CHANDIGARH: Half a dozen celebrated Punjabi writers have returned their Sahitya Akademy awards in protest against rising intolerance and curbs of freedom of expression by the BJP led NDA government at center even as eminant writer Sudheendra Kulkarni was today assaulted by Shiv Sainiks at Mumbai. Those returned their Sahitya Akademy awards included Surjit Patar, […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress has registered strong protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for comparing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with Nelson Mandela. Congress has demanded an apology from Modi.Sukhpal Singh Khaira former MLA and PPCC spokesperson in a hard hitting statement said that by comparing a “corrupt and tainted” leader like Badal with the legendary […]
Karachi, Oct. 12 : A week before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Washington, the United States has said that it would continue its security assistance to the country as it promotes ‘inter-operability’ between both nations to counter terrorism.According to the Dawn, the US State Department has issued a fact sheet on its ties with […]
Beijing : Recent reports have emerged that Pakistan has finalized a deal to buy eight submarines from China, according to the country’s Minister for Defense Production Tanveer Hussain.Speaking at the opening of a new exhibition center at the Defense Export Promotion Organization, he noted four submarines will be constructed in China and the remainder in […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition that alleged corruption in the purchase of coffins, rockets and snow shoes during the 1999 Kargil War.The PIL, pending in the apex court since 2004, had leveled allegations which had dented the image of the then NDA government headed by former prime minister Atal […]