Politics

Nature's miracle: Pakistan woman delivers five healthy babies

Peshawar, Oct 25 (ANI): Surprising the people with nature's yet another miracle, a supermom from northwestern Pakistan has given birth to five healthy quintuplet girls and boys in a Peshawar hospital, according to the hospital officials. The newborn include three girls and two boys. The woman, who gave birth to quintuplets, hails from Malakand, now a district under the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Giving birth to quintuplets can be dangerous and historically it has been rare that all five children survived.

Oct 25, 2013

Rahul's statement on Muzaffarnagar victims will harm Muslim community: Kamal Faruqui

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): A day after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi claimed that Pakistani agencies were trying to lure some victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots to terrorism, Former Secretary of Samajwadi Party Kamal Faruqui said that the statement will do nothing but will harm the Muslim community and their sentiments. Further, he said that there had been even worse attacks on the Muslim community but that never meant that the community will turn to terrorism or Pakistani outfits.

Oct 25, 2013

Chhattisgarh Polls: Congress assails Raman Singh govt

Raipur, Oct 25 (ANI): A day after Chhattisgarh chief Minister Raman Singh filed his nomination paper from Rajnandgaon seat for the upcoming polls in Chhattisgarh, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday said that the BJP government in the state has indulged in massive corruption. Assailing the Raman Singh government, Singh said that the people of Chhatisgarh have always supported Congress and it would have formed a government there had there not been a fixing by the BJP from the naxal inflicted regions.

Oct 25, 2013

Bangladesh academician highlights ideological differences among political parties

Dhaka, Oct 25 (ANI): Bangladesh academician, Shafi Ahmed highlighted the conflict between the leading political parties of the country, as tensions mounted ahead of the general elections. Bangladesh has been rocked by protests and counter-protests since January, when a tribunal set up by the government to investigate abuses during a 1971 war of independence from Pakistan sentenced to death in absentia a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami. Ahmed while talking to the reporter in Dhaka said that there was clash of ideologies between the two leading political parties.

Oct 25, 2013

UP: Girl set on fire after rape attempt by villager

Jalaun, Oct 25 (ANI): A teenage girl in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh died in hospital allegedly after being set on fire by a villager, who had attempted to rape her first. The incident took place at Nipniya village of Sirsa Kalan area in Jalaun district on Tuesday evening in the fields where she went to attend nature's call. Police, however, suspected the incident to be a case of suicide. The assistant superintendent of police in the region, Rakesh Shankar, said that the girl was believed to be in a relationship with the accused and committed suicide after being spotted with him by her brother.

Oct 25, 2013

Coalscam Case: Congress asks CBI to reconsider FIR against KM Birla

Raipur, Oct 25 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not eluding questions on coalscam. Digvijay further said that the CBI should reconsider its FIR against top industrialist KM Birla.

Oct 25, 2013

Continuous Ceasefire violations instils fear in villagers

Samba, Oct 25 (ANI): Massive exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistan troops overnight across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir instilled fear in the minds of border villagers forcing thousands to abandon their homes. The villagers, already facing hardships due to continuous violations of ceasefire and shelling from Pakistan, were shaken after the incident. A mortar bomb fell at a house in Nanga village of Samba district, when the village was fast asleep in their 'safe abodes'. Consequently, thousands of them have abandoned their homes and is seeking refuge elsewhere at community shelters like schools.

Oct 25, 2013

PM's statement on Coalgate: He never acts on his words, says Yashwant Sinha

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Reacting on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that he is open to CBI investigation in Coalgate scam and has nothing to hide, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said that the PM never acts on his words. He also said that there is nothing new in his statements is just matter of fact statements.

Oct 25, 2013