New Delhi: There is no invitation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan to attend the swearing-in ceremony of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, who will be forming the next government there.
"There is no specific proposal on the table, of a specific request for a specific occasion," Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs told reporters when asked if there was an invite for the Prime Minister to attend Sharif's swearing-in.
However, he recalled that Prime Minister Singh had called up Sharif to congratulate him and had extended an invitation to him to visit India on a mutually convenient date. "During the course of that conversations, Sharif also extended a similar invitation to the Prime Minister.
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09:10 PM, May 14, 2013
India has proposed talks with Pakistan on the issue of prisoners in both the countries. This came as India regretted the attack on Sanaullah Haq in the Kot Bhalwal Jail. "The attack on Sanaullah is regrettable. He is being attended to. It's necessary that prisoners be treated humanly in jails," MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said. ...
03:48 PM, May 03, 2013
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04:25 AM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: Five Indian soldiers, part of the peacekeeping force, escorting a United Nations convoy in South Sudan have been killed in an ambush by Sudanese rebels. The five killed includes a Lt Colonel. Four other soldiers have also been injured in the incident, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Tuesday. External Affairs ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin wrote on social networking site Twitter that, "The Indian Embassy is in...
05:18 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking framing of guidelines for restricting hate speeches by politicians and leaders of social and religious organisations. A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir also issued notices to the Governments of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh which, in the recent times, witnessed incidents of alleged speeches. The PIL submitted that speeches targeting religion, region, caste...
01:40 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: India is holding talks with Saudi Arabia over the kingdom's new work policy Nitaqat, that seeks to reserve a percentage of jobs for locals, an official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. He added that there has not been any significant rise in Indians returning home due to the policy. Indian ministers may also meet Saudi Arabia's labour minister if the situation so requires, the official said. "We...
12:47 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia reportedly made a hate speech in Bhokar early this month. After a public outcry, the Maharashtra Police has booked the leader. CNN-IBN has learnt that the police has submitted its report to the state government and is awaiting a sanction to prosecute him. ...
08:46 AM, Feb 24, 2013
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05:03 PM, Feb 22, 2013
After spending 38 days in a local prison, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing charges of sedition and waging war against the nation for his "hate speech", was released on bail on Saturday. Owaisi had been granted bail by two separate courts in Nirmal and Nizamabad on Friday, where cases had been registered against him. ...
06:54 PM, Feb 16, 2013
A local court on Friday granted bail to MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi in connection with a hate speech case registered against him. The First Additional District Magistrate (ADM) court in Nizamabad town allowed the bail plea of Owaisi on the condition that he would cooperate with the investigation officer. ...
04:17 PM, Feb 15, 2013
The voice of jailed MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, facing charges of sedition and waging war against the nation for his alleged "hate speech," was recorded on February 12 in Nizamabad town of Andhra Pradesh even as a court extended his judicial remand till February 26. ...
05:59 PM, Feb 12, 2013
An Adilabad court will record the voice sample of MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi on Tuesday who has been charged for making inflammatory speeches in December 2012 and has been in jail since January 9. ...
08:09 AM, Feb 12, 2013
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has demanded strong action against VHP leader Praveen Togadia for his alleged hate speech. Togadia reportedly delivered the speech on Februray 1 near Adilabad. ...
03:39 PM, Feb 06, 2013
A court in Medak district on Tuesday granted bail to jailed MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in connection with a case for preventing officials from performing their duties, while another court in Nizambad district turned down his bail plea in a "hate" speech case. ...
05:31 AM, Feb 06, 2013
The voice of jailed MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing sedition charges for his alleged "hate speech," was on Tuesday recorded by Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) even as a local court extended his judicial remand in the case till February 19. Akbaruddin's voice was recorded in the court of Judicial First Class Magistrate in Nirmal town of Adilabad district by the APFSL experts and the sample will...
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Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, accused of sedition for his "hate speech", was on Monday booked in a similar case, police said. Based on a complaint filed by city corporator Raja Singh, a local court had last month directed the Mangalhat police to investigate a speech made by Akbaruddin at Nanded in Maharashtra in 2012, which allegedly targeted a particular community. ...
10:59 PM, Feb 04, 2013
The Nizamabad police is interrogating MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi on February 1, facing sedition charges for his alleged "hate speech" in December last year, police said. Akbaruddin, who is in judicial remand and lodged at the Adilabad district jail, was brought to Nizamabad town this morning and was being questioned by Investigating officer at the Armed Reserve headquarters, they said. ...
03:25 PM, Feb 01, 2013
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi was granted bail by the Sangareddy court on Thursday in the 2005 protest case. He has now been asked to appear in court on February 2. He had surrendered in connection with a 2005 case and had been given 14 days of judicial remand till February 2. ...
03:21 PM, Jan 24, 2013
A local court on January 22 directed the police to probe a complaint filed by Advocate Bethi Mahender Reddy against All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for allegedly making objectionable remarks insulting Hindus and Hindu gods. ...
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