ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s authorities sealed off the capital Islamabad on Friday to foil a planned protest by the Tehreek-i-Insaf of former premier Imran Khan to show solidarity with the judiciary and increase pressure to release the former prime minister from the jail. The call for protest was given by a 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician who […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday constituted an independent special investigation team to conduct probe into allegations of use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus. The special investigation team (SIT) will comprise two officials each from the CBI and the Andhra Pradesh Police besides a senior FSSAI official. The […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Rail project will help in easing traffic and improving sustainability and economic growth. He said on X, “Boosting ‘Ease of Living’ in a vibrant city! I congratulate the people of […]
New Delhi: The CBI arrested an NIA deputy superintendent of police posted in Patna and two middlemen on Thursday for allegedly accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe to extend favours to a person in an ongoing probe, officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had received a complaint from Rocky Yadav, […]
JAMMU: A brief exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists during a search operation in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. Based on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists, the security forces launched a joint search operation in Chatroo, a police spokesperson said. […]
HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Indian cricket captain and Congress politician Mohammad Azharuddin for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, official sources said Thursday. The 61-year-old former Member of Parliament was asked to depose before the federal agency at its […]
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 […]