Tag: State
Om Prakash Rawat Appointed Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat was on Sunday appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, succeeding Achal Kumar Joti, an official statement said.....
Pakistani IS Supporter Deported From Italy
Italian authorities on Tuesday expelled a 23 year-old Pakistani supporter of the Islamic State group accused of spreading jihadist propaganda over the Internet.....
Maldives, Indo-Pacific Region Figure In Modi-Trump Phone Conversation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have expressed concern over the political crisis in Maldives during wide-ranging discussions covering developments in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, according to the White House.....
Trump Signs Budget Deal, Bringing End To Second Shutdown Of 2018
United States President Donald Trump on Friday signed a combined funding and budget bill that was passed by Congress hours earlier and will increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, bringing an end to the second government shutdown this year.....
India Reassures Aid For Iraq Rebuilding Process
India on Wednesday assured its commitment to help war-torn Iraq in its rebuilding process while complimenting the nation for its victory over the Islamic State (IS) terror outfit.....
For Second Day, Pakistan Raises Kashmir At UN; India Hits Back At 'failed State'
Responding to Islamabad's bid to raise the Kashmir issue for a second day on Friday at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, India denounced Pakistan as a "failed state" where terrorists thrive and Osama Bin Laden received protection, and demanded that it bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai, Pathankot and Uri attacks to justice.....
39 Indians Kidnapped By IS In Iraq's Mosul Are Dead: Sushma
Thirty-nine Indians kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Iraq's Mosul in 2014 are dead, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.....
Congress Poll Manifesto For Karnataka Vows 1 Crore Jobs
In a bid to retain power in Karnataka, the ruling Congress on Friday promised to create one crore jobs across the southern state in its manifesto for the May 12 Legislative Assembly elections.....
PM Summons Tripura CM Over Controversial Statements
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has summoned Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb over his controversial statements.....
Pakistan Army Chief Met Me For A Minute: Sidhu
Slamming those who criticized him for hugging the Pakistan Army chief, Punjab cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa met him barely for a minute before the swearing-in of Prime Minister Imran Khan. ....
