New Delhi | 3 years ago
'PMO approval not taken for ad featuring ex-Pakistani air chief'
New Delhi, Feb 28 - The union ministry of women and child development did not seek the mandatory approval of the Prime Minister's Office - before publishing the prime minister's photograph in a controversial advertisement featuring a former Pakistani air force chief, the answer to a Right to Information - application has revealed.The revelation was made by the WCD ministry in a reply given to RTI ... read more

Islamabad | 3 years ago
Pakistan to maintain minimum credible deterrence: PM
Islamabad, Feb 2 - Pakistan will continue to maintain the minimum credible deterrence necessary for safeguarding the country and will take necessary steps for strengthening the country's defence capability, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Tuesday.'Pakistan believes in peaceful co-existence. Nevertheless it is the policy of the government to maintain the minimum credible deterrence which is ... read more

3 years ago
With ministers under scanner, changes afoot?
New Delhi, Jan 31 - For those who haven't performed, there may be a price to pay. With the Prime Minister's Office - evaluating various ministries, the working of some senior ministers has come under the scanner. Even the Congress leadership is reportedly unhappy with their performance and the buzz is they may be moved around. The problem is a large chunk of them are from allies like the Trinam ... read more

New Delhi | 3 years ago
Probe will reveal who was responsible for ad: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 25 - The Congress Monday refused to comment on the role of the Women and Child Development Ministry in the inclusion of a former Pakistan Air Force chief's photograph in a government advertisement, saying inquiries have been ordered into the lapse.'We have to wait for inquiry reports to know who was responsible,' Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed told reporters here. He said a probe ... read more

3 years ago
Inquiry into ad faux pas on, report by weekend
New Delhi, Jan 25 - A day after the government was left red-faced thanks to an ad faux pas by the women and child development ministry featuring a former Pakistan Air Force chief's photo, top officials at the ministry huddled for a meeting early Monday, even as a probe into the matter was underway, an official at the ministry said. 'There was a meeting of top officials of the ministry this morni ... read more

3 years ago
Controversial ad: Was it meant to be Rajyavardhan Rathore?
New Delhi, Jan 24 - Who did the creators of the controversial ad have in mind when they in an apparent goof-up pasted a former Pakistan Air Force chief's photo along with those of Indian heroes in a government advertisement? Could it be Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, a sports icon from the Indian Army? 'The ad makers must have been looking for someone from the Indian armed forces who has a ... read more

3 years ago
Pakistani ex-air chief in government ad; PMO apologises, probe on
New Delhi, Jan 24 - In a major embarrassment, a government advertisement against female foeticide carried a former Pakistan Air Force chief's photo along with those of Indians icons, prompting an apology from the Prime Minister's Office and a probe into the gaffe. The advertisement Sunday caused surprise as TV channels played it up. Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath went o ... read more