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Peshawar, March 11 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was formally named in a chargesheet submitted at a court in Pakistan in a case related to the May 9, 2023 attack on the Radio Pakistan building here.The chargesheet submitted at the Anti-terrorism Court here against Afridi and...

Mumbai, March 11 – Maharashtra Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar raised the issue of gas shortages in Mumbai and other parts of the state in the Assembly on Wednesday, amid escalating conflict in West Asia, demanding immediate clarification from the government.Describing the...

New Delhi, March 11 The Lok Sabha session was adjourned until noon on Wednesday following vociferous protests by opposition members over various issues, including the increase in LPG prices.As soon as the House met for the day, opposition members raised various issues and shouted slogans...

Islamabad, March 10 – While the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a recent joint US-Israel aerial strike, prompted celebrations among members of the Iranian diaspora around the world, in Pakistan, angry protests turned violent, resulting in 35 deaths and injuries...

Prayagraj, March 10 The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday briefly heard the bail plea of Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan in connection with the violence case in Bareilly from last year and posted the matter for further hearing on March 12.Justice Ashutosh Srivastava passed the order after hearing...

New Delhi/Dharamshala, March 10 Reiterating calls for a resolution to the Sino-Tibetan conflict, Tibetan groups in India marked the 67th Tibetan National Uprising Day on Tuesday with protests and commemorations, while Delhi Police detained 24 people demonstrating outside the Chinese Embassy in...

Guwahati, March 10 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a 4.2-km-long flyover in the state capital on Tuesday, which was constructed at a cost of over Rs 852 crore.The four-lane 'Maharaj Prithu Flyover' on GNB Road, stretching from Dighali Pukhuri to Noonmati, was built in 28...

Srinagar, March 10 – National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah visited the Iranian embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday and signed the condolence book following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, due to joint US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran.An NC spokesperson said...

Shillong, March 10 Two people were killed when security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya early Tuesday amid tensions over the GHADC election nomination process, officials said.The Superintendent of Police of West Garo Hills, Abraham T...

Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced protests from a group of people who raised "go back" slogans and showed black flags to him during his visit to the Dakshineswar Kali Temple near here on Tuesday morning.A similar protest over alleged arbitrary deletions in the...

New Delhi, March 9 – Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan expressed grief over the death of 26-year-old Tarun Kumar in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. He condemned the violent escalation from a minor Holi incident and called for the harshest punishment for those responsible.In a heartfelt post on X...

New Delhi, March 9 The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and a joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) held a 'Workers-Farmers Parliament' at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding that the Centre abandon its "pro-US and pro-corporate" policies.The event was organized on the first day of the second...

March 09, New Delhi – The Investigation Commission has submitted a comprehensive 1,000-page report to Prime Minister Sushila Karki regarding the incidents during the last year's Gen-Z protests.Led by former Justice Gauri Bahadur Karki, the Commission had questioned approximately 200...

Shillong, March 9 The district administration of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, imposed a night curfew in at least 37 villages on Monday, following protests by NGOs over the participation of non-tribal members in the nomination process for the upcoming autonomous district council elections. The...

Srinagar, March 9 Members of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir belonging to the ruling National Conference (NC) visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi on Monday to sign the condolence book on the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint US-Israeli air strike on...

Srinagar, March 9 National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday to consider withdrawing cases against young people detained and booked during protests over the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Abdullah said that...

Chandigarh, March 9 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini accused the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab on Monday of engaging in "election-time freebie politics," claiming that the people of the state are disillusioned with the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.Chief...

New Delhi, March 9 – A Delhi court on Monday granted interim bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam, who is facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots (“larger conspiracy” case), to attend...

New Delhi, March 9 Two people were killed and another was injured after a speeding DTC bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Delhi's Nihal Vihar on Monday, police said.The incident triggered protests during which an angry mob vandalized the bus involved in the accident and set another DTC bus...

Balrampur (UP), March 9 A cleric from Bihar has been booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's mother, police said on Monday.An FIR was registered against Maulana Abdul Salim on March 7 at the Nagar Kotwali police station in Balrampur based on a...