Mamata gives ‘oust BJP’ call

Mamata gives ‘oust BJP’ call

Kolkata : Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today gave “oust BJP from India” call and said Bengal would stand by all political parties that would fight the saffron party. Asserting that the BJP has “failed on all fronts”, including on having good relations with foreign countries, Banerjee announced that her party will launch the “Oust BJP” […]

Salary of Capt’s key men fixed

Salary of Capt’s key men fixed

Chandigarh : Cash-strapped Punjab has fixed the salaries of advisers and officers on special duty (OSDs) appointed by the Capt Amarinder Singh government. Four advisers — Vimal Sumbly, Capt Sandeep Sandhu, Amardeep Singh Natt and Karanpal Singh Sekhon — will be paid Rs 1.25 lakh per month with retrospective effect from the day of their appointment. […]

Indian man convicted of using fake identity to get US citizenship

Indian man convicted of using fake identity to get US citizenship

Washington, July 22 : An Indian man has been convicted of using fake identity to obtain American citizenship, an immigration official has said. Balbir Singh, alias Ranjit Singh, 50, faces up to 10 years in federal prison, a maximum $2,50,000 possible fine, revocation of his citizenship and enforcement of his outstanding deportation order. According to Acting […]

Baghdadi still alive: US Defence Secretary

Baghdadi still alive: US Defence Secretary

Washington, July 22 : US Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike. “I think Baghdadi’s alive… And I’ll believe otherwise when we know we’ve killed him,” Mattis said. “But, we’re going after him. We assume he’s alive,” he […]