemotherapy killed Patrick Swayze
New York, Sep 19 (ANI): Actress Suzanne Somers, who is herself a cancer survivor, thinks that chemotherapy has killed Patrick Swayze. The ‘Three’s Company’ star gave her opinion on the ‘Ghost’ star’s death while speaking to Shinan Govani at the party for Tom Ford’s movie, ‘A Single Man’, at the Toronto Film Festival. “They took [...]
Congress – NCP to finalise seat-sharing formula on Saturday
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): The crucial meeting of the Congress Party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders will be held here on Saturday to give the final shape to the seat sharing agreement for next month’s Maharashtra Assembly polls. The Election Commission issued notification for the assembly polls in Maharashtra, which is to [...]
RPI activists ransack Congress office in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 18(ANI): Activists of Republican Party of India (RPI), a regional party in Maharashtra, on Friday ransacked the Congress office in Mumbai. The activists were protesting against eviction of their senior leader and former Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Ramdas Athawale from his official bungalow in New Delhi. Athawale was evicted for overstaying after [...]
Police swoop on sellers of Jaswant Singh’s pirated book in Pak
Lahore, Sep.18 (ANI): Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh’s book on Mohammad Ali Jinnah has sent the Pakistani book piracy nexus working overtime, but it has also landed people in police custody. Pakistani security agencies have arrested three people for selling pirated editions of the book ‘Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence,’ following a countrywide [...]
Mayawati slams Congress party’s austerity drive
Lucknow, Sep 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has ridiculed Congress party’s austerity drive, terming it as a ploy to steer attention away from the steep price rise. Addressing a mass rally here on Thursday, Mayawati hit out at the Congress party, calling its austerity drive “a drama.” “Because of the wrong doings by [...]
Rashtriya Janata Dal celebrates good show in by-polls in Bihar
Patna, Sep 18 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) celebrated its good show in state by-election on Thursday. The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major setback to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U). JD (U) bagged three seats while its ally Bharatiya Janata Party won two seats. [...]
MIC chief to apologise to Dr Mahathir over ‘slipper garland’ insult
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 18 (ANI): Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu has said that he will personally apologise to former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the ‘slipper garland’ insult by a MIC member during the recent party congress. He said he would seek an appointment with Dr Mahathir to tender his apology over [...]
Three persons detained for stone-pelting on Rahul Gandhi’s train
Karnal (Haryana)/New Delhi, Sep 17(ANI): Three persons were detained by the Haryana Police on Thursday for allegedly pelting stones at the train in which Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was traveling on Tuesday. The Haryana police had, earlier, launched a massive manhunt for a group of young men who had allegedly pelted stones at the [...]
Police baton-charge protesting Samajwadi Party workers in Varanasi
Varanasi, Sep. 16 (ANI): Police on Wednesday resorted to a baton charge angry Samajwadi Party workers who were protesting against the Mayawati Government’s policies. The incident took place when Samajwadi Party activists went to hand over a memorandum to the district magistrate. Several protestors were injured, while some others were arrested. Samajwadi Party workers have [...]
Twitter Gate: Congress will take action against Tharoor at the appropriate time: Tewari
New Delhi, Sep.18 (ANI): The Congress party on Friday said it would take appropriate action against Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for his “cattle class” comments through the medium of Twitter at the appropriate time. Addressing a party news conference in the capital, Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said: “We will take appropriate [...]