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 »
Ready to Forego Power if CM Grants Total Loan Waiver, Says Uddhav Thackeray
Nashik: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he is prepared to forego power and withdraw all the party’s ministers from the BJP-led government in Maharashtra if Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is willing to announce a total loan waiver for debt-ridden farmers. Uddhav, however,... read more »
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