18 killed in Mumbai rain-related incidents

Mumbai (IANS) At least 18 persons were killed in several rain-induced tragedies as Mumbai and the surroundings were clobbered with heavy downpours early on Sunday, officials said.

As Mumbai slept the skies opened up with torrential rains measuring…

Afghan envoy's daughter tortured in Islamabad

New Delhi (IANS) The daughter of Najibullah Alikhil, the Afghan envoy to Pakistan, was abducted and tortured on her way home in Islamabad, Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday.

"The Ministry of Foreign…

Record broker defaults cause crippling losses to investors

New Delhi (IANS) With broker defaults continuing, the industry has witnessed a record 28 defaults or expulsions since November 2019, just a little before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, MoneyLife reported.

This is the highest number of…

'Reconcilation' among warring factions in Punjab Cong begins

Chandigarh (IANS) Within hours of the meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and AICC Secretary General and state in-charge Harish Rawat amid the 'tussle' over talks of appointing Navjot Singh Sidhu as the new state Congress…

Mahabharat, early attempt at mediation; British eroded resolution mechanism: CJI

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said mediation, as a concept, is deeply embedded into the Indian ethos and being the cheapest and simplest option available to the public at large, it can be described as a tool of social…

Yediyurappa to resign after govt's 2nd anniversary, say sources

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa has been asked to step down after July 26, the day, the ruling BJP government will complete its second year in office in the state, sources said here on Saturday.

Yediyurappa's…

Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi ahead of monsoon session

New Delhi (IANS) Two days ahead of monsoon session, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and talked for about 50 minutes, the Prime Minister's Office said.

"Rajya Sabha MP…

10,000 jihadi fighters have entered from Pak: Afghan Prez

Kabul/New Delhi (IANS) In a hard-hitting speech, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said more than 10,000 ‘jihadi fighters entered the country from Pakistan in the last month, while Islamabad had failed to convince the Taliban to participate "seriously"…

Harish Rawat reaches out to Amarinder after Punjab feud escalates

New Delhi (IANS) Amid escalating tension due to ongoing tussle in Punjab Congress unit, state in-charge Harish Rawat has flown to Chandigarh to meet sulking chief minister Amarinder Singh. Sources say the chief minister wrote back to Congress president…

JMB's Hindu associate spills the beans on human trafficking

Kolkata (IANS) A Hindu associate of the Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has spilled the beans on the terror group's human trafficking operations on the India-Bangladesh border.

Lalu Sen, alias Rahul Sen or Rahul Kumar, was arrested…