Since Osama's mansion has been leveled to the ground and his family members will soon be deported, the saga of the Al Qaeda chief's Pakistan stint may come to an end, says Tahir Ali
In a huge embarrassment to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar, the United Progressive Alliance has lost the Khadakwasla assembly seat which had witnessed a by-election on October 13.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make announcement on the implementation of One Rank One Pension policy for ex-servicemen "as and when time comes".
Pragnesh Bhatt speaks to Zakia Jafri, wife of slain Congress ex-member of Parliament Ehsan Jafri, after the Supreme Court referred the controversial Gulburg society riots case on Monday. Excerpts from the interview:
The Supreme Court on Monday directed a trial court to hear a petition by Zakia Jafri, widow of former member of Parliament Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society carnage during the 2002 riots, against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Reacting to the verdict, Modi tweeted, "God is great."
Singh was widely regarded as an expert in the rural and agricultural landscape of the country and is credited with the conceptualisation and implementation of the NREGA (National Rural Guarantee Employment) Act.
Khan said Kashmir is the 'core' issue between the two countries and it should be resolved through talks.
'The judicial procedure was influenced which led to no convictions in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984'
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a Preliminary Enquiry to probe alleged disproportionate assets amassed by former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and 12 others.
A 26/11 martyr's widow tells Prasanna D Zore how difficult it is to raise a daughter after her husband's death
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana on Thursday refused to grant any relief to Akshay Kumar, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh and rejected the petition saying no valid ground has been brought to his notice to justify the stay of execution of death warrants scheduled on March 20 at 5:30 am.
Agitating ex-servicemen on Monday continued with their relay hunger strike over the 'One Rank One Pension' issue at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi as they prepared for a mega rally this weekend to press for removal of "anomalies" in the OROP announced by the government.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
In his first engagement outside the national capital, the President confers a rare honour on a brave, young, regiment.
Nina Pillai, in her petition, had alleged that the mandatory medical examination of her husband was not conducted at Tihar for even two days after his arrest.
Uncapped left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar has joined the test squad from the Pakistan A team currently in Hamilton.
'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'
Eleven persons, including the brother of a member of legislative assembly, were arrested at Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in connection with the killing of T Konda Reddy, an accused in the murder of Telugu Desam Party legislator Paritala Ravindra, police have said.
On Friday, India marked the first anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. Various programmes were held across the country to mark the event, which coincides with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
As rigor mortis had set in, the workers broke the body at the hip, wrapped it in an old sheet, tied it to a bamboo pole, and carried it to the railway station from where it was taken to Balasore by train.
Designer Namrata Lodha has been winning hearts with her sustainable hats.
Whether it is health, water or women's empowerment, Modi is wildly popular in his state. But that's only in Gujarat, writes Aditi Phadnis.
The Supreme Court today asked the Special Investigating Committee, headed by former Central Bureau of Investigation director R K Raghavan, to consider whether further probe was required against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 52 others in the complaint filed by Jakia Jafri, widow of former Congress member of Parliament Ehsan Jafri, who was burnt alive in post Godhra riots.
The widow of a slain Dalit youth, who was hacked to death in March this year in a case of honour killing, allegedly attempted suicide on Thursday and has been hospitalised, police said.
A new research study conducted in Karnataka has found the current eligibility criterion of taking household income for sanctioning of social security pensions to be inappropriate and recommended the South African model which takes into account only the earnings of the beneficiary and spouse.
Extensive arrangements have been made due to the COVID-19 pandemic including personal protective equipment kits for election staff, more polling booths, thermal screening, sanitisers, masks and gloves for voters and markings to ensure social distancing, officials said.
Counting of votes for the high-profile by-elections to the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula constituencies in Andhra Pradesh commenced in Kadapa on Friday morning amidst tight security.
In his book Arun Bhatnagar, a retired IAS officer, makes a dig at Hardeep Singh Puri, former diplomat, Union minister and BJP nominee from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, for Rajiv's faulty Sri Lankan policy, writes Rasheed Kidwai.
The prime minister also raised the Rafale jet deal and the law against triple talaq, accusing the Congress of trying to block them.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari vowed to expose and punish those responsible for the assassination of Salmaan Taseer and said that the Punjab Governor was "killed to sharpen the polarisation in society to derail the democratic process".
