Bihar polls: Modi takes charge in bid to crush Nitish in his own den
After declaring a war on his principal rival, Nitish Kumar, at his earlier rally held last week in Muzaffarpur, a northern town known as the ‘political capital’ of Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi now seems to be pumping in his all energies to win the battle in this key eastern Indian state.... read more »
SC dismisses Yakub Memon’s petition against death warrant
The curtains came down on the legal battle of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon as the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed his petition seeking a stay of his execution slated for July 30 and quashing of his death warrant. “Issue of death warrant is in order,” said the... read more »
Abdul Kalam’s mortal remains reach Rameswaram, thousands gather to pa...
RAMESWARAM: The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam reached his hometown Rameswaram on Wednesday afternoon. The body, which was brought to Madurai from New Delhi on an IAF aircraft, was later flown to Mandapam Camp in Ramanathapuram district on a helicopter. Union ministers Manohar Parrikar... read more »
Yakub Memon: Supreme Court Verdict Awaited, Governor Rejects Mercy Plea
Yakub’s mercy plea is now with the President, who rejected it last year. Sources say much hinges on what the Supreme Court decides. The Supreme Court has rejected Yakub’s argument that procedure was not correctly followed in his case. Yakub had asked the court to stop his hanging... read more »
Pakistan court rules 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi’s detention as illegal, orders release...
Islamabad: A court in Pakistan on Friday ordered the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, an alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack. The Islamabad High Court has ruled Lakhvi’s... read more »
CBI arrests 3 people in corporate espionage case for leaking sensitive documents from vari...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday night arrested three people in the corporate espionage case. The trio were detained in the case for leaking sensitive documents... read more »
United Nations to Hold Disaster Meeting in Tsunami-Hit Japan
TOKYO: The UN will hold a once-in-a-decade meeting on disaster risk reduction this weekend, with policymakers gathering in tsunami-struck Japan after warnings that the cost of climate... read more »
Australian teen among group ISIS suicide bombing in Iraq
Australia’s government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State movement that struck Iraq’s embattled Anbar... read more »
Sri Lanka to release 86 fishermen ahead of PM Narendra Modi’...
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to release 86 Indian fishermen. The release is being initiated as a goodwill gesture ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri... read more »
