New Delhi, 18/2: Deposed Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said she and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana escaped death by just 20-25 minutes on August 5 last year when her Awami League government was toppled in a student-led mass uprising. In a brief audio note released by her party on its Facebook page, Hasina…
Kolkata, 18/1: The judgement in the brutal rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital here will be delivered later on Saturday. Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was charged with committing the crime on the postgraduate trainee at the state-run hospital in…
Jerusalem,18/1: Israel’s cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement’s scheduled start. In the early hours of Saturday after meeting for more than six hours, the government ratified the…
Washington DC, 18/1: Donald Trump’s incoming US presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with planning. The raid, expected to start on Tuesday, will last all week, the newspaper said, adding the US Immigration…
New Delhi, 17/1: BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday apologised for his controversial reference to AAP MLA Rituraj Jha’s surname, as his party sought to put a lid on the row. “I tender an apology with folded hands to all my Purvanchali brothers and sisters. My words have hurt them. I do not want…
New Delhi, 17/1: At least 12 Indians have died serving in the Russian armed forces, India’s foreign ministry said on Friday, adding that 18 more are still serving in the army, of whom Russia has categorized 16 as “missing” India said last year that it had uncovered a major human trafficking network that was luring…
Islamabad, 17/1: A Pakistan court on Friday found former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi guilty of corruption in the 190 million pounds al-Qadir Trust case and sentenced them to 14 and seven years in prison respectively. Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the anti-corruption court announced the verdict that had been deferred…
Mumbai, 17/1: In a further twist to the Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident, it has been confirmed that the person brought to the Bandra police station for questioning is not related to the attack on the actor, reported news agency ANI on Friday. No one is detained in Saif Ali Khan attack case of now,”…
Mumbai, 17/1: The Mumbai Police on Friday brought one person to the Bandra Police station for questioning over 30 hours after the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. The city police formed 20 teams to track down and nab the intruder and tapped their network of informers to locate him, officials said.
Kolkata, 17/1: The much-awaited judgement in the brutal rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, which led to nationwide outrage and prolonged protests, will be delivered on Saturday. Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer with the city police, was charged with committing the crime on the…
