The government on Monday said the battle in Kashmir was between the country and the separatists and that violence fomented from across the border will not be tolerated....
A Madikeri court in Kodagu district on Monday ordered police to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Karnataka minister K.J. George and two IPS officers in connection with the alleged suicide of DSP M.K. Ganapathi on July 7....
BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the Narendra Modi government, on Monday tendered his resignation from the House of Elders sparking off speculation that he may join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)....
Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Monday said he is prepared to fight the case of the gangrape and murder of a schoolgirl in Maharashtra that has been compared to the Nirbhaya case in its grisly brutality. Nikam's statement came after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the Opposition parties that the government would '...
Major rivers in Bihar, especially the Kosi, Gandak, Bagmati and the Ganga, are in spate following heavy rains in their upstream areas, posing a threat of floods, officials said on Monday. The state water resources department has issued a flood alert for north Bihar districts bordering Nepal. With heavy rainfall in the catchment areas in neighbourin...
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday held eight Al-Badr men guilty of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War and sentenced three of them to death. Five others were sentenced to life in prison. Ashraf Hossain, Sharif Ahammed and Abdul Bari were awarded death term while S.M. Yousuf Ali, Shamsu...
The government will soon bring forth a legislation to punish those who pollute the Ganga river, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said on Monday. In response to a question on whether the industries polluting Ganga have been punished, the minister informed the Rajya Sabha that: "There are 764 indust...
Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is maintaining a distinct advantage over Republican rival Donald Trump headed into the two upcoming national party conventions this month, according to three national opinion polls. The surveys released on Sunday all showed Clinton with a single-digit lead, from 4 to 7 points, P...
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after members paid tribute to their colleague Dalpat Singh Paraste, who died on June 1, and six former MPs who are no more. After making obituary references on Paraste, sitting member from Shahdol constituency in Madhya Pradesh and six other former members of Lok Sabha including Neil O'Brie...
Bangladesh police arrested a college teacher close to Shafiqul Islam Ujjal, one of those who attacked a Dhaka cafe on July 1 leaving over 20 dead, officials confirmed on Monday. Milon Hossain, a teacher of Piyar Ali School and College, was whisked away on Saturday night, bdnews24 reported. Milon was produced before a court that granted police five...
