BJP should apologise for ‘insulting’ Sonia Gandhi: Congress

New Delhi, Aug. 12 : Congress chief whip in the Lok Sabha, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Wednesday asked the government to tender an apology to Congress president Sonia over the unwarranted remark made against her by a BJP MP in the Lok Sabha.”This is an insult to the Parliament to use such words against a person, […]

India-France Rafale deal in trouble over sales terms: Officials

New Delhi, August 12 : India’s order of 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets has run into trouble with government officials struggling to agree sales terms, sources said, four months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervened to break a logjam in previous commercial negotiations.Two senior Indian defence officials told Reuters that both sides were wrangling over […]

Sushma targets Rajiv Gandhi as Cong rejects her claim in Lalit Modi case

New Delhi, August 12 : The Congress on Wednesday rejected External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s claim of helping Lalit Modi on humanitarian grounds in Lok Sabha, saying she could have done it under a legal framework and demanded her resignation on moral grounds. Fighting back, Swaraj said the Congress had helped Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi […]

Punjab area searched following tip-off of armed men

CHANDIGARH: A massive search operation was carried out by the Punjab Police and other security agencies in and around a village in Hoshiarpur district of north Punjab following reports of unidentified armed men being spotted in the area.”A teacher told police that he had seen 3-4 suspicious people moving in a car in army uniforms […]

Amarpreet Singh Lalli elected President Punjab Youth Congress

CHANDIGARH: Amarpreet Singh Lalli of Hoshiarpur has been elected President of Punjab Youth Congress by securing highest votes in the direct elections conducted at the instance of AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi who chose Punjab as pilot state to revbive internal democracy in the party. He was polled 4447 votes against his nearest rival Kulbir […]