NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced two persons, including ex-MLA Munna Shukla, to life imprisonment in the 1998 murder case of former Bihar minister Brij Bihari Prasad. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R Mahadevan partially set aside the Patna High Court verdict acquitting all the accused […]
JOINT BASE ANDREWS: resident Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not support an Israeli strike on sites related to Tehran’s nuclear program in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel. “The answer is no,” Biden told reporters when asked if he would support such retaliation after Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday. […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday indicated that his party could pardon jailed former prime minister Imran Khan if he is convicted by a military court. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and other top officials had last month said that the 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder may face a military […]
PARIS: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Wednesday met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot here and shared perspectives on the wars in Europe and West Asia. “NSA Ajit Doval concluded his visit with a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot @jnbarrot. Shared perspectives on the wars in Europe and the Middle […]
HAZARIBAG: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled development projects worth over Rs 83,700 crore in Jharkhand, reaffirming his government’s commitment to the state’s progress. He emphasised the importance of tribal development, stating that Mahatma Gandhi’s vision for this demographic is “our asset.” Modi launched the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh […]
NEW DELHI: In the wake of the escalating tensions in West Asia, India on Wednesday advised its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Iran. In an advisory, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also urged the Indian nationals presently residing in Iran to remain vigilant and stay in contact with the Indian […]
MYSURU (KARNATAKA): A Mysuru court has issued a non-bailable warrant against social activist Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the alleged MUDA land ‘scam’, for failing to appear in a cheque bounce case. Krishna was unable to attend the court on Tuesday as he had to appear before the Lokayukta police following a notice […]
WASHINGTON: The Iranian missile attack on Israel appears to have been defeated and ineffective, US President Joe Biden said, hours after Tehran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel. The Israeli military reportedly said there were no news of injuries from the attack. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Biden said, […]
LAHORE: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) late on Tuesday announced that it has stopped all its flights from using Iranian airspace following Iran’s missile attack on Israel. The PIA issued a direction to all captains and flight operations of the airline in this regard. “The plans of all flights are being restructured […]
JAMMU: Thousands of displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday once again cast their vote with the hope that the new government in Jammu and Kashmir will facilitate their return to the Kashmir valley. Seventy-six-year-old Badri Nath, who have participated in several parliamentary and assembly elections, voted optimistically in the third and […]