Taliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death, name new leader
confirmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and appointed his successor Thursday, as a new round of peace talks was indefinitely postponed amid concerns over how committed the new leadership is to ending the militant group’s 14-year insurgency.The Afghan Taliban Shura, or... read more »
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 »
Sri Lanka to release 86 fishermen ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit
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... read more »
Summons to Manmohan Singh: Congress leaders stop trains across UP
NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Thursday took out rallies and stopped trains at several places across Uttar Pradesh to protest against the court summons issued against former Prime Minister... read more »
I am upset, Manmohan Singh says after court summons him as accused in coal scam case
NEW DELHI: Former PM Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that he was upset over a Delhi court’s decision to issue him summons to appear as an accused in a coal scam case. “I am... read more »
Broke no rules, mailed no classified info to anyone: Clinton
New York: Breaking her silence over the email uproar, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she chose one account for both her personal and official communication out of... read more »
Coal scam: Former PM Manmohan Singh says truth will prevail
Extremely upset with the summons issued to him in connection with the coal blocks allocation scam, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that the truth will prevail in the case.... read more »
