25 killed, 120 injured in suicide blast at mosque in Peshawar police headquarter

Peshwar, 30/1: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Peshawar city in Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding 120 others, mostly policemen, security and health officials said. The blast occurred in the mosque in the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when…

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CM Naveen Patnaik allocates health ministry to Niranjan Pujari

Bhubaneswar, 30/1: Affter the shocking demise of health minister Naba Kisore Das , chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday allocated health and family welfare department to finance minister Niranjan Pujari. ‘With approval of governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, chief minister Naveen Patnaik allocated health and family welfare department to finance minister Niranjan Pujari,” a CMO statement…

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Imran Khan to contest all 33 parliamentary seats in upcoming bypolls

Islamabad, 30/1: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan will contest all 33 parliamentary seats in the bypolls to be held in March, his party has announced.   Addressing a press conference here on Sunday evening, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the decision was taken during the party’s core…

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Fraud cannot be obfuscated by nationalism: Hindenburg hits back at Adani

New Delhi, 30/1:Hitting back at the Adani Group’s 413-page response to its report, Hindenburg Research said that the Indian conglomerate’s response to its report “largely confirmed” the short-seller’s findings. Hindenburg continues to short Adani Group through its US-traded bonds and non-Indian-traded derivative instruments.   “…we note that the core allegations of our report – focused…

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