Posts Tagged ‘Minister’

Tony Blair has said he reflects on the aftermath of the Iraq war every "single day". Skip related content Related photos / videos Blair reflects on Iraq Play video * Blair reflects on Iraq Play video * Blair reflects on Iraq war 'every day' Related content * Video: Blair reflects on Iraq This Easter, the former Prime Minister has ... Full story

Gordon Brown has defended the UK's anti-terror operation in the North West, but admitted "we are dealing with a very big terrorist plot". Skip related content Related photos / videos Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick has resigned after a terror raids blunder Related content * Police extend search in terrorism investigation * 'Terror plot' raid at new property * ... Full story

Foreign Secretary David Miliband will make his first visit to Russia by the summer, the Russian ambassador to London said on Thursday, amid signs of a warming in chilly bilateral ties. Skip related content Related photos / videos Foreign Secretary David Miliband heads to Moscow this year Enlarge photo "British Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) is intending to send David Miliband to Moscow by the summer. They are now ... Full story

Hundreds of officers carried out raids on 10 properties in the North-West of England and arrested 12 men - including 10 Pakistani nationals on student visas and one Briton. Sources said the raids - codenamed Operation Pathway - were brought forward after Metropolitan Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick was photographed carrying clearly visible papers relating to the operation as he arrived in Downing Street for a meeting ... Full story

Geneva - Libya has filed a civil lawsuit against the Canton of Geneva for arresting last year the son and daughter-in-law of the Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi, the Swiss TSR channel reported Wednesday. The lawsuit, for over 500,000 francs (437,000 dollars), alleges the manner of the arrest was disproportionate and violated international regulations related to diplomacy. In July last year, employees at a Geneva hotel called ... Full story

Cairo - A public prosecutor in Cairo on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of plotting attacks in Egypt, the Interior Ministry said. Egypt's domestic intelligence agency, State Security Investigations, supplied the prosecutor with information indicating that leaders of Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamist group, sent members to Egypt to gather recruits for its organisation, a source in Egypt's Interior Ministry told the German Press Agency dpa on Wednesday, ... Full story

Karachi, Apr. 8 (ANI): The records of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's appeals in the plane hijacking conspiracy case have been missing from the Sindh High Court records since 2007. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawyer, Arshad Khan Jadoon, said that three miscellaneous applications were filed by the PML-N seeking certified copies of the judgment by an anti-terrorism court (ATC-I) for Karachi division. However, the court informed ... Full story

With a promise of creating jobs for over three lakh youngsters, Vijay Goel, BJP's candidate from New Delhi in coming Lok Sabha elections, on Sunday evening kick started his political campaign with a rally in Safdarjung Enclave in New Delhi. In his first election rally that was meant to attract young voters, Goel targeted the UPA government for not handling meltdown tactfully. Besides unemployment and meltdown, ... Full story

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Incumbent Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has emerged as the 'most popular choice' to return to power in Orissa, according to an opinion poll. The poll conducted by NDTV news channel says 72 percent of the people interviewed favoured the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief as the next chief minister. 'The BJD emerges as a strong winner both in the Lok Sabha and ... Full story

Islamabad, Apr.7 (ANI): Pakistani and American officials on Tuesday jointly reiterated that there was a need for trust between both countries to counter the al Qaeda and the Taliban threat. Visiting US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard C Holbrooke, and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, ... Full story

Bhopal, Apr 7 (ANI): Officials in Madhya Pradesh have rejected the nominations of 29 candidates during a scrutiny of thirteen parliamentary seats contesting the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj's poll chances in the Vidisha parliamentary constituency received a major ... Full story

Guwahati, Apr. 7 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has cancelled plans to address an election rally in Dibrugarh, Assam, due to inclement weather in the area. The cancellation of the rally came even as death toll in Monday's serial blasts in Assam went up to ten. A woman succumbed to shrapnel and burn injuries at the Gauhati Medical College this morning. Sahida Khatun Khatun was ... Full story

Kuala Lumpur, Apr.7 (ANI): The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress, MIC Youth, has urged Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to consider giving another ministerial post to the party. Its coordinator T. Mohan was quoted by The Star as saying that this was necessary as the Indian community faced numerous social problems and issues that could only be addressed by an Indian appointee. He said the ... Full story

Agra, Apr 7 (ANI): 'Chini ka Roza', a century old monument in Agra, believed to have been built with glazed tiles from Iran, is now in a dilapidated state due to lack of proper care and maintenance. Built in the 16th century by Allama Afzal Jhan Shukhrullah of Shiraz, Prime Minister of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and a well-known poet, every portion of the monument is ... Full story

Nagpur, Apr. 6 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided to forgo a campaign rally and hold a road show in Nagpur. Vilas Muttemwar, the Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy, who is seeking his fourth term from Nagpur, revealed this change of ... Full story

Mumbai, Apr. 6 (ANI): Samajawadi party leader Amar Singh has claimed that an associate of underworld don Chhota Rajan has given him a threatening call, and asked him to stay away from his party colleague Abu Asim Azmi. "I have informed Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, home minister Jayant Patil and also ... Full story

Bolangir (Orissa), Apr 6 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has exhorted people to vote for a nationalist government, led by the Bhartiya Addressing an election rally here on Sunday, Modi said, "Only the BJP is capable of changing the future of India." "You will have to decide whether you want a family rule or opportunist's rule or a government by nationalists. You will have to ... Full story

Multan, Apr 6 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said no foreign military would be allowed to set foot in the country and law enforcement agencies will conduct anti-terrorism operations inside the country. Qureshi told reporters here that during his recent visit to Washington, he had conveyed to the US that NATO would not be allowed to conduct operations in Pakistan. They have understood ... Full story

New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will begin his three-day visit to Kuwait from today. During his visit, Ansari will hold talks with the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al Jaber Al Sabah on a wide range of issues. Welfare of Indian community in Kuwait and fostering greater economic partnership will figure prominently in the talks. Besides, strengthening cooperation in the energy ... Full story

Tehran - Moderate Iranian presidential hopeful Mir-Hossein Moussavi on Monday accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of being a radical, particularly in foreign policy. In his first news conference in Tehran, the former prime minister accused the hardline president of radical policies that "severely harmed our national interests." "Extremism brings heavy costs for us, such as chanting harshly worded slogans and at the same time talking about friendship with ... Full story