Seoul, May 11 (IANS) South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday criticised the government for downplaying a strike on a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and refraining from describing it as an Iranian attack. A South Korean investigation team has concluded that two “unidentified airborne objects” caused an explosion and fire aboard the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Namu, operated by South Korean shipping firm HMM Co., in the conflict-hit strait last …
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Patna, April 29 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary chaired a crucial Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, during which 63 schemes were approved, marking a significant push toward infrastructure development, administrative expansion, and financial strengthening. The Cabinet approved the construction of a 4-lane Greenfield road connecting Darihara (Konhua) in Saran to Dumariaghat in Gopalganj.The total length of this stretch is 73.51 km, and it will be built by Bihar State Road Development Corp…
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh said on Sunday that revamped and digitally equipped bus stations in the state will enhance passenger safety.His reaction followed after the State Cabinet approved a project of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) to redevelop 49 major bus stations.The decision is viewed as a significant step towards modernising and strengthening the state’s transport system.The project that will be developed under …
Amaravati, March 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that the coalition government has restored investors’ confidence in the state and revived the Brand Andhra. Speaking in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that between 2019 and 2024, the brand AP was severely damaged. According to the RBI report, 913 companies shut downbetween 2019-20 and 2023-24.He claimed that under the present coalition government, Andhra Pradesh has become the destination f…
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s history showcases that political imprisonment is a recurring instrument of power used by civilians and dictators and justified in the name of accountability or national security. The names of Pakistan’s leaders who have been imprisoned have changed, however, the pattern has remained same, a report has highlighted. “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves (Abraham Lincoln); this warning resonates uncomfortably in Pakistan’s political hi…
Amaravati, Feb 11 (IANS) YSR Congress Party has alleged that the TDP-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh made Governor S. Abdul Nazeer speak lies in the state Assembly.Reacting to the Governor’s address to the joint session of both the Houses of the state legislature on the first day of the Budget session, YSRCP legislators alleged that the speech was full of falsehoods, inflated numbers, baseless allegations and deliberate distortions.MLA Tatiparthi Chandrasekhar said that the Governor…
Quetta, Jan 29 (IANS) Traders held a shutter-down strike in Gwadar, Panjgur and Turbat areas of Pakistan’s Balochistan to hold protest against worsening law and order in the region and kidnapping incidents. An alliance of major political parties and all the segments of society, including businesses, were part of the protest, local media reported on Thursday. Financial institutions and large and small commercial centres remained shut on Wednesday to support a businessman from Turbat. An unidentif…
Seoul, Jan 14 (IANS) An internal rift in the South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) was seen to be intensifying on Wednesday after its ethics committee voted to expel former chief Han Dong-hoon over allegations his family posted defamatory comments about former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.The ethics panel announced the decision in a late-night meeting Tuesday, saying Han will be expelled for actions deemed “extremely damaging to the party” and for violating party rules i…
Seoul, Jan 7 (IANS) The leader of the South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) apologised Wednesday for the failed attempt to impose martial law by ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol.Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok made the apology during a press conference at the party’s headquarters, signaling that the conservative party would distance itself from Yoon, who is standing criminal trial on insurrection charges.”The declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, was a wrong and inappropriat…