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Kottayam: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been arrested for raping a nun, was on Saturday refused bail by a Kerala court and sent to two-day’s police custody. The bishop would be kept at the Kottayam Police Club till Monday, when he would be again produced at a court in Pala, near here, a police officer […]

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed “disappointment” at India’s response calling it “arrogant and negative” after New Delhi called off talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries, blaming Islamabad for glorifying terrorism. “Disappointed at the arrogant and negative response by India to my call for resumption of the peace dialogue,” […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday appointed Somendra Nath Mitra as the president of the partys West Bengal unit replacing Adhir Ranajan Chowdhury who has been made the chairman of the state units campaign committee. Besides the appointments of Mitra and Chowdhury, Congress President Rahul Gandhi also named Pradip Bhattacharya as the chairman of the […]

Hyderabad: Angry over the delay in serving the food, a youth killed his mother with a cricket bat and injured his sister here, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred in Nandinagar in Banjara Hills on Monday but came to light on Thursday after N. Sakkubai (55) succumbed to her injures in a hospital. According […]

Mumbai: At least 30 passengers on a Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight suffered ear and nose bleeding due to low cabin pressure during the ascent here on Thursday, an official said. The flight 9W-697 with 166 passengers and five crew, was forced to return back to Mumbai shortly after take-off, said a Jet Airways spokesperson. Several […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the commencement of the process of submitting claims for inclusion of names in Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft list from September 25. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the claims for inclusions in NRC would be backed by 10 identity documents which were […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the presence of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari before it for breaking the lock of a sealed premises in Delhi’s Gokulpur village. “It’s important that elected members should not defy the order of this court,” a bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Abdul S. Nazeer and Justice […]

New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday inaugurated a network of more than 3,406 test practice centres (TPCs) for students to familiarise themselves with changed pattern of competitive exams to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The Minister inaugurated the centres spread across the country through videoconferencing. While […]

Patna: Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday formally joined the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ahead of the party’s state executive meeting here. JD-U spokesperson Sanjay Singh confirmed Kishor’s joining. “Now Prashant Kishor is a JD-U leader,” Singh said. Shortly after the announcement, Kishor tweeted: “Excited to start […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday visited AIIMS to inquire about the health of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer. “Also spoke to the doctors who are supervising his treatment. I pray for his good health and quick recovery,” Rajnath Singh tweeted. Parrikar, 62, was on […]

Lagos: Local authorities in Nigeria’s southern state of Edo on Saturday said 30,000 people have been displaced by floods in more than 35 communities in eastern and central part of the state. The disaster had gone beyond the purview of local government council areas, Aremiyau Momoh, chairman of Etsako East, told reporters in Benin city, […]

Srinagar: Five militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. Upon receiving a tip-off about the presence of militants, the security forces on Friday night cordoned off Chowgam village of Qazigund area and launched a search operation. According to the police, there were […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has registered a case against the son of one of its officers after his video of beating a woman went viral on social networking sites. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Monika Bhardwaj said “a stern action” has been taken against the accused Rohit Tomar, son of Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Ashok […]

Jammu: Seventeen people were killed when a mini bus plunged into the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, police said. Eight others were injured in the accident in Thakrie area. It reportedly took place after the driver lost control over the bus. “Twelve bodies have been recovered while five people succumbed […]

Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has said two transgenders will be provided jobs in the Supreme Court. The remarks came as he chaired a three-judge bench to hear a case regarding transgenders’ rights on Tuesday. “In our society transgenders are subjected to ridicule. It is our top-most priority to give them their […]