Indian opposition MP Amrinder Singh shocked the Lok Sabha this week by publicly confirming that a Rafale fighter jet was shot down by the Pakistan Air Force during recent cross-border hostilities — a claim the Indian government has so far avoided addressing. Singh, a senior leader from the Congress party and former Chief Minister of […]
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Senate chairman refuses Lok Sabha speaker’s invite to visit India
ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani turned down the invitation of the speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha to visit New Delhi, citing sources. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla in a letter penned to Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani invited him to attend the centenary celebrations of the Public Accounts Committee. The letter had said […]
Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he’s not a part of ‘Krrish 4’
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he is not part of the Hrithik Roshan starrer superhero film ‘Krrish 4’. There were reports that Nawazuddin Siddiqui will play a baddie in the fourth instalment of the ‘Krrish’ franchise. Asked if the reports were true, Siddiqui said, “This is the first time, I am hearing about it from you […]
Modi’s election strategy is well tested
Following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, European powers held a conference at Vienna in 1814, known as the Congress of Vienna, to chart a new map of Europe. The gathering itself was more an occasion for celebration and merry making than a serious deliberative endeavor that went on for about a year. However, the Congress […]
Rahul Gandhi’s two-seat bid for Lok Sabha
His detractors in the Indian mass media are calling it a sign of weakness, but Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest a Lok Sabha seat from Wayanad, Kerala, promises to enhance his Indian National Congress’s profile in the area. The ruling nationalists have a limited presence in the constituency. Many in the media have interpreted the […]