Washington, June 23 : A bipartisan Bill seeking to revoke Pakistan’s status as major non-NATO ally (MNNA) to the US has been introduced in the House of Representatives by two top lawmakers, saying the country failed to effectively fight terrorism. Introduced by Republican Congressman Ted Poe and Democratic lawmaker Rick Nolan, the legislation calls for revoking […]
Beijing, June 23 : China again said on Friday that there is no change in its stance on admission of non-NPT states into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), marring India’s chances of entering the elite club at its crucial meeting currently underway in Bern. “As for non-NPT counties being admitted to the group, I can […]
Chandigarh, June 23 : Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday alleged that Fastway Cables caused a loss of Rs 700 crore to the state exchequer. Speaking in the Punjab Assembly, he said that Fastway started with Rs 25 lakh and had profit of Rs 30 crore immediately and nothing was given to the […]
Sriharikota, June 23 : ISRO’s workhorse rocket PSLV-38 on Friday blasted off from the spaceport here carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite– a dedicated satellite for the defence forces–along with 30 co-passenger satellites. The total weight of all the satellites carried on-board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is about 955 kg. The co-passenger satellites comprise 29 […]
Chandigarh, June 23 : Members of the Opposition — SAD-BJP and the AAP —walked out of the Punjab Assembly on Friday to protest the “denigration of Sikh principles” the day before when some MLAs were forcibly evicted from the House. Today, even non-Sikh Akali MLAs were seen wearing turbans while all SAD MLAs wore black […]