Shehbaz Sharif was nominated as the PM candidate after PML-N's poor performance in the February 8 elections forced his elder brother Nawaz to withdraw his plans and form a coalition with other parties. He became the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan after securing 201 votes in the National Assembly.
The post of the deputy chairman for the Upper House was lying unoccupied since the retirement of P J Kurien on July 1.
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today congratulated Pune girl Vaidehi Reddy and invited her to the state for winning the sixth edition of ‘Doodle4Google' contest through her depiction of the colourful natural and cultural
United Nations: The UN mission in Afghanistan on Monday welcomed the inauguration of new President Ashraf Ghani and reaffirmed the world body's commitment to cooperate with the national unity government in the country's progress to
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated Indian tennis player Sania Mirza for winning the US Open mixed doubles title with her Brazilian partner Bruno Soares."Congratulations to Sania Mirza for the victory in the
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday congratulated the Indian contingent for its performance in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where India was fifth in the medals tally.In his message to
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated K Ravikumar for his silver medal winning performance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. "Ravikumar's success has brought laurels and pride for Odisha," Patnaik said while lauding
Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang has congratulated Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya on being appointed as the Governor of the state. The chief minister while welcoming the new Governor expressed confidence that Acharya, who is
Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday sent her congratulations to Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko and pledged continued support for his country, a government statement here said.In a telegram to Poroshenko, Merkel said the presidential
Dhaka: Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina on Friday felicitated BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on the resounding victory in Lok Sabha elections, inviting him to visit the country as his first foreign destination.Reaching out to
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today congratulated the ISRO for the successful launch of ‘Mangalyan', Mars Orbiter Spacecraft. Reddy congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists, led by chairman K
Birmingham, June 24 : South Africa's Test team captain Graeme Smith congratulated India for winning the ICC Champions Trophy, saying India were the best team in the tourney.“Best team in tournament congrats @msdhoni and India,”
May 15: US President Barack Obama today called PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister, to congratulate him on his election victory and pledge to further strengthen friendly ties with Islamabad.
New Delhi, May 13: Reaching out to the new government in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on congratulated Nawaz Sharif and his party PML-N for their emphatic victory in elections and conveyed desire to work
Ranchi, Mar 17: Jharkhand assembly today showered accolades on ‘Little Master' Sachin Tendulkar on his glorious feat of century of centuries in international cricket. Amidst thumping of desks, the house passed the resolution congratulating the
Moscow, Dec 16: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the victory of his party in December 4 parliamentary polls, widely perceived by the West as ‘rigged'.According to the transcript
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