Sharif takes oath as Pakistan PM
byThe oath of office was administered by President Asif Ali Zardari, reported Geo TV. Sharif became the first third time prime minister in the…
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SP retains assembly seat
byLucknow, June 5 (IANS) The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday retained the Handia assembly seat in Allahabad, defeating its nearest Bahujan Samaj…
Regional parties will do well in 2014: Mamata
byKolkata, June 5 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said regional parties will perform well in the 2014 general election and parried a…
Karnataka against ‘unbridled powers’ to NCTC
byNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Congress-ruled Karnataka Wednesday cautioned the party-led central government against “unbridled powers” to the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre…
Sharif elected Pakistan PM, vows to resolve energy crisis
byIslamabad, June 5 (IANS) Nawaz Sharif, who was Wednesday elected Pakistan’s prime minister by the National Assembly here, vowed to resolve the country’s acute…
Court expresses concern over Saradha depositors
byKolkata, June 5 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday expressed concern over the fate of over six lakh depositors of the scam-tainted Saradha Group…
BJP sweeps, Congress weeps in Gujarat by-polls
byGandhinagar, June 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wedneaday wrested two Lok Sabha and four assembly seats from the Congress in the by-elections…
Nawaz Sharif calls for halt to US drone strikes
byIslamabad, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in his maiden speech shortly after his election by parliament, asked the US Wednesday to…
CIC order on parties: Activist seeks hearing before HC
byNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) An activist has moved the Delhi High Court with a request that he be heard before any political party…
RTI plea seeks information on funds received by BJP
byPanaji, June 5 (IANS) Two days after the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled political parties were within the ambit of the Right to Information…