- India
Akhilesh Yadav vows to unite INDIA bloc, reaffirms SP–Congress alliance
Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday affirmed that his party’s ties with the Congress will continue despite the bloc’s defeat in the Bihar Assembly polls and will make efforts to…
- India
Akhlaq lynching: CPI(M) leader seeks President’s intervention in UP govt’s decision
New Delhi: Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Saturday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, demanding her intervention in the Uttar Pradesh government’s move to withdraw charges against the accused in the 2015…
- Middle East
‘My future is paralysed’: Gaza amputees struggle amid aid shortages
Gaza Strip: Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of cradling a new baby. She dreams of walking again. But with her leg gone, her life in Gaza…
- India
Tharoor congratulates BJP on Kerala’s civic body poll win in his constituency
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday, while lauding the win of the UDF in Kerala local bodies elections, also congratulated the BJP for its historic performance in his Thiruvananthapuram constituency,…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar will become CM on Jan 6: Congress MLA
Ramanagara: A ruling Congress MLA, H A Iqbal Hussain, on Saturday predicted that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will become Chief Minister on January 6. He said the post, presently occupied…
- India
Mamata orders probe over mismanagement at Kolkata event
Kolkata: Stating that she was shocked and deeply disturbed by the “mismanagement” at the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced the constitution of a high-level committee…
- India
Delhi: 23-year-old murder accused held after absconding for 14 months
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old man who had been absconding for over a year in connection with a murder case in outer north Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy, an official…
- India
Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led ‘Pax Silica’ grouping
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the…
- India
2001 Parliament attack anniversary: Tributes paid to fallen heroes
New Delhi: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday led Parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to those who died fending off terrorists who attacked the Parliament House in 2001. On the 24th…
- India
Navjot Kaur asks CM Mann to provide her security
Chandigarh: Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who has been suspended from the Congress following her “Rs 500 crore for chief minister’s chair” remark that sparked a political row, has sought security cover from Punjab…
- India
J P Nadda lays foundation stone of new BJP state office in Shimla
Shimla: The BJP national president and Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the party’s new state office here and said the new office will infuse…
- India
Angry fans on rampage as Messi’s Kolkata tour turns ‘Messy’, Mamata apologies
Kolkata: Chaos erupted at the Salt Lake stadium here on Saturday as thousands of fans protested after failing to get a clear glimpse of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi during a much-hyped…














