General Politics

Sharif terms holding elections under PCO as fraudulent

Lahore, Nov 12: Former Prime Minister Nawaz SharifFormer Pakistan Prime

Yeddiyurappa to be sworn in as Karnataka CM

BJP leader B. S. Yediyurappa

Kumaraswamy chosen leader of JD (S) legislature party

72-hour Sapore gun battle ends as security forces kill 2 militants

Srinagar, Nov 11 : The encounter between security forces and militants at a hotel in Sopore town of Baramulla District ended this morning with the killing of two rebels and a security personnel.

The three-day long gun battle came to an end when the security personnel gunned down two Pakistani militants holed up in the hotel 'New Light'.

Besides the two suicide bombers of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), a CRPF soldier was killed and five other security men-- three CRPF and two local police personnel-- injured in the encounter, which started on Thursday, said a police spokesman.

Security forces foiled an attempt made by the ultras to storm their camp in the town, 55 kms from here, he added.

CPI-M politburo meeting begins, likely to discuss Indo-US N-deal

New Delhi, Nov 11 : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo meeting began here today, and in all likelihood, it will discuss the much-touted Indo-US civil nuclear deal and the prevai

Pervez Musharraf won’t extend tenure of National Assembly

Pervez MusharrafIslamabad, Nov 11 : President Pervez Musharraf has decided not to e

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