Pakistan Taliban has blamed the government for lacking powers to end the bloodshed in the country.
The comment came in as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) took responsibility for increasing number of attacks on security forces to avenge the killing of the group’s deputy chief, Wali-ur-Rehman Mehsud.
Mehsud was killed in the US drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region, along with six other militants, on May 29.
The Mizoram government and the Manipur-based militant outfit Hmar People’s Convention – Democrats (HPC-D) would hold the second round of talks here on July 18, about two weeks before the expiry of the bilateral Suspension of Operations (SoO).
An official communication was sent to the HPC(D) leadership today, though verbal information was already given to the leaders of the outfit, state joint secretary for home Lalbiakzama told PTI.
President Hamid Karzai should immediately dismiss Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) member Abdul Rahman Hotak after he voiced opposition to the new Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
Afghanistan’s Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women is known as the EVAW Law.
Hotak said that in his view EVAW Law was “violating Islam” and there needed to be a law that people were “comfortable” with.
Targeting about Rs 1,000 crore additional earning from mining, Odisha government today instructed all district collectors not to allow operation of mines under deemed extension provision if they fail to deposit required stamp duty by July 9.
“It is necessary to ensure collection of the stamp duty from mining lessees who are availing the benefit of deemed extension of the lease deed to fulfil the objective of the Amending Act failing which mining operation shall be stopped,” Steel and Mines Secretary Rajesh Verma said in a letter to all the district collectors.
Scoffing at the criticism over government decision to bring an ordinance to implement the Food Security Bill, Union minister Manish Tewari today accused the Opposition of shedding “crocodile tears” over parliamentary propriety.
“…It is indeed amusing that the ones who are shedding crocodile tears on propriety are also the ones who have acquired a Phd in ‘disruptionites’,” the Information and Broadcasting Minister said referring to disruption of Parliament proceedings in the recent past.
With professionalism being the buzzword, the AIFF is planning to implement a centralised player registration system that will help the apex body crack down on age-fudging besides providing all the footballers — from district to top level — the security of insurance.
The IDs of the players registered with their respective states as well as the All India Football Federation will be managed by a software company of international repute.
Pakistan has ‘categorically rejected’ Afghan army chief’s remarks alleging that it could end the 12-year conflict in Afghanistan within weeks if it was really committed to peace.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the allegations that Pakistan controls the Taliban and has unleashed them on Afghanistan have no basis.
Afghan Army chief of staff General Sher Mohammad Karimi in an interview broadcast by the BBC said that Pakistan could end the Afghan war in weeks if it were serious about peace.
Pegging the number of pilgrims missing after the recent natural calamity in Uttarakhand at more than 3000, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today said if they don’t surface till July 15 they will be presumed dead.
“Considering the magnitude of the crisis, the state cabinet has decided that if the missing persons are not found by July 15, we will presume that they are dead and the process of paying compensation to their next of kin will begin”, he said.
The exact number of persons missing after the tragedy is 3,064 and the deadline for finding them is July 15, he said.
With an aim to score a hat-trick in the Assembly polls due later this year, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will embark on a ‘Janashirwad Yatra’ from July 22.
The ‘Janashirwad Yatra’ will commence from Ujjain on July 22 and culminate in Bhopal on October 4 during which it will traverse through all the 230 Assembly seats in the state, senior BJP leader and in-charge of the yatra, Nandkumar Singh Chouhan, told reporters.
Pakistan Taliban has blamed the government for lacking powers to end the bloodshed in the country.
The comment came in as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) took responsibility for increasing number of attacks on security forces to avenge the killing of the group’s deputy chief, Wali-ur-Rehman Mehsud.
Mehsud was killed in the US drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region, along with six other militants, on May 29.
With the solar panel scam continuing to turn the heat on Kerala’s Congress-led UDF Government, telephone call details gathered by investigators showed that several ministers and political leaders had made calls to the prime accused in the case Saritha Nair, apart from getting frequent calls from her.
As the call list, beamed by the local media, caused further embarrassment to the Oommen Chandy Government, ministers and MLAs sought to downplay the issue, holding that as public servants it would be difficult for them to monitor all the calls they get on their phones.
Senior Egyptian jurist Adly Mahmoud Mansour has suddenly found himself in the spotlight as the civilian face of the Army-backed interim government following dramatic ouster of the Arab country’s first democratically-elected President Mohammed Morsi.
The name of Mansour – head of Egypt’s High Constitutional Court – as transitional President was announced by Army Chief Gen Abdel Fattah Sisi, who says the military commanders had no desire to rule, clearly to allay fears abroad that this was a coup d’état.
Pakistan’s Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) is reportedly set to approve 1.4 trillion rupees worth of projects which include three nuclear power plants to be built in Karachi with Chinese assistance. According to the Express Tribune, the Ecnec, headed by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, will approve the nuke plants of 2,400 megawatts capacity and will also consider approving the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS) project.
A village sarpanch was shot dead by unknown persons here today, police said
Arjun Vithoba Ghule (55), the sarpanch of Nandoshi village, was shot dead by some unknown persons at around 11 AM today on Sinhgad road near Dhayri, a police official said.
He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.
“We still do not know the exact reason behind the murder, but we have registered a complaint in this regard,” the official said adding that further investigation was on in the case.
Britain will hold a private military funeral for the soldier who was hacked to death in a terror attack on a London street in May.
Drummer Lee Rigby’s funeral will take place at a parish church in Bury, Greater Manchester, on July 12, UK’s ministry of defence (MoD) has announced. The 25-year-old was killed near his army barracks in Woolwich, south-east London.
A guard of honour will keep a vigil over his body the night before the private service, broadcast to outsiders via a PA system, an MoD spokesperson said.
Pitching for liberalised visa regime among Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) members, India today said it is considering visa on arrival facility for citizens from Mauritius and many other countries in the region to boost regional cooperation and trade.
Speaking at the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) Economic and Business Conference here, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said the region has exhibited healthy prospects for both international and intra-regional trade.
He said that visa regimes in the countries of the region need to be further liberalised.
The US is not only the greatest nation in the world but also beacon of hope to the people across the globe who cherish the ideals of liberty and opportunity, President Barack Obama said on Thursday as Americans celebrated the 237th independence day.
Legendary athlete P T Usha today criticised the Athletics Federation of India for blocking her protege Tintu Luka’s participation in Asian Grand Prix series in May, saying it has robbed the youngster of international exposure.
Usha said Luka — who competes in 800m — was invited by the Asian Athletics Association but the AFI refused to clear her ward on the ground that she had not participated in an earlier national meet.
Bollywood actor Chitrangada Singh is all set to make her small screen debut with the third season of youth-based crime series `Gumrah`.
The 37-year-old actress will be seen presenting the first episode of the show. TV actor Karan Kundra will host the remaining episodes.
“Television has such a far reach. Viewership of `Gumrah` is amazing. I think this is the best platform to convey something to your audience. The show deals with youth crime and unlike other crime stories, the show does not sensationalise crime,” Chitrangada said.
A new novel written by a lawyer makes one wonder what would happen if former Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, won presidential bid in 2008.
Fred Rich, who is the author of ‘Christian Nation’, has successfully been able to paint a picture that how religious extremists on the right could flip over the society.
Rich raises question in his book that what would happen if actually Sarah Palin, who is a firm believer of America becoming a Christian nation, gets the power to implement it.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday questioned the Congress-led UPA Government”s ”hurry” in bringing an ordinance on the Food Security Bill.
“What was the need to hurry when Monsoon Session of Parliament commences in sometime,” Singh told the media here.
“Should have tried to get bill passed in Parliament after discussion on it. We had no intentions of opposing it,” he added.
Earlier, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said that this move was intended towards gaining a ”political mileage”, ahead of the national polls.
Rupert Murdoch has been recorded saying wrongdoing by his British newspapers was “next to nothing” and apparently acknowledging that his reporters paid police officers for information.
In a tape published in transcript by the ExaroNews journalism website and broadcast on Channel 4 News, Murdoch is heard saying, “it’s the biggest inquiry ever, over next to nothing.”
“It’s a disgrace. Here we are, two years later, and the cops are totally incompetent,” said Murdoch, who is executive chairman of News Corp.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board will meet here on Thursday to discuss the strategy for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and the upcoming assembly elections in various states of the country.
BJP Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, while commenting on the scheduled meeting, said there will also be discussions on the role of the various leaders in the party, and added that it would be decided as to in which manner they will participate in the campaigning for the polls.
Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and said that the latter needs to give an answer to the nation on the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.
“Without an active connivance of the state apparatus at that point of time such a massacre could not have taken place in Gujarat in 2002 and such fake encounter could not have taken place in Gujarat and Narendra Modi being the Chief Minister of Gujarat owes a lot of answer to the nation,” he said.
Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav on Thursday said the truth must come forward in the Ishrat Jahan case, and added that a thorough investigation must be done to track all those behind the fake encounter.
“If this was a fake encounter, then who were behind it must be investigated,” he said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter was fake.
The CBI, which yesterday filed a chargesheet in the case, contended that the encounter was a joint operation between Gujarat Police and Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau, SIB.