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Islamabad, Aug 2: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party on Wednesday was waiting for a government nod to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as it has already sent out invitations to some of the Bollywood and Indian cricket stars, for the prime minister-elect Imran Khan’s oath ceremony next week. The PTI is likely to form a coalition government headed by 65-year-old cricketer turned

Islamabad, Aug 1: A top leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said that the party has asked the Foreign Office to apprise it on whether foreign heads of state, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could be invited to Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony, a media report said on Wednesday. The PTI, led by 65-year-old Khan, has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly

Pune, August 1: With the fifth death anniversary of slain Maharashtra rationalist Narendra Dabholkar inching closer, the family of the deceased awaits justice. In an attempt to get speedy justice, Dabolkar's kin launched an online campaign titled "Jawab Do" to help garner support to ensure that the perpetrators are put behind bars. The campaign has been launched on various social media platforms

Agartala, Aug 1: People who flee their countries due to genuine fear of persecution are refugees while those entering another country in search of employment or economic opportunities are infiltrators, the Tripura Governor said on Tuesday. In a series of tweets on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft in Assam, Tathagata Roy said: "Only those who flee their countries because of genuine

New Delhi, Aug 1: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress President Mamata Banerjee met veteran BJP leader L K Advani at his chamber in Parliament today and termed it a "courtesy call". Their meeting lasted 20 minutes. "I know Advaniji for a very long time. I went to inquire about his health. It was a courtesy call," Banerjee said after the meeting. Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad also came

Chennai, Aug 1: The latest health bulletin on M Karunanidhi, who is admitted to the ICU of Kauvery Hospital here, is a cause for worry since it says that his general health has witnessed “overall decline” due to altered liver function. 94-year-old Karunanidhi is battling for his life at the hospital after he was rushed there in the wee hours of Saturday following drop in blood pressure. On Sunday

Dhaka, Aug 1: With the final draft of Assam's National Registry of Citizens (NRC) sparking a nationwide debate over the exclusion of over four million people, Bangladesh on Tuesday said that linking illegal migrants with the country was incorrect. During a telephonic interview with news agency from Dhaka, the Information and Broadcasting Minister of Bangladesh Hasanul Haq Inu said, "Everyone knows

Dubai, Aug 1: An Indian man on Tuesday hit a jackpot to become the latest winner of the $ 1 million Dubai Duty Free raffle, according to a media report. Kuwait-based Sandeep Menon is the 132nd Indian to win the whopping prize money at the raffle since its inception in 1999, the Khaleej Times reported. “I’ve never won anything in my life, especially not something as huge as this. I am extremely

Mumbai, Jul 31: Mumbai's Arthur road jail, where fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya would be kept after extradition from the UK, was one of the best in the country, Home Affairs Ministry officials said on Tuesday. The prisons in India were as good as in any other country in the world and prisoners' rights were fully protected in Indian jails. Mallya's apprehension about threat to his life was

Newsroom, Jul 31: Imran Khan, the prime minister designate of Pakistan, has laid emphasis on the need of eradicating poverty not only from his country but also from Indian instead of engaging in armed conflicts. Instead of fighting each other, the governments of Pakistan and India “should devise a joint strategy to free their people from the trap of poverty”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)