Day: August 17, 2019

Expelled Kerala nun moves Vatican against Congregation’s

Kochi, Aug 17: A Kerala nun Saturday said she has filed an appeal before the Vatican against Franciscan Clarist Congregation’s decision to expel her from it even as the congregation tightened its stance by issuing a letter to the her elderly mother to take her back home. Sister Lucy […]

Chidambaram says detention of Cong J-K chief illegal

New Delhi, Aug 17: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday dubbed the detention of party’s Jammu and Kashmir chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir as “outrageously illegal” and hoped that the courts will take cognizance of the matter. In a series of tweets, the former finance minister said Mir is […]

Modi arrives in Bhutan on two-day visit

Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering received Modi at the airport. Modi was given a red-carpet welcome after his arrival here. “As a gesture of extraordinary warmth and goodwill, PM welcomed by Bhutan PM Lotay Shering and other ministers,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. Later, the prime […]

Jaitley on life support; Nitish, Piyush Goyal and others visit AIIMS

New Delhi, Aug 17: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley has been put on life support system at AIIMS here, sources said, as several leaders including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union minister Piyush Goyal visited the hospital. The 66-year-old leader, who was admitted at the hospital on […]

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