Omar happy over Shinde’s remarks on AFSPA revocation
bySrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed happiness over what he called the central government’s acknowledgement that the “controversial Armed Forces…
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Delhi cops arrest Mumbai man in spot fixing case
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A 35-year-old man, who worked as a conduit between fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim and people who placed bets on…
Hearing put off on CBI plea for ex-Andhra ministers’ custody
byHyderabad, June 12 (IANS) A CBI special court Wednesday adjourned to June 19 the hearing on a CBI petition seeking judicial custody of former…
Assam groups start 33-hour fast, want Nagaland border settled
byGuwahati, June 12 (IANS) The situation n the Assam-Nagaland border is still far from normal, and at least three pressure groups of Assam have…
Mandela’s condition improving in hospital, says Zuma
byJohannesburg, June 12 (IANS) Ailing 94-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela is responding better to treatment in hospital, President Jacob Zuma said Wednesday,…
BJP, RSS deny interference
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Even though it took a call from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to defuse the crisis caused by L.K. Advani’s…
FIFA fines Zambia for rowdy fans
byLusaka (Zambia), June 12 (IANS) The world football governing body FIFA has fined Zambia following the hurling of missiles on the pitch by some…
Iran’s supreme leader calls for high turnout in poll
byTehran, June 12 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday called for high turnout in the upcoming presidential vote, reported Xinhua citing the…
Congress questions Patnaik’s commitment to Odisha
byBhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Criticising Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for holding a rally in New Delhi against the state’s alleged neglect by the…
Delhi boy hangs himself, family claims murder
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his house at Alipur in the west Delhi,…