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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (AP file photo) A classified high-level Pakistani diplomatic telegram has surfaced, strongly indicating an alleged US-backed conspiracy to topple the Imran Khan-led government in Islamabad, according to Drop Site news report.The secret diplomatic cipher, dated March 7, 2022, is being cited as evidence of alleged American involvement in the political…
NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted to the secretary general a fresh notice seeking to move a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner on the ground of “proven misbehaviour”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both LS and RS were rejected by the speaker and the…
Mahila Congress workers stage a protest in Bhubaneswar on Saturday KOLKATA/RANCHI/BENGALURU: Several opposition-governed states mounted a scathing attack on the Centre over the increase in LPG cylinder prices, with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee asking women across the state to hold protests and her Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah calling for PM Modi’s resignation.In poll-bound Bengal, Mamata, focusing…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a “long call” with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, marking the first known contact between the two leaders since the capture of Nicolás Maduro in a US military op. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump described the conversation as “great”. “We just had…
Soldiers remove their caps in honor of fellow soldiers killed in the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. (AP photo) Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello announced late Wednesday that 100 people were killed during the US military operation that ousted President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday — the first casualty figure provided…
Gunfire was heard near Venezuela’s Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Monday night, just days after former president Nicolás Maduro was captured and brought to the United States. CNN obtained videos showed what appeared to be lights from drones and anti-aircraft fire across the night sky.On Monday morning, Maduro, handcuffed and flanked by armed federal…
Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, two days after US forces captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, to face trial in New York. Rodriguez took the oath in the National Assembly, telling lawmakers she did so “in the name of all Venezuelans.” She has hinted she…
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Former Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday alleged that he was removed from the Lok Sabha through a “conspiracy” and not by the will of the people. The senior BJP leader asserted that he would contest parliamentary elections again if he remains alive.Speaking on a…
Sharif Osman Hadi (File pic) Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in the Bangladesh protest and ousting of Sheikh Hasina, died on Thursday in Singapore (local time), according to a press release from Singapore’s ministry of foreign affairs. He had been after fighting for his life for six days following a shooting in Dhaka.Hadi, a…
MUMBAI: Days after filing a caveat before the Maharashtra charity commissioner, seeking a hearing before being ousted as a Tata Trusts trustee, Mehli Mistry said on Tuesday that he wished to “part ways” with the public charities, noting that “precipitating matters would cause irreparable harm to the reputation of Tata Trusts”.Mistry’s decision effectively de-escalates tensions…
