- World
Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on October 21: Shehbaz
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan from London on October 21 to lead the party’s political campaign in the upcoming elections, his younger brother and former…
- India
Sedition law: SC declines Centre’s request, refers pleas to bench of ‘at least’ 5 judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a constitution bench of at least five judges a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, a…
- Kolkata
TMC MP Nusrat Jahan questioned by ED for 6 hours
Kolkata: TMC MP and actor Nusrat Jahan was on Tuesday grilled by Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths for nearly six hours at its office in a case linked to alleged duping of senior…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Naidu’s wife apprehensive about his security in prison
Rajamahendravaram: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s wife Bhuvaneswari on Tuesday said the arrest of her husband has put the family in ‘tough times’. After visiting her husband in the Central Prison here,…
- Pakistan
Ahmadiyya’s 28 places of worship razed in Pakistan this year: Report
Lahore: At least 28 places of worship of the Ahmadi minority community have either been attacked by radical Islamists or partially demolished by police in different parts of Pakistan so far in…
- India
‘Threat to customary laws’: Nagaland passes resolution against UCC
Kohima: The Nagaland Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution strongly urging that the state be completely exempted from the purview of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The 14th house of…
- India
Video: WB BJP workers lock up Union minister in protest
Bankura: BJP workers locked up Union minister Subhas Sarkar in their party office in West Bengal’s Bankura on Tuesday, alleging that he was being “dictatorial” in running the district unit. Sarkar, the…
- Telangana
‘One nation one election’ a cheap tactic by NDA: KTR
Hyderabad: The idea of ‘one nation, one election’ is a cheap tactic of the NDA Government at the Centre to divert people’s attention from pertinent issues, Telangana Minister and BRS Working President…
- India
Assam Assembly rejects mob lynching prevention Bill
Guwahati: The Assam Assembly on Tuesday rejected by voice vote a private member’s bill on preventing mob lynching as the state government said that offenders are dealt with relevant sections of existing…
- India
Row erupts over new lotus-printed uniforms for Parliament staff
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of making the “Parliament a one-sided partisan thing” amid reports that the ruling party’s poll symbol ‘Lotus’ is being printed on the new…
- Hyderabad
Amit Shah to attend ‘Liberation Day’ event in Hyderabad on Sept 17
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah would attend the Telangana ‘liberation day’ celebration here on September 17, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. The event would be organised by the…
- India
Three killed in fresh violence in Manipur
Imphal: At least three tribals were gunned down by unidentified men in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Tuesday morning, an official said. He said the ambush took place between Ireng and Karam Vaiphei…
- India
NIA announces cash reward on 4 wanted accused in Pune ISIS module case
Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh each for information about four wanted accused persons in the ISIS Pune module case, an official said…
- India
BJP fires fresh salvo at opposition over Sanatan Dharma row
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday accused the INDIA bloc of having a hidden agenda to attack Sanatan Dharma for its vote bank politics as it questioned the “silence” of opposition leaders…
- World
Indian-origin cop dismissed for use of unreasonable force’ during arrest in UK
London: An Indian-origin police officer has been dismissed from Scotland Yard after a misconduct hearing found she had used “unreasonable force” on duty while arresting a man in north London two years…
