- Pakistan
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate menace of terrorism from Balochistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday pledged to eradicate the threat posed by terrorism from Balochistan after the restive province this week suffered large-scale violence by militants. The prime minister visited…
- India
HC refuses to quash defamation proceedings against Tharoor on remark targeting PM
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to quash the defamation proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on a complaint over his alleged “scorpion on shivling” remark targeting Prime Minister…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan should fight elections in jail: Minister
Lahore: The Information Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Azma Zahid Bukhari took a dig at jailed former prime minister Imran Khan over his decision to contest the elections for the Chancellor of…
- India
Rahul Gandhi writes to UP CM, seeks arrest of main accused in Dalit man’s killing
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth to ensure the arrest of the main accused in the killing of a…
- Photos
In pics: RG Kar tragedy ignites public fury in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury with party activists during a protest rally against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College…
- World
Over 1K killed during anti-govt protests in Bangladesh: Adviser
Dhaka: Over 1,000 people have been killed during the protests against the Sheikh Hasina-led government in Bangladesh, while more than 400 were blinded by police fire, with some of them losing sight…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC grants relief to Dy CM Shivakumar in DA case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday, August 29, held as “non-maintainable” a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the Congress government’s decision to withdraw consent to it…
- India
Assam Oppn urges President to dismiss CM over failure to maintain law and order
Guwahati: A delegation of the United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA) on Thursday, August 29, submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu demanding the dismissal of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly…
- India
MP: 6 railway cops suspended over beating of woman, her grandson
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday, August 29, suspended six Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel, including a station in-charge, in connection with the beating of a woman and her grandson in…
- India
Ex-CRPF officer arrested for manhandling Rajasthan MLA in Jaipur
Jaipur: A former CRPF officer was arrested on Thursday, August 29, after he allegedly manhandled Congress MLA Rafeek Khan while he was holding a meeting at his residence, police said. Vikas Jakhar,…
- Photos
In pics: Army rescues flood victims in Gujarat
An army personnel carries a child during a rescue operation of stranded people following heavy rainfall, at flood-hit areas of Jamnagar, Rajkot and Dwarka. (PTI Photo) An army personnel carries a child…
- India
India’s second nuclear-powered missile submarine to be commissioned today
New Delhi: India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is expected to be commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, sources said. The commissioning of INS Arighat is being seen as a…
- Kashmir
3 terrorists believed to have been killed along LoC in J-K’s Kupwara: Army
Srinagar: Three terrorists are believed to have been killed in two separate anti-infiltration operations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the army said on Thursday. Operations…
- India
Outbreak of Chandipura virus in India largest in 20 years: WHO
New Delhi: The WHO has recently said the current outbreak of the Chandipura virus in India is the largest in 20 years. According to the global health body, between early June and…
- India
Search for missing Indian woman who fell into sinkhole in Malaysia continues for 5th day
Kuala Lumpur: The Indian High Commission in Malaysia on Wednesday said that the authorities are continuing their search to locate an Indian woman who fell into a sinkhole here last Friday. Vijaya…
