Category: National

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an “active co-conspirator” of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives, officials said on Monday. A resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir,…

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Bihar election results have sent a clear message to all state governments that their development policies will determine the future of their parties, whether they belong to “left, right or centre”. Delivering the sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture, Modi also took a dig at those calling…

New Delhi: Hours after a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, India on Monday said it noted the verdict and that it will engage constructively with all stakeholders, considering peace, democracy, and stability in the neighbouring country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India remains committed to the…

New Delhi:  Sentenced to death after a trial in absentia in Bangladesh, a defiant Sheikh Hasina on Monday charged that the judgment has been made by a “biased” and “rigged tribunal” established and presided over by an “unelected government with no democratic mandate”. In a strongly-worded statement, the 78-year-old Awami League leader, who has been…

Patna: The swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bihar is likely to take place in Patna on November 20, official sources said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other top leaders of the NDA, including union ministers, are expected to take part in the oath-taking event, they said. The sources said Kumar…

New Delhi: India will continue to consider the terrorists and their supporters alike, and it will respond firmly to terrorism, Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Monday, in a firm message to Pakistan. In an interactive session, the Army Chief also broadly said that there has been improvement in India’s relations with…

New Delhi: Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president Upendra Kushwaha have held separate meetings with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who was the BJP’s election in-charge in Bihar, at his residence here. The BJP’s in-charge of political affairs in Bihar, Vinod Tawde, was also present when the two NDA…

Sabarimala (Kerala): Hundreds of devotees thronged the famed Lord Ayyappa Temple here early on Monday, the auspicious first day of the Malayalam month of ‘Vrichikam’, which marks the beginning of the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season. Dressed in the customary black attire and carrying the ‘irumudikkettu’ (sacred bundle) on their heads, pilgrims from inside and outside…

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday once again played down speculation about a possible change in leadership in the state, popularly dubbed the ‘November Revolution’, declaring himself a “disciplined soldier” of the Congress and reaffirming that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will complete his full term. Emphasising unity within the party, Shivakumar said he…