Want to travel? Go to government, Musharraf told
Islamabad – Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf was Monday advised by the Sindh High Court to approach the government if he desired permission to go abroad to meet his ailing mother. The court clarified that it had not put him on the country’s exit control list —... read more »
Delhi polls effect: 180 Punekars sign up as Aam Aadmis in 2 hours
After a dynamic performance that has thrown the Delhi assembly into a deadlock and forebodes a President’s Rule in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is conquering the IT crowd in the city. Between 5 and 7 in the evening on Sunday, during the first meeting of new members of the party since... read more »
Jairam Ramesh ridicules Modi on Lokayukta
New Delhi – Taking on the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday said the Gujarat chief minister’s comments about Lokayukta were akin to “Asaram (Bapu) talking about virginity”. Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu is... read more »
President’s rule recommended in delhi : Najeeb Jung
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has recommended President’s rule in Delhi, saying that the state Assembly should be kept in suspended animation, as per reports on Monday. Jung has send his to report to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The reports is said to have listed options before the Centre since no... read more »
Should juveniles be treated as criminals? Debate rages
New Delhi – Should minors involved in heinous crimes, like rape, be tried under the Juvenile Justice Act or should they be punished under the Indian Penal Code? The debate is still... read more »
A.K. Ganguly must quit, says BJP
New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Human Rights Commission chief A.K. Ganguly, a former judge of the Supreme Court accused by... read more »
I love my character in ‘What The Fish’: Dimple
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Veteran actress Dimple Kapadia plays a 60-plus grumpy woman in Gurmmeet! Singh’s “What The Fish” and says she loves her character. The... read more »
Pakistan president’s warning to Taliban
Islamabad – Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain has warned that other option! s could be used against the Taliban militants if peace talks with them fail. The Pakistani Taliban... read more »
Bangladesh detains former president Ershad
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s former military dictator and Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad was detained in Dhaka Thursday night. Ershad was picked up from his Baridhara residence and... read more »
