PM congratulates Nawaz Sharif, invites him to India
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Congratulating PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif who is poised to return to power in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday…
Cloudy Sunday in Delhi, hot Monday expected
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The skies remained cloudy for a major part of the day Sunday and the maximum temperature settled three notches…
Two killed in Haryana clash, buses torched
Rohtak: Two people, including a woman, were killed and 114 others injured in clashes between Arya Samaj protestors and police near this Haryana town today,…
Maoists kill 4 security personnel in Bastar
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) Four security personnel were killed while another was seriously injured in two separate insurgency-related incidents in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division, police…
World leaders felicitate Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: Leaders of many countries today elicitated Nawaz Sharif on his party’s victory in the general elections in Pakistan. Sharif was Sunday poised to…
Imran Khan accepts defeat in Pakistan polls
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Former Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan Sunday accepted defeat in the general elections, but said the polls were a “victory for…
Livelihood scheme to be implemented in mission mode
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The government has decided to implement the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in a mission mode to ensure targeted…
MPs’ panel wants steps to raise the number of judges
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has expressed “displeasure” over availability of just 13 judges per million in India as against 50 per million in…
Dhaka building collapse toll reaches 1,126
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) More than two weeks after an eight-storey building collapsed in the Bangladesh capital, the death toll approached 1,200 Sunday, officials…
Musharraf’s party wins one seat in parliament
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf’s party, the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), managed to win one seat each – its…