Juppe says no to French presidential bid but slams candidate Fillon
Author: ReutersTue, 2017-03-07ID: 1488833356532576000 BORDEAUX/PARIS: Former Prime Minister Alain Juppe said on Monday he had decided “once and for all” not to stand in France’s presidential election, dashing the hopes of many in his conservative party whose scandal-hit candidate faces defeat. Juppe said Francois Fillon had wasted a chance of victory, calling the 63 year-old obstinate for […]
Germany urges calm in ‘Nazi’ row with Turkey
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-07ID: 1488833356412575700 BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called for calm in an escalating row with Turkey, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labelled a German ban on rallies by his ministers “Nazi practices.” While firmly rejecting Erdogan’s claims as “absurd and out of place,” Merkel’s office sought to draw a line under a […]
Prominent Malaysian groups ask court to ban Zakir Naik from entering country
More trouble is in store for controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, as groups in Malaysia want his entry into the country banned for ever. Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF), a Hindu group, and few other citizens have petitioned the Kuala Lampur High Court asking to declare Naik as a national threat. The group has petitioned […]
US issues South Asia travel warning, says extremist elements are ‘active’ in India
The US has issued a travel warning to its citizens visiting Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and said extremist elements are also “active” in India. The warning came on a day President Donald Trump’s administration issued a new executive order temporarily barring citizens of six Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States but exempted those with […]
Kejriwal committed a serious act of libel, argues Jaitley on defamation case
[India], Mar. 7 (ANI): The hearing in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) continued for the second consecutive day. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, who is the counsel for Kejriwal, […]
UP polls: Support to SP forced BJP conduct more shows, says Akhilesh
[India], Mar. 7 (ANI): Ahead of the seventh phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday thanked the people of Varanasi for their support given to the Samajwadi Party’s road show and added that it was this response that forced the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to conduct more such shows. “I […]
Killing of fishermen unacceptable, matter taken up with Sri Lankan Govt.: India
[India], Mar. 7 (ANI): Expressing concern over the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, India on Tuesday said the matter has been raised with the Sri Lankan Government. “Firing on five Indian fishermen is totally unacceptable. The matter has been taken up at high levels of the Sri Lankan Government […]
Zero student intake: 40 pvt colleges in Telangana shut shop, 300 more impacted
With nearly no admissions, private colleges in Telangana have been facing a tough time. As a result, 40 of them have shut down permanently while several other colleges have closed temporarily. According to an official in Telangana State Board of Intermediate Examination Education (TSBIE), there are nearly 300 private colleges in the state which are […]
Delhi court reserves order on Yasin Bhatkal's petition challenging solitary confinement in Tihar
[India], Mar. 7 (ANI): The Patiala House Court on Tuesday reserved its order on Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal’s plea challenging his solitary confinement in a high security cell in the Tihar Jail. The Tihar Jail authorities in its reply told the court that there is no solitary cell in the jail, adding that Bhatkal […]
TN CM writes to PM Modi, seeks intervention in fishermen issue
[ India] , Mar. 7 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the Centre’s intervention in connection with the incident where a fisherman from Tamil Nadu was shot in the Sri Lankan waters, but, the island nation’s navy denied any involvement in the incident. Palanisamy […]
