Pak army involved in LoC attack, Antony says

NEW DELHI: Making a fresh statement in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, defence minister A K Antony said that specialist forces from Pakistani army were involved in attack on Indian soldiers at the LoC.

Antony also said that those in Pakistan who are responsible for this tragedy should not go unpunished.

"Our restraint should not be taken for granted," Antony said in Lok Sabha.

Narendra Modi all set to be poster boy for BJP after Gujarat bypoll results

In a massive victory, the BJP swept the Gujarat bypolls for six Lok Sabha and assembly seat giving Narendra Modi a huge leverage and making it look like only a matter before he is promoted as the party campaign team leader.

The results are a definite boost to Modi in the race for prime ministerial candidature in BJP. The national executive will be meeting in Goa this weekend when he may be made the head of the party's campaign committee for the next year's Lok Sabha polls.

Nitaqat fallout: 18,000 Indians prepare to leave Saudi

Over 18,000 Indians have approached the Indian embassy in Riyadh seeking ‘emergency certificate’ to leave Saudi Arabia amid concerns about possible job losses due to implementation of a new labour law .

“Nitaqat” that seeks to reserve 10 per cent jobs for locals.

The Indian workers have applied for issuance of Emergency Certificate (EC) to leave the country as they had given their passports to the sponsors.