Wrote article disputing father on my own, says Jayant Sinha
NEW DELHI: Union minister Jayant Sinha today rejected suggestions that he wrote an article in an English daily disputing his father and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha’s contentions on the state of India’s economy at anybody’s bidding, insisting it was “absolutely out... read more »
Nitish Kumar wins Bihar trust vote 131-108
PATNA: Two days after he dramatically embraced the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday proved his majority in the Bihar assembly while the RJD protested in the house during the confidence vote. Contrary to fears, no cross-voting took place during the show of strength. Janata Dal-United... read more »
UAE Behind Hacking of Qatari Media that Begins New Middle-East Crisis
WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for the current crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, according to a Sunday report by The Washington Post. The Emirati Embassy in... read more »
Rename Babar Road After Lt Ummer Fayaz, Demands Delhi BJP
New Delhi: A BJP leader has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that Babar Road in the national capital be renamed after Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz who was killed by militants in his home state of Jammu and Kashmir on May 9. In his letter, Tejinder Pal Bagga, the spokesperson of the... read more »
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