ISLAMABAD:The prime ministers of Pakistan and Bangladesh held a telephonic conversation on Wednesday in a rare occurrence of diplomacy as the two estranged countries seek rapprochement.

Heads of State from Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia agreed to resume talks on filling and operation of the Ethiopian dam with the aim to reach a legally binding agreement.

Agrasen Gehlot is accused of exporting subsidised fertilisers that was meant for farmers between 2007 to 2009, when the Congress-led UPA was in power at the Centre.

New Delhi: Bajaj Auto on Wednesday posted a 60.92 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 395.51 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,012.17 crore during the same period of the previous fiscal.

New Delhi: With the T20 World Cup's postponement clearing the decks for a full-fledged IPL, the glitzy event's Governing Council will meet in a week or 10 days' time to plan its next course of action, eyeing UAE as the host this year.

Ghaziabad-based journalist Vikram Joshi, who was shot in the head by some assailants, succumbed to injuries early Wednesday. His death has evoked a sharp response from media bodies who condemned the attack on Joshi and demanded a judicial probe into it as well as other incidents of assault on scribes in Uttar Pradesh.

The statement was signed by representative from various organisations including Forum Against Oppression of Women, All India Democratic Women’s Association, Youth for Unity.

The campaign will be monitored by the head of the UP Congress minority cell, Shahnawaz Alam who himself faced arrest allegedly for taking part in the anti-CAA protest in Lucknow.

The party is eyeing reserved seats such as Agar, Malwa, Nepanagar, Sanwer and 16 seats of Gwalior-Chambal region which has a robust population of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe voters.

BJP MLAs continue to raise the issue of corruption in their government as once again the law maker from Gopamau in Hardoi, Shyam Prakash, wrote a post on his FB page saying this government is the most corrupt government in the history of Uttar Pradesh.