Islamabad suicide bomber an Afghan national: Pak minister

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday said that the suicide bomber involved in the deadly Islamabad bombing was an Afghan national. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

12 killed, 27 injured in suicide attack outside court in Pak

A suicide bomber on Tuesday detonated his explosives near a police vehicle outside a court in Pakistan's capital, killing at least 12 people and wounding 27 others, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi......

Sheikh Hasina gets 21-year jail in corruption cases

A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in three corruption cases related to irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing......

Assam govt tables inquiry report on 1983 Nellie massacre

More than four decades after bloodshed, the Assam government on Tuesday circulated reports of two commissions in the assembly on violence in 1983, including the Nellie massacre which claimed over......

1 in 3 Decade-Old Tax Cases Still Unheard

'Tax cases are technical in nature... Many high courts do not have a tax bench, which also contributes to the delay.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   A food product company in Andhra......

Sebi Runs Lean Again As 2 Whole-time Member Positions Remain Vacant

'Periods of vacancy, which have become more common in recent years, can affect the pace of decision-making.' Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters With the government yet to fill two vacant......

No Time Cap on Tax Pleas: FinMin

'As a result of delays, the desired reliefs are not coming for taxpayers.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the North East Roundtable in Shillong, July 11, 2025, on the Prime......

'Nothing Will Affect Taxpayers' Benefits'

'There is no retrospective changing of the law, only its simplification.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The new Income-Tax Bill does not override the intent of the Income Tax Act, 1961, but......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

'My face is my greatest USP'

'My tool is the way I look. This is the only thing that distinguishes me.' 'Most of us dress similarly. What sets you apart is your face. If you change that also, you're like anybody else.' IMAGE:......

Security beefed up for Sri Lanka team in Pakistan

IMAGE: Sources said that Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Federal Minister for Interior affairs, had earlier also met officials of the Sri Lankan team and assured them......

Sri Lanka players want to leave Pakistan, but board orders them to stay

'SLC immediately engaged with the players and assured them that all such concerns are being duly addressed in close consultation with the Pakistan Cricket board (PCB) and the relevant authorities......