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Bhima-Koregaon riots: First probe hearing in September
Eight months after the January 1 caste riots in Bhima-Koregaon rocked Maharashtra's politics, the first hearing by a judicial commission of inquiry will begin here in September, a top official said on Saturday.
The hearings will be…
Sidhu hopes Khan’s victory proves good for India-Pakistan ties
Former Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday said that he hopes ties between New Delhi and Islamabad will improve after his "friend" Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister.
Wearing a blue…
Former UN Chief Kofi Annan dies at 80
ONI Bureau: Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize laureate breathed his last on Saturday at a hospital in Switzerland after short illness. He was 80.
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who…
Kerala Floods: Modi conducts Aerial Survey, declares Rs 500 Crores Immediate Aid
ONI Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted aerial survey of the massive loss and destruction triggered by the torrential rains in Kerala where 324 people have died in last nine days.
Modi announced Rs 500 crore…
Imran Khan takes oath as 22nd Pakistani PM
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Saturday took oath as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister, three weeks after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the highest number of seats in the general election.
Khan, who outvoted…
Kerala Flood death toll 324, red alert remains in 12 districts
The death toll in rain-battered Kerala touched 324 on Friday as a red alert continued in 12 districts, with the authorities continuing rescue operations after rains subsided and evacuated more survivors to relief camps.
Chief Minister…
Sidhu arrives in Pakistan for Imran Khan’s swearing in
Former Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived in Pakistan on Friday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan.
Sidhu reached Lahore via Wagah border and will arrive here for the…
Imran Khan elected Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minister
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was on Friday elected as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister by the National Assembly.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief won with 176 seats while his opponent, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President…
Punjab announces Rs 10 cr for Kerala Flood relief
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced Rs 10 crore relief for flood-ravaged Kerala, an official said.
While Rs 5 crore is being transferred from the Punjab Chief Minister's Relief Fund to the Kerala Chief Minister's…
When India scripted History in Pokhran under Vajpayee’s leadership
Twenty years ago, India scripted a success story on May 11 and May 13, 1998 when five nuclear tests were performed in Rajasthan's Pokhran under the guidance of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had assumed power only a little…