Pakistan PM lands in U.S., to meet Trump today Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived here on his first trip to the U.S. He was welcomed at the airport by his Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. He is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump on Monday to reboot bilateral ties. …
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Abe claims victory in Japan poll
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory on Sunday for his ruling coalition in the upper house election, vowing to keep alive plans to amend the nation’s pacifist Constitution. With the results, the 64-year-old Abe, who is on course to become Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, aims to shore up his …
Read More »U.S. accuses Venezuela of aggression
A Venezuelan fighter jet “aggressively shadowed” a U.S. intelligence plane over the Caribbean Sea, defence officials said on Sunday. U.S. Southern Command said the Russian-made Venezuelan SU-30 on Friday followed a U.S. EP-3 at an “unsafe distance…jeopardising the crew and aircraft.” “The EP-3 aircraft, flying a mission in approved international …
Read More »Vedas and Thiruppavai
While the Thiruppavai has many commentaries, it itself may be considered a commentary on the Vedas, said Malola Kannan, in a discourse. Every pasuram in Thiruppavai reflects the Vedas in one way or the other. Taking the Azhi mazhai kanna pasuram as an example, one can see how it is …
Read More »PTI, Independents lead in FATA polls
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party and Independent candidates won five seats each in the first-ever elections in former semi-autonomous tribal region, bordering Afghanistan, that was once a stronghold of militant groups like the Taliban and the Al-Qaeda. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), where the first-ever provincial elections were …
Read More »UGC may allow pursuing multiple degrees simultaneously, sets panel to revisit the idea
UGC may allow multiple degrees simultaneously Students might soon be able to pursue multiple degrees simultaneously from different universities or the same university, with the University Grants Commission (UGC) studying the feasibility of the idea. The UGC has set up a panel headed by its Vice Chairman Bhushan Patwardhan for …
Read More »Taslima Nasreen gets one-year Indian residence permit
Taslima Nasreen’s residency extended Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s residence permit has been extended for a year by the Union Home Ministry, officials said on Sunday. The writer was given a three-month permit last week and had requested Home Minister Amit Shah for a year’s extension. Ms. Nasreen has been living …
Read More »Lucknow to host DefExpo next year
Lucknow will host the 11th biennial edition of DefExpo from February 5 to 8, 2020, the Defence Ministry announced on Sunday. “The main theme of DefExpo India-2020 will be “India: the emerging defence manufacturing hub” and the focus will be on “Digital transformation of defence’,” the Ministry said in a …
Read More »No Red Notice yet against Sandesara
Group faces allegations of bank loan fraud involving Rs. 8,100 crore. The Interpol is yet to issue Red Notices against Chetan and Nitin Sandesara, promoters of the Vadodara-based Sterling Biotech Limited group which faces allegations of bank loan fraud involving Rs. 8,100 crore. The Enforcement Directorate, which is pursuing a …
Read More »Delhi takes major share in poll bonds
Electoral bonds worth Rs. 5,851.41 crore were bought by donors to fund political parties between March 2018 and May 2019, of which 80.6% were redeemed in New Delhi, where the headquarters of major parties are located, reply to an RTI query has revealed. Chandrashekhar Goud, an RTI activist based in …
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