New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that all matters connected with a crime and whether something is a "conclusive piece of evidence" must be dealt with by a court of law, and not through a TV channel. A bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and...
Lagos: At least three people were killed and 19 others were injured when an explosion hit east Nigeria's Taraba state, local police said. The incident happened Tuesday at a crowded restaurant in the Irawe town of the state, said Usman Abdullahi, the police spokesperson in...
New Delhi: Senior advocate Dushyant Dave Wednesday again mentioned the Jahangirpuri demolition matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana, saying despite the top court's order, the municipal corporation has not stopped the demolition drive. Dave said the top court order in the...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered status quo on the demolition drive being carried out by the municipal corporation against the alleged encroachers in the Jahangirpuri area, where communal clashes broke out on Hanuman Jayanti. Senior advocate Dushyant Dave mentioned the matter before a...
Colombo: Sri Lankan police Tuesday opened fire at anti-government protestors in the southwestern region of Rambukkana, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others - the first death during the ongoing protests over the worst-ever economic crisis in the country's history. The residents of...
Kabul: At least six people were killed and 11 wounded in three blasts that rocked a boys' school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood of Kabul Tuesday, police in the Afghan capital said, RFE/RL reported. Khaled Zadran, a spokesman for the Kabul Police Command, told RFE/RL...
New Delhi: The intelligence agencies have reported a cyber-security breach in the military and a high-level probe has been ordered, sources said here Tuesday. According to the sources, some military officials involved in this breach are suspected to have links with the enemy countries. The...
Kabul: Explosions targeting educational centers injured at least seven children in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul Tuesday in a mostly Shiite neighborhood, police said. The blasts, which occurred in rapid succession, hurt several children and more casualties were feared, according to Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has suspended the sentence of a former National Security Guard (NSG) official, who had spent four-and-a-half years in prison out of his five years jail term in a rape case, observing high case pendency before the court and possible...
Washington: Trailblazing Indian-American US Navy veteran Shanti Sethi has joined Vice President Kamala Harris's office as her executive secretary and defence advisor, according to a media report. Sethi, the first Indian-American commander of a major US Navy combat ship, recently joined Vice President Harris' office,...
By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s second visit to India has ruffled quite a few feathers in New Delhi....
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By Aakar Patel The three democratic tools available to us are the vote, the court and protest. The only one...
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