Kerala: IUML wins Malappuram bypoll

Kerala: IUML wins Malappuram bypoll

Malappuram (Kerala) April 17 : The Indian Union Muslim League on Monday retained the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency, with its candidate PK Kunhalikutty winning by over 1.7 lakh votes in the bypoll, defeating the ruling CPI (M)-led LDF nominee.Kunhalikutty, who defeated his nearest rival MB Faisal (CPI-M), won from all the seven assembly constituencies of […]

Sajjan’s village keeps off controversy

Sajjan’s village keeps off controversy

Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur): Residents of Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan’s native Bambeli village in this district are looking forward to his forthcoming visit to India. While Sajjan will be visiting the Golden Temple, it is still not confirmed if he would visit his native village. The minister’s father, Kundan Singh Sajjan, who has been in […]

New commission set up to probe sacrilege cases

New commission set up to probe sacrilege cases

Chandigarh : Rejecting as “inconclusive” the report of the Justice Zora Singh (retd) Commission, the Punjab Government today constituted a fresh Commission of Inquiry, headed by Justice Ranjit Singh (retd), to investigate all cases of sacrilege in the state. The government, through a notification issued by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice, has included […]

N Korea displays apparently new missiles as US carrier group approaches

N Korea displays apparently new missiles as US carrier group approaches

Pyongyang/Seoul, April 15 : North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, on Saturday, as a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region. A US Navy attack on a Syrian airfield this month raised questions about US […]

Amid row over Jadhav, India cancels maritime talks with Pakistan

Amid row over Jadhav, India cancels maritime talks with Pakistan

New Delhi, April 15 : India has called off maritime security dialogue with Pakistan, scheduled for early next week, amid tensions over death sentence being awarded to Kulbhushan Jadhav on charges of spying. A delegation led by Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA) was to visit New Delhi from April 16-19 to discuss issues related to […]