Asked to remove pagdi, BJP MP refuses US visa
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) BJP’s member of parliament Virendra Singh ‘Mast’ on Friday turned down a visa by the US Embassy here after he was asked by embassy officials to remove his ‘pagdi’ or…
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Akali Dal ‘shocked’ by Kejriwal’s ‘anti-Sikh’ stand
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal said on Friday that it was “shocked” by disclosures made by ousted AAP Punjab unit chief Sucha Singh Chhotepur regarding “anti-Sikh” remarks made by Aam Aadmi…
AAP sacks Punjab unit chief over alleged corruption
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) In the biggest internal setback for its Punjab unit just six months before the state assembly elections, the AAP removed its Punjab unit chief Sucha Singh Chhotepur from his post on…
Scorpene leak: Parrikar shoots down concerns, journalist claims India downplaying
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India on Friday reiterated the leaked Scorpene documents will not hurt the country’s strategic interests with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar stressing that it was not a “big concern” while the…
Swamy Prasad Maurya quits as UP assembly member
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Swamy Prasad Maurya, who has since joined the BJP, resigned from the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly on Friday. He claimed he did it to “preserve…
Dhaka cafe attack masterminds will be nabbed soon: Minister
Dhaka, 26 Aug (IANS) Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday alleged political patronisation behind the terror attacks on a cafe and an Eid congregation here last month, and said the masterminds will be…
National, Odisha rights panels notice on inhuman treatment of dead
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Odisha human rights panel on Friday issued notices to authorities over the undignified treatment meted out to the bodies of two women in…
Scorpene leak not a big concern: Parrikar
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday played down the leak in information on Scorpene submarines, saying it is not a big concern. The minister, however, added that assuming the worst…
PM announces Task Force for next three Olympics
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that a Task Force will be set up to prepare a comprehensive action plan for effective participation of Indian sportspersons in the next…
Case stronger now for interest rate hike: US Federal Reserve
Jackson Hole (US), Aug 26 (IANS) US Federal Reserve chairperson Janet Yellen on Friday made the case for raising central bank interest rates on the basis of trends in recent months showing improvements in the…
France court suspends burkini ban
Paris, Aug 26 (IANS) France’s highest administrative court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits, that has outraged Muslims and opened divisions within the government, pending a definitive ruling. The Conseil d’Etat gave…
India downplaying Scorpene document threat: Journalist who broke story
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Australian investigative journalist Cameron Stewart, who broke the sensational story on the leak of data on Indian Scorpene submarines, has questioned the Indian Navy’s attempt to downplay…
Muslim clerics question court order on permitting women inside Haji Ali
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Muslim clerics on Friday questioned the Bombay High Court verdict allowing entry of women up to the restricted grave area of the Haji Ali Dargah, asserting that while they respect…
Delhi Police gives green signal to Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Friday told a court here that Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) leader Kanhaiya Kumar and two others had cooperated in the probe in a sedition…
Sheena murder: Custody of accused extended till Sept 13
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) A CBI Special Court on Friday extended the judicial custody of the three prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case — Indrani Mukerjea, her husband Peter and former husband Sanjeev…
India to raise Balochistan issue diplomatically: MEA
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India on Friday said that it is concerned about the “gross human rights” situation in Balochistan region of Pakistan and the concern is set to find an expression in its…
Delhi HC asks for suggestions on treatment to seriously ill poor
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the central and Delhi governments and AIIMS to give suggestions on providing free and timely treatment to poor patients suffering serious ailments. Justice…
Women activists hail Bombay HC verdict on Haji Ali
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) A ‘welcome move’, echoed women activists across the board about the Bombay High Court’s verdict allowing women to enter the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. The verdict came on Friday…
AAP hand-in-glove with extremists: Sukhbir
Ludhiana, Aug 26 (IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said the AAP was “hand-in-glove” with the extremist elements and separatists. Addressing the media here, Badal alleged…
AAP removes Punjab chief for alleged corruption
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Just six months before assembly elections in Punjab, the AAP removed its Punjab unit chief Sucha Singh Chhotepur from his post on Friday following allegations he took money from a supporter….