Tag: Congress
28 dead in suspected Maoist attack on Congress convoy
About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of...
High skilled immigration bill introduced in US Congress
Targeting highly skilled talents from India and China, a bi-partisan group of US lawmakers have introduced a new bill in the Congress to create...
Don’t take India for granted: Congress to Pakistan
India’s ruling Congress party on Friday talked tough by saying India wanted peace with Pakistan but the neighbouring country should not take it as...
Indian women thrash Congress leader for raping woman
While India continues to mourn the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim and demand for stringent anti-rape laws have grown louder, a senior Congress...
ANC Mangaung conference: Zuma re-elected as leader
Jacob Zuma has been re-elected as leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress. He received an overwhelming majority of votes cast by some...
South Africa foils ‘bomb plot’
A plot to bomb the national conference of South Africa’s governing African National Congress has been foiled, a police spokesman has said. Four white...
Obama warns Congress against Pakistan curbs
The Obama administration has warned Congress that some of its restrictions on Pakistan could jeopardise the US-led campaign against terrorism in Afghanistan. A...
China party congress wraps up ahead of leadership unveiling
China's Communist Party has concluded a week-long congress, a day before unveiling its new leadership line-up.
More than 2,200 delegates met to select a...
Int’l community speaks highly of CPC congress
The international community has attached great importance and spoken highly of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which successfully...
China congress: Hu Jintao opens party meeting on leadership change
Chinese President Hu Jintao has opened a Communist Party congress that begins a once-in-a-decade power transfer with a stark warning on corruption.
Addressing more...
Congress holds huge rally in Indian capital
The key figures of India’s ruling Congress party addressed a crowd of hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, attempting to reclaim lost political...
Obama urges Congress to pass bills creating jobs
US President Barack Obama urged members of Congress Saturday to pass a series of measures stimulating economic growth and job creation as he blasted...
PCF President Baseer off to Holland to attend ICU Congress
President, Pakistan Cycling Federation, Munawar Baseer Ahmed left here on Thursday for Holland to represent the country in the 181th Congress of International Cycling...
U.S. Releases New Funds for Pakistani Energy Projects
The U.S. Congress has released $280 million in new U.S. assistance to support Pakistan’s energy sector.
According to US Embassy Spokesman, funds will...
The double disappointment
The Congress and the BJP – India’s neither-nor?
The president in India is only a constitutional head. He or she draws authority from the elected...
US Congress pushes for Haqqani Network terrorist label
The United States Congress has stepped up pressure on the Obama administration to declare Haqqani Network a terrorist organization.
The US Senate also approved...
Obama warns of cyber threats to US
President Barack Obama warned of cyber threats to critical US infrastructure and called on Congress to take action in an op-ed published Friday in...
