Tag: Iran
Over 100 Injured In Iran Earthquake
At least 105 people were injured in the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Iran's western Kohgiluye and Boyerahmad province on Wednesday, media reports said.....
Smriti Irani Takes Dig At Rahul Gandhi's PM Wish After 2019 Polls
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday pooh-poohed Congress President Rahul Gandhi's statement that he was ready to be the Prime Minister in case the Congress emerged as the single largest party after the 2019 general elections.....
US To Resume Sanctions Against Iran
The White House said in a statement on Monday that the US will reactivate a slew of sanctions on Iran's financial and industrial sectors beginning on Tuesday.....
Amritsar Attack: Punjab Police Detain Hardliners For Questioning
The Punjab Police have detained a few people having links to separatist organisations in connection with Sunday's grenade attack on a prayer meeting of the Nirankari sect in Amritsar, police sources said on Tuesday.....
Irani Slams Rahul Of Spreading "more Lies" On Rafale, Raises Vadra's PA Issue
Amid rancorous politics on Rafale fighter jet issue, Union Minister Smriti Irani took a dig at Rahul Gandhi accusing him of telling "more lies" on the matter after he called Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharama a "liar", and alleged that Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra had a plush 1.9 million pound house in London, which is under the scanner of Enforcement Directorate.....
BJP Alleges Gandhi-Vadra Link In Graft
Against the backdrop on Rafale fighter jet deal case, the BJP on Wednesday sought to turn the tables on Congress President Rahul Gandhi by linking him with arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and accusing him of working in the interest of his own family.....
Chorus Grows For Rahul To Contest From South, Smriti Irani Takes Potshots
As the clamour for Congress President Rahul Gandhi to fight from a seat in southern India grows, Amethi district Congress and its various units on Saturday passed resolutions that he should accept the offer like his mother Sonia Gandhi and grandmother Indira did in the past. It seemed a trifle contrived and perhaps orchestrated in the face of Union minister Smriti Irani's rising heft in Amethi.....
Smriti Irani's Aide Shot Dead, She Vows To Seek Death For Killer
A former village head known to be close to newly-elected BJP MP Smriti Irani was shot dead here early on Sunday, leading to the arrest of seven suspects even as the MP pledged to find out the killer "even if he is hiding in hell".....
Amit Shah Part Of All 8 Cabinet Committees, Rajnath In Two
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reconstituted the Cabinet Committees, in an exercise which reflects the special importance given to Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been made part of all the eight panels, while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is a member of only two.....
Gulf Tanker Attacks: Iran Rejects US Allegations
Iran on Friday "categorically" rejected the US' accusations linking Tehran to the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.....
