Islamabad: The ruling coalition led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have formed panels to engage in indirect dialogue, hinting that the ice has started to melt following more than a year of simmering tensions between the two political sides amidst the economic crisis, a media report said on Monday. The…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif will return from London as soon as the electoral preparations for the general elections begin. He also made it clear that elections in the politically crucial Punjab province will not be held on May 14 despite the Supreme Court’s order and “all-out…
London: A gurdwara in the south-east England county of Kent has posted a scam alert warning on its website after it discovered that fraudsters had been impersonating the Sikh temple with fake job and visa offers for Indians. The Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend posted a copy of the scam advertisement with the…
Colombo: A 67-year-old Australian woman of Indian origin was killed and two persons, including her daughter, were injured on Monday when the car in which they were travelling plunged from a cliff in Sri Lanka. The woman, who was identified as Prakash Sharita Devi and two others were travelling when their car met with an accident…
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to make a fresh call for the formation of an all-party government for the cash-strapped country when Parliament takes up the debate on the IMF bailout programme next week, a senior opposition party leader said on Monday. In March, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a USD…
New Delhi: India celebrated a key milestone in its G20 presidency on Monday with the hosting of the 100th meeting of the grouping, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. It said the 100 G-20 meetings have been held in 41 cities, covering 28 states and union territories of India. “India’s G20 presidency, in the…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an up-to-date caste census, saying meaningful social justice and empowerment programmes are incomplete in the absence of such a data. In the letter, he also pointed out that the regular decennial census was to be carried out in 2021 but it…
Chennai: Movie Train Motion Pictures unveiled the first motion poster of its Muttiah Muralitharan biopic “800” on the occasion of the Sri Lankan cricket legend’s 51st birthday. The producers shared the poster of the Tamil film, starring “Slumdog Millionaire” actor Madhurr Mittal in the role of the spinner, on Monday. “We are proud to bring…
Mumbai: “Chhorii” star Nushrratt Bharuccha is set to feature in the Hindi remake of SS Rajamouli’s 2005 movie “Chatrapathi”, the makers said Monday. Billed as a “high octane action drama”, the upcoming film will see Nushrratt star opposite Sreenivas Bellamkonda. The film will hit the screens on May 12. The actor said she is excited…
Mumbai: Filmmaker Umesh Shukla of “102 Not Out” fame is set to direct the book-to-screen adaptation of “A Don’s Nemesis”. The book revolves around the single-hand pursuit of don Ravi Pujari by Dr Amar Kumar Pandey, a retired IPS officer and former Director General of Police, Karnataka, across the globe and finally locating, identifying, arresting and…
