Congress party misused the CBI in 2010 to frame BJP leader and the then Gujarat Minister Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, BJP alleged on Tuesday. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Union Minister and party leader Smriti Irani said that Mr Shah has been cleared by the court …
Read More »Ram Temple ordinance possible after legal process gets over: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made it clear that a decision to bring an ordinance on Ram Temple at Ayodhya can be taken after the judicial process gets over. In an interview to a news agency, Mr. Modi accused Congress of delaying the Ayodhya verdict in the Supreme Court. …
Read More »Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passes away in Canada
Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passed away in Canada yesterday. His son Sarfaraz confirmed the sad demise of the 81-year old comedian and character artist. Born in Kabul, Khan made his acting debut in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna’s “Daag” and has featured in over 300 films. He wrote dialogues for over …
Read More »India, Pakistan exchange lists of civilian prisoners & fishermen in their custodies
India and Pakistan today exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. The lists were exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad. India handed over lists of 249 Pakistan civilian prisoners and 98 fishermen in its custody. Pakistan has shared lists of 54 civilian …
Read More »India exchange list of nuclear installations
Jan 01, 2019, 8:07PMPakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installationsRepresentational PicIndia and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between them. In a statement, the External Affairs Ministry said, the list was exchanged through diplomatic channels …
Read More »The only woman in the CIC will be ex-IRS officer Vanaja N. Sarna
The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as the new Chief Information Commissioner. He will take charge on January 1. Four new members have also been appointed to the Central Information Commission (CIC), taking its total strength to seven. Four vacancies still remain. The CIC is the highest appeal body under …
Read More »Gram Panchayat polls from Jan 21 to 30: Nagi Reddy
Hyderabad, Jan.1 (PMI): At last, the schedule for Telangana gram panchayat polls was released on Tuesday by State Election Commissioner V Nagi Reddy by issuing a notification. Ballot papers will be used for the village panchayat polls to be held in three phases from January 21, 25 and 30. Addressing the …
Read More »KTR attends New Year festival at Telangana Bhavan
Hyderabad, Jan.1 (PMI): New Year 2019 celebrations were conducted on a grand note at Telangana Bhavan here on Tuesday. TRS working president KT Rama Rao participated in the program and distributed cake to the leaders, who attended the event. He exchanged pleasantries to mark the New Year to them. Former Ministers, …
Read More »Prakash Raj to enter politics & contest LS polls
Hyderabad, Jan.1 (PMI): Noted actor of South Indian film industry Prakash Raj has announced that he would enter politics and contest in the upcoming Parliament elections. He made this announcement on his twitter account marking the New Year. While thanking his fans and followers on the occasion of the new year, …
Read More »Krishnaiah urges HC to quash ordinance on Panchayat polls
Hyderabad, Jan.1 (PMI): BC Welfare Association national president R. Krishnaiah has filed a house motion petition in the High Court pleading to release orders stopping the release of Panchayat election notification. The petition was filed by Krishnaiah ahead of its scheduled release on January 3. In his petition, he complained to …
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