Three Indians returning from Pakistan via the Wagah-Attari border in Punjab have been detained by authorities in that country after some pistols were recovered from them, officials said on Thursday.They were detained by Pakistan Customs on Wednesday just before they were to cross over to India through the land border. Officials said the three are […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday left the office of Enforcement Directorate (ED) after questioning for two hours and recording her statement under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA) in the National Herald case. Officials in the ED said the questioning session ended for the day on her request as she is recovering from […]
Ahead of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the party alleged on Thursday that Delhi Police are preventing the media from entering the AICC headquarters here and said this “high-handedness” reflected the mindset of the Narendra Modi government.The opposition party is set to stage protests across the country against the questioning […]
India on Thursday will know who will succeed incumbent Ram Nath Kovind to become the country’s 15th President, as counting of votes for the presidential election begins at 11 am at the Parliament House here.Ruling NDA’s Droupadi Murmu and Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in […]
Two gangsters were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with police at Cheecha Bhakna village of Amritsar district. The encounter that continued for more than four hours took place near the Attari border in Punjab. The two gangsters, with links to the killing of singer and politician Sidhu Moose Wala, were said to be involved […]
Japan, Singapore and South Korea have topped the Henley Passport Index – which uses exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority – to rank 199 passports. The Asian giants’ top ranking reverses pre-pandemic rankings dominated by European nations.The index defines the strength of diplomatic relations of any one country with others; essentially, the more […]
Six-time Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday defeated dissident leader Dullas Alahapperuma and leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the presidential election to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The 73-year-old Sri Lanka leader secured 134 votes in the 225-member House while his nearest rival Alahapperuma got 82. A candidate needed to […]
Days after a dump truck linked to the mining mafia ran over a Haryana deputy superintendent of police, a woman sub-inspector was allegedly mowed in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, officials said. “Sandhya Topno was on night patrolling. In initial investigation, it has been confirmed the act was deliberate. We have detained the driver and the vehicle has […]
As the Supreme Court on Wednesday began to hear the cases on the rift of the Shiv Sena, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Uddhav camp, said there must be a merger if a rebel camp wants protection against disqualification. “Until the SC decides all the points of law, nothing should be done. Let […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to address the annual high-level UN General Assembly session in September, according to a provisional list of speakers released by the UN here.The General Debate of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly will commence on September 20, with US President Joe Biden scheduled to address world […]