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New Delhi, Dec 27: A Delhi government inquiry report on the affairs of the capital's cricket body DDCA does not even mention the name of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who has been under opposition attack over the alleged irregularities during his tenure as its chief. The 237-page report by a three-member committee headed by Principal Secretary in Vigilance Department Chetan Sanghi has said

Islamabad, Dec 27: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz today said it would not be fair to expect much from the talks scheduled here next month between the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India. Speaking to Radio Pakistan's Current Affairs programme about the possibility of peace between Pakistan and India, Aziz said it would not be fair to expect instant

New Delhi, Dec 26: Ram Madhav, BJP general secretary on lien from RSS, has said that RSS believes that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will one day reunite again not by war but through "popular goodwill", comments that were made public on the night Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Lahore for a meeting with Nawaz Sharif. "The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) still believes

Srinagar, Dec 26: Normal life was partially affected across the Kashmir valley on Saturday after separatists called for a shutdown demanding disbanding of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) in Jammu and Kashmir. Shops, business establishments, public transport, and banks remained closed in summer capital Srinagar and other district headquarters of the valley. Inter-district public transport was

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprised Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and the world by making a surprise visit to Lahore, Pakistan. Modi was on his way back to India after a visit to Russia and a stop-over in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, earlier on Friday. This was the first time an Indian Prime Minister has visited Pakistan in over a decade, reason enough for people on social media to

New Delhi, Dec 26: The Congress on Friday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lahore, saying the ruling BJP had replaced seasoned diplomats with businessmen to achieve its foreign policy goals. “Has Prime Minister Narendra Modi and [External Affairs Minister] Sushma Swaraj earlier, when she went for the Heart of Asia conference in Islamabad, safeguarded and upheld India’s interests

Lahore, Dec 25: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed here on Friday evening for an unscheduled meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif who received him warmly. Sharif presented a bouquet to Modi as he flew into the Allama Iqbal International Airport from Kabul heading a 120-member delegation, Pakistan Television reported. It is Modi's first visit to Pakistan, and the first trip

Lucknow, Dec 25: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister President Akhilesh Yadav has stripped Samajwadi Party leader Ompal Nehra of minister of state status after his remarks asking Muslims to help build temples in Ayodhya and Mathura. "Nehra has been sacked by the Chief Minister yesterday," SP spokesman and cabinet minister Rajendra Chowdhury said today. The action by Chief Minister, who is also the state

Kabul, Dec 25: In a major surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flying to Lahore this afternoon, his first touchdown in Pakistan, where he will meet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif. The announcement came from Modi himself in a tweet as he prepared to wind up his brief visit to Afghanistan. "Looking forward to meeting PM Nawaz Sharif in Lahore today afternoon, where I will drop by on my way

Kabul, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi todayinaugurated the Parliament building which has been constructed by India at a cost of USD 90 million here. The new parliament building in Afghanistan will stand as a symbol of ties between India and Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after the inauguration ceremony. "It will stand as an enduring symbol of the ties of emotions and values