The national president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, K Laxman, on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the Congress after it claimed that the Centre's decision to confer the 'Bharat Ratna' on former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur was taken with an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha election
"I want to thank the Central Government on behalf of poor and socially backward people. Karpoori Thakur was a socialist. I have known him closely. Lalu Prasad Yadav ignored him after coming to power. Narendra Modi's government honoured him and that is the difference between the BJP and the C
Muhammad Amir Rana, writing in an editorial in Dawn, highlighted the case of Sarfraz Shah, shot by paramilitary forces in 2011 and another case of Rao Anwar, a police officer accused of killing over 400 people in fake encounters, who was acquitted in the high-profile Naqibullah murder case.
Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar is likely to summon a meeting of the National Security Committee on Friday with a focus on Pakistan-Iran tensions, ARY News reported.
Responding to the media on the issue of police violence against Baloch protesters in Islamabad, the caretaker premier said that some of the people--media persons included--were trying to "mislead everyone, turning themselves into fake heroes of human rights and damaging the state".
Karnataka Housing, Minorities Welfare and Wakf Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan set one-month deadline for officials to submit a detailed report on the encroachment of the Wakf properties in every district and taluk within a month.
Police broke into the house of a Pakistani correspondent, Khursheed Anwar Khan, late Thursday night without any warrants and searched his house, harassing the family, according to Dawn.
The announcement by Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim stated that the ban is a reaction to Israel's disregard for humanitarian principles and violations of international law, citing ongoing cruelty against the Palestinian people.
Speaking to ANI on the incident in Chandrapur, Mungantiwar said, "Whether it is an officer's son or some big leader's son, he will have to bear the whip of the law and Constitution. No matter who it is, if they have committed this crime, then they would be punished."
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday announced that visitors from India and China will be granted 30-day visa-free entry into Malaysia from December 1.