In run-up to Karnataka polls, Rahul minces no words to target BJP over Adani issue

In run-up to Karnataka polls, Rahul minces no words to target BJP over Adani issue

[ad_1] Bengaluru: The campaigning for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls that ended on Monday has witnessed former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi not mincing any words to target the BJP government at the Centre over the Adani issue, besides raising the “issues of corruption under the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government” in the poll-bound state. The … Read more

Kashmir issue should be resolved as per UN resolutions: China

Kashmir issue should be resolved as per UN resolutions: China

[ad_1] Islamabad: China said on Saturday that the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan was left over from history and should be resolved as per the UN resolutions while avoiding any unilateral action. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang arrived in Pakistan on Friday for a two-day visit, which is his first trip to the country. … Read more

Will abide by party’s decision on CM issue: Karnataka Cong chief

Will abide by party’s decision on CM issue: Karnataka Cong chief

[ad_1] New Delhi: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar Saturday exuded confidence that his party would win over 140 seats in the May 10 assembly polls and asserted that he would abide by whatever the party decides on the issue of chief ministership. In an interview with PTI, Shivakumar said the Congress will get a … Read more

Go First directed to issue refunds as it extends flight cancellations

Go First directed to issue refunds as it extends flight cancellations

[ad_1] Image posted by Go First on Facebook New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief, Vikram Dev Dutt has directed Go First to provide refunds to passengers who have booked tickets on the airline’s cancelled flights within the time frame prescribed by the regulations. Meanwhile, Go First has also responded to the DGCA’s … Read more

‘Sensitive issue’, SC declines to commute Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death penalty

‘Sensitive issue’, SC declines to commute Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death penalty

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant relief on a plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, seeking commutation of his death penalty in the 1995 assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and others, in view of over 10 years delay in deciding a mercy petition, saying “it is … Read more

RAW exempted under RTI Act unless human rights or corruption an issue: Delhi HC

RAW exempted under RTI Act unless human rights or corruption an issue: Delhi HC

[ad_1] New Delhi: India’s external intelligence agency RAW is an exempted organisation under the Right to Information Act and unless the information sought by an RTI applicant relates to human rights or corruption issues, it is not liable to be disclosed, the Delhi High Court has said. The court’s order came on a petition by … Read more

WTO needs to look at farm subsidy issue with open mind: Nirmala

WTO needs to look at farm subsidy issue with open mind: Nirmala

[ad_1] Incheon: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) should look at the issue of farm subsidies with an open mind as it impacts the food security needs of emerging economies in the backdrop of Covid pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Governor’s seminar … Read more

Doha: No breakthrough in sight as India joins UN to resolve Afghan issue

Doha: No breakthrough in sight as India joins UN to resolve Afghan issue

[ad_1] New Delhi: India participated in a two-day closed-door conference on Afghanistan with 20 other countries led by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Afghan crisis. The UN was spurred by the deteriorating situation in the landlocked nation to organise the meeting along with the US, Russia, China and other nations. The UN said … Read more

PTR audio issue: Stalin refutes to wade into ‘cheap politics’

PTR audio issue: Stalin refutes to wade into ‘cheap politics’

[ad_1] Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday dismissed as “cheap politics” the PTR audio files, in which the state finance minister is purported to have made some remarks about the assets of the DMK’s first family. In his first response to the issue, Stalin, president of the ruling DMK, said Palanivel … Read more

RNC chair: Republicans must address abortion issue ‘head-on’

RNC chair: Republicans must address abortion issue ‘head-on’

[ad_1] Reelected Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is applauded at the committee’s winter meeting in Dana Point, Calif., Jan. 27, 2023. | Jae C. Hong/AP Photo The chair of the Republican National Committee said Sunday that Republicans must directly address abortion if they hope to succeed in 2024. “Abortion was a big issue in … Read more