Will give clean government, people believe my party: Bhaichung Bhutia

Gangtok (IANS) Unfazed by recent desertions from his fledgling party, football icon-turned-politician Bhaichung Bhutia exudes confidence that the Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) would give a "new" and "clean" government if voted…

Pakistan to upgrade group of banned outfits to 'high risk'

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has decided to upgrade a group of banned outfits, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), to the "high risk" category and start monitoring and re-examining their activities to comply with the requirements…

India demands new Pakistan to show new action

New Delhi (IANS) India on Saturday in a strong message to Islamabad said that if it claimed to be a "naya Pakistan with nayi soch", it should show "new action" against terror outfits operating on its soil and end cross-border terrorism…

India carried out 3 air strikes outside borders in 5 years: Rajnath

Mangaluru (Karnataka) (IANS) India has carried out a total of three air strikes outside the country's borders during the past five years, said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday.

"During the past five years,…

Terror funding: NIA summons Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Nassem Geelani for questioning

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency has summoned Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and son of Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Naseem Geelani, for questioning in its ongoing probe into the terror…

Rising disparity of income and opportunities led to rise of populism globally

The political discourse across the world is increasingly becoming dominated by the phenomenon of populism. The term has become so commonplace that it usually appears in popular media without an explanation as to who qualifies to be a populist. However,…

Mamata's photo among 'legends of Bengal' sparks row

Kolkata (IANS) A photograph of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alongside stalwarts of Bengal, including revolutionary hero Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Nobel laureate poet Rabindra Nath Tagore, on a giant flex at the heart of the…

Toll in Jammu grenade attack increases to 2

Jammu (IANS) The death toll in the Jammu bus stand grenade attack increased to two on Friday, police said.

Muhammad Riyaz, 32, who was injured on Thursday when the grenade flung by a militant exploded under a parked passenger bus at the General…

SC orders mediation to settle Ayodhya title dispute

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered mediation to settle the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya title dispute case by a three-member panel.

The panel will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice F.M.I. Kalifulla…

Nirav Modi's beach bungalow blown-up with controlled blast

Raigad (Maharashtra) (IANS) Authorities here on Friday carried out a controlled blast to raze the luxurious beach bungalow of absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi, one of the prime accused in the Punjab National Bank scam, official sources…