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 »
AAP MLAs fire letter salvo at dissidents Yadav and Bhushan, want Delhi CM Kejriwal to expe...
Demanding the expulsion of dissidents Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, more than 50 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators have signed a letter that will be sent to Delhi chief minister... read more »
Argentina air crash: French Olympians among 10 people killed
Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a... read more »
Masarat Alam’s release row: J&K CM phones Rajnath Singh, vows to abide by court ...
New Delhi: Amid raging controversy over the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday telephoned Home Minister Rajnath... read more »
AAP “officially” lists reasons for Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan’s...
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issued a scathing statement against Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday morning defending the national executive’s decision to oust the... read more »
Centre was not informed by state on decision to release Masarat A...
NEW DELHI: Responding to the opposition charges in Parliament, home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Centre had sought report from the J&K government on the controversial release of... read more »
