Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down amid political crisis The move comes after Sri Lankan Supreme Court declared that the dissolution of Parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena was “illegal” ri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign on Saturday, news agency AFP quoted his son Namal Rajapaksa as saying on Friday. wiki source
Jamal Khashoggi killer heard on audio saying ‘I know how to cut’, says Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan One of the killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was heard saying “I know how to cut” on the audio of the killing Turkey shared with US and European officials, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Erdogan also slammed Riyadh for its changing account of how Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and prominent critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. The journalist had gone there to collect documents for his forthcoming...
Govt lied in Supreme Court. Have you seen it?’ Mallikarjun Kharge on CAG report on Rafale The senior Congress leader accused the government of “misleading” the Supreme Court by presenting wrong facts about the CAG report on the Rafale deal and demanded that the government should apologise for it. A day after the Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal, Public Accounts Committee chairman Mallikarjun Kharge said Saturday he will request all members of the panel to summon the Attorney General and the CAG to ask them when was the public auditor’s report tabled in Parliament. wiki ...
The Khalistan terror threat is all too real The Canadian government has listed the separatist movement as “a matter of concern” in its 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada. In a hyper-connected global order, extremist ideologies have no borders. This fact has found an echo in Canada’s latest, albeit late, acknowledgement of Khalistan extremism as a terror threat on its soil. The Canadian government has listed it as “a matter of concern” in the 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada”, tabled by the country’s public safety minister, Ralph Goodale. wiki ...
Founder Naresh Goyal’s penchant for control major obstacle for Jet Airways The 25-year-old airline, which Naresh Goyal set up with his wife at a time when state-run Air India was the only real formidable opponent, has outstanding dues of about $400 million. Jet Airways Ltd’s 69-year-old founder Naresh Goyal, who started out as an assistant in a travel agency, wove together charm, persistence and consummate dealmaking to build India’s biggest full-service carrier. wiki source
Ashok Gehlot: The low-profile leader who plays political magic The low-profile politician had held a clutch of Union government portfolios in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but was not known to be a popular leader. In Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot is known to outmanoeuvre his detractors in such a way that they don’t even get the slightest hint about it. The man born into a family of professional magicians is credited with playing political magic to emerge as the tallest Congress leader in the state in the last 15 years. wiki ...
Narendra Modi to visit Rae Bareli on Sunday, kick off projects worth Rs 1,100 crore . UP CM Yogi Adityanath visited Rae Bareli on Thursday to oversee preparations for PM Modi’s visit. The visit is being seen as a strategy of the BJP to pin the Congress leadership in their respective constituencies in the 2019 general election. Notwithstanding the setbacks BJP suffered in the assembly elections in three major Hindi heartland states this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Rae Bareli, the traditional seat of the Gandhi family, on Sunday. wiki ...
Vasundhara Raje retains bungalow she made official CM residence The bungalow was in the midst of controversy after Raje chose to live there instead of the official CM residence 8, Civil Lines, on taking over as CM five years ago. Outgoing Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje was on Thursday re-allotted her official residence, 13, Civil Lines, in Jaipur. The bungalow was in the midst of controversy after Raje chose to live there instead of the official CM residence 8, Civil Lines, on taking over as CM five years ago. wiki source
CBI secures Interpol Red Corner against Mehul Choksi Central Bureau of Investigation spokesman Abhishek Dayal added that before asking Interpol to issue Red Notice against Mehul Choksi, the agency secured a non bailable arrest warrant against him as well. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has managed to secure an Interpol Red Notice against fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, in what is seen as a big boost to its efforts to bring him back to India to face trial in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud. wiki source
Saudi to make biggest investment in Pakistan’s history: Minister The Minister said that he keeps getting messages from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman “through other people to hurry up”. “The ball is in our court. It is going to the cabinet for approval next week, after which the announcement will be made,” he said. The Minister said that he keeps getting messages from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman “through other people to hurry up”. First Published: Dec 13, 2018 12:25 IST wiki source
