- India
Assam CM draws flak over silence on Bajrang Dal arms training camp
Guwahati: The Assam Civil Society, an organisation of intellectuals, has slammed chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his silence on the issue of an arms training camp organised by the Rashtriya Bajrang…
- Middle East
Dubai set to host Para-Powerlifting World Championships
Abu Dhabi: With the Paris Paralympic Games just over a year away, the crème de la creme of Para-Powerlifting including many Paralympic champions will gather here, in a fortnight’s time, when the…
- India
Corporal’ punishment to NCC students: Maha Police launch suo moto probe
Thane: The Thane Police have taken suo moto cognizance and were probing the disturbing case of several National Cadet Corps (NCC) trainees who were brutally flogged and tyrannized by their trainer at…
- Middle East
South Sudan lifts suspension of UN radio station
Juba: South Sudan’s media regulator has lifted the suspension of Radio Miraya, the UN-owned radio station. Michael Makuei Lueth, minister of Information and Communication, Technology and Postal Services, said journalists working for…
- Kerala
Celebrations break out in Wayanad after SC relief to Rahul
Thiruvananthapuram: Celebrations broke out in Wayanad on Friday soon after the Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a criminal defamation case. It was on March 23 that the lower court in…
- World
Lebanon to begin exploratory drilling for energy deposits by end of August
Beirut: Lebanon will begin exploratory drilling in its territorial waters by the end of August to see if it has rich energy deposits, Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh announced. An…
- India
Priyanka quotes Buddha to hail SC judgement on Rahul
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday thanked the Supreme Court for staying the conviction of her brother and party leader Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Modi surname’ defamation case…
- India
6 arrested in Delhi over clashes during Muharram processions last week
New Delhi: A top Delhi Police official on Friday said that six persons were arrested in connection with the clashes that erupted between during several Muharram processions near the Surajmal Stadium here…
- India
40-year-old man dies by suicide at Delhi’s AIIMS metro station
New Delhi: A 40-year-old man died on Friday after he allegedly jumped onto the tracks at the Delhi Metro’s AIIMS station here, police said. The incident took place around 10 am, a…
- India
Over 200 ‘illegal’ shanties of accused in Nuh violence demolished
Gurugram: Law enforcement agencies have demolished more than 200 shanties of “illegal” immigrants, who were reportedly involved in the July 31 violent clashes in Haryana’s Nuh district. In the last four years,…
- India
SC stays Rahul’s conviction in ‘Modi surname’ defamation case
New Delhi: In a big win for Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed conviction of the former Congress President in the ‘Modi surname’ defamation case, which cost him his Lok…
- India
Security enhanced in Gurugram in view of Friday namaz, Nuh SP transferred
Gurugram: Security was beefed up in several parts of Gurugram in view of the Friday namaz; and in the fallout of the July 31 violence the Nuh district Superintendent of Police was…
- India
MLA’s son brings more trouble for BJP in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: While the ruling BJP, especially Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has been trying all possible ways to regain the faith of tribals in Madhya Pradesh after the urination case, party’s sitting…
- India
Congress slams Centre after Rajya Sabha adjournment
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday slammed the Central government following the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha after both the Treasury bench and the Opposition were adamant on discussing the atrocities on…
- Kashmir
Delhi HC allows plea to produce Yasin Malik via video conference
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the Tihar jail superintendent to produce Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, who is undergoing a life sentence in a…
