Sarabjit Singh, son of Beant Singh, one of the two security guards who assassinated former PM Indira Gandhi, is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Faridkot in Punjab as an independent candidate.
Former First Lady Bushra Bibi was granted permission to visit the Adiala Jail to meet with PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan on the occasion of Eid.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has approached the country's top poll body to register new political party, ARY News reported on Monday.
As rifts widen within the ranks of the PTI, its jailed leader and former PM Imran Khan said, "Some of our people are in touch with his opponent, and they wanted to dismantle the PTI party."
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the latter retired from Rajya Sabha. In his letter to the former PM, the Congress chief said, "After having served for more than three decades, an era has come to an end."
A day after the CBI filed closure report in Air India scam case, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to former PM Manmohan Singh and to the country.
Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao's daughter, N Sharada Devi, expressed happiness over her late father being conferred Bharat Ratna by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former PM, Imran Khan, came to an agreement with the superintendent of Karachi's Adialia jail on standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the former's meetings with his relatives and lawyers, ARY News reported on Saturday.
Former PM and Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) president HD Deve Gowda, who took part in the joint coordination committee meeting of BJP and JD(S), said that they have given a great message to the people of Karnataka: Fight the Congress and ensure their defeat.
This comes after incarcerated former PM Imran Khan penned a letter to the IMF, urging the global lender to give the poll results a thorough once-over before cutting any new cheques for Islamabad.
"Pleasure to meet former PM Yoshihide Suga, now Chairman of the Japan India Association. His leadership was impactful in advancing India-Japan ties as well as the Quad. Count on his continued support for these endeavours," said Jaishankar in a post on X.
It said that the proceedings of the trial of the leader by the Lahore High Court (LHC) and of the appeal by the SC do not meet the requirements of the fundamental right of a fair trial and due process enshrined in Articles 4 and 9 of the Constitution.