Thane: NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad has said ‘The Kerala Story’ producer should be hanged in public. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, said if Awhad has made such a statement, an inquiry will be conducted and appropriate action will be taken. “They have not only tarnished the image…
Washington: The United States on Tuesday called for respect of democratic principles and the rule of law in Pakistan in the aftermath of the arrest of its former prime minister Imran Khan. “We are aware of the arrest of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan. As we have said before, the United States does not…
Lahore/Islamabad/Karachi: In unprecedented scenes, supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stormed the Pakistan Army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and the Corps Commander’s residence in Lahore after his dramatic arrest in a corruption case. Khan, who travelled from Lahore to the federal capital Islamabad, was undergoing a biometric process at the…
Raipur: After the Enforcement Directorate attached the assets of Congress leaders and others in Chhattisgarh in connection with an alleged coal levy scam, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday told the central agency to reveal what was recovered from each individual during its raids on their premises. He said after the Opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh failed…
Patna: After meeting his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now likely to call on Maharashtra stalwarts Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray later this week, sources in the JD(U) said here. Kumar, who has caught the national imagination with his pitch for a “united opposition” which, he…
New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group on Tuesday said it will prepay USD 130 million of debt as it looks to boost investor confidence post being targeted by a US short-seller. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, the ports company of the Adani Group, had last month floated a tender to buy back as much as…
New Delhi/Lucknow: “The Kerala Story”, the film on conversion that has polarised political discourse, was given tax-free status in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday and came under renewed attack from some opposition leaders for allegedly fuelling hatred. As the multilingual film totted up box office numbers and controversy raged, the Supreme Court said it…
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Tuesday said its exercise with the ASEAN navies in the South China Sea demonstrated the ability of the two sides to operate as an integrated force to promote peace, stability and security in the region. The two-day sea-phase of the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise in the South China Sea that ended…
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings enter the final lap of the ongoing Indian Premier League’s preliminary phase, looking to beat back the challenge of a resurgent Delhi Capitals here on Wednesday and get closer to a play-offs berth. CSK returned to winning ways with a convincing victory over Mumbai Indians — a bogey team at their fortress…
New Delhi: The ad-hoc panel of the IOA is likely to allow the state wrestling associations to field deserving candidates in the Asian Games trials even if they do not meet the criteria of being a medal winners in one of the stipulated tournaments as per the new selection policy for the quadrennial extravaganza. The Asian…
