Pakistan govt to ban jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party for alleged anti-state activities

Islamabad, 15/7: In a controversial move, the Pakistan government on Monday announced that it will ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party for its alleged involvement in anti-state activities and slap cases against him and two of his senior party colleagues Khan, 71, has been lodged at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on account…

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‘Living separately for 15 years, marriage dead’: Omar Abdullah to Supreme Court while seeking divorce

New Delhi, 15/7: The Supreme Court on Monday decided to consider a plea by National Conference leader Omar Abdullah against the Delhi High Court’s order, which rejected his petition for divorce with his wife Payal Abdullah finding no merit in it. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Omar Abdullah, submitted before a bench of Justices…

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FIR against Kannada actor-filmmaker Rakshit Shetty over alleged copyright violation

Bengaluru, 15/8: An FIR has been registered against Kannada actor-filmmaker Rakshit Shetty over alleged “unauthorised usage” of a music company’s two songs in his movie Bachelor Party, police said on Monday. The complaint was filed against Shetty and his production house by Naveen Kumar, who is a partner at MRT Music, at Yeshwanthapura police station,…

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Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 in Copa finals to make history, surpass Uruguay in total number of title wins

Miami, 15/7: Defending champions Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida on Sunday. The game, which was delayed by more than an hour after thousands of fans without tickets tried to enter the stadium,…

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Bhasmasur will finish SP soon: BJP cautions Akhilesh Yadav on alliance with Congress

Lucknow, 14/7: BJP on Sunday cautioned Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on alliance with the Congress, saying that the latter was like ‘Bhasmasur’ (a demon who, according to the Hindu mythology, had the power to kill anyone merely by putting his hand on his head. The saffron party, which fared poorly in Uttar Pradesh…

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