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New Delhi, Dec 26: The Congress on Friday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lahore, saying the ruling BJP had replaced seasoned diplomats with businessmen to achieve its foreign policy goals. “Has Prime Minister Narendra Modi and [External Affairs Minister] Sushma Swaraj earlier, when she went for the Heart of Asia conference in Islamabad, safeguarded and upheld India’s interests

Lahore, Dec 25: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed here on Friday evening for an unscheduled meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif who received him warmly. Sharif presented a bouquet to Modi as he flew into the Allama Iqbal International Airport from Kabul heading a 120-member delegation, Pakistan Television reported. It is Modi's first visit to Pakistan, and the first trip

Lucknow, Dec 25: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister President Akhilesh Yadav has stripped Samajwadi Party leader Ompal Nehra of minister of state status after his remarks asking Muslims to help build temples in Ayodhya and Mathura. "Nehra has been sacked by the Chief Minister yesterday," SP spokesman and cabinet minister Rajendra Chowdhury said today. The action by Chief Minister, who is also the state

Kabul, Dec 25: In a major surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flying to Lahore this afternoon, his first touchdown in Pakistan, where he will meet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif. The announcement came from Modi himself in a tweet as he prepared to wind up his brief visit to Afghanistan. "Looking forward to meeting PM Nawaz Sharif in Lahore today afternoon, where I will drop by on my way

Kabul, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi todayinaugurated the Parliament building which has been constructed by India at a cost of USD 90 million here. The new parliament building in Afghanistan will stand as a symbol of ties between India and Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after the inauguration ceremony. "It will stand as an enduring symbol of the ties of emotions and values

Srinagar, Dec 25: A Village Defence Committee (VDC) member on Thursday allegedly killed a woman and her son in Jammu’s Rajouri district, second such incident in a week, sparking protests and demand to disarm the armed civilians in the State. Around noon, the accused, Mushtaq Ahmad, a resident of Rajouri’s Mohra Dhaveen village, barged into the house of Shamim Akhter, 35, and shot her dead along

Kabul, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived here on a visit during which he is expected to hold talks with Afghan leadership, including President Ashraf Ghani, and inaugurate the Parliament building which has been constructed by India at a cost of USD 90 million. Modi who flew in the wee hours from Moscow, where he had annual summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was

New Delhi, Dec 24: BJP veterans L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Shanta Kumar and Yashwant Sinha, who have been vocal against party leadership, today went into a huddle over developments in the party in the wake of MP Kirti Azad's suspension after he attacked Arun Jaitley over DDCA issue. Azad has sought intervention of the 'margdarshak mandal', comprising Advani, Joshi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee

New Delhi, Dec 24: India expects to seal a contract with Westinghouse Electric Co LLC to build six nuclear reactors in the first half of next year, a senior government official said, in a sign its $150 billion dollar nuclear power programme is getting off the ground. The proposed power plant in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat will accelerate India's plans to build roughly 60

Moscow, Dec 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a private tete-a-tete in Kremlin during which the two leaders touched upon issues of mutual interest for both countries. "Met President Putin and discussed India-Russia ties. The meeting was fruitful," Modi tweeted after the meeting. The meeting took place hours after Modi arrived here to a red carpet