Kabul, May 17: Taliban insurgents who kidnapped dozens of people in southeast Afghanistan have released most of them but at least two are still being held, officials said. The insurgents set up roadblocks in the Sayed Karam district of Paktia province, pulling passengers out of cars at gunpoint on suspicion they were government workers before […]
Mumbai, May 17: The Aam Aadmi Party’s Maharashtra unit today announced setting up of a ‘seed fund’ to help children of the farmers who committed suicide this year, by sponsoring their education till class XII. The AAP unit office-bearers took the decision before embarking on a seven-day mass contact programme today for farmers and farm […]
New Delhi, May 17: The tussle between Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najib Jung over appointment of Shakuntala Gamlin as acting Delhi Chief Secretary intensified today with the AAP chief saying he will keep a tab on her, alleging the Modi government wants his government to “fail”. Kejriwal while accusing the senior bureaucrat […]
Chandigarh, May 17: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today praised the Narendra Modi government, saying the direction given by it in the last one year has been well received by the people. Slamming the Congress, Khattar said, “Even after 68 years of Independence, the public was feeling betrayed by the previous governments.” However, he […]
Hyderabad, May 17: Taking a dig at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his foreign visits, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said Modi’s schedule is in public domain and not a secret. Defending Modi against Congress’ barbs over his “frequent” foreign tours, Naidu said they were meant […]