The Islamic State issued a video on Wednesday threatening new attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran, local media reported. A man wearing a black ski mask and holding an AK-47, seated alongside two others, made the threat in a video bearing the Islamic State’s Amaq news agency logo. The Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim group […]
The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on eight Venezuelan individuals involved in the creation of the controversial National Constituent Assembly (ANC). The designations consist of seven current and former officials of the Venezuelan government and one individual who has participated in actions or policies that “undermine democratic processes or institutions” in Venezuela, the […]
Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened lower. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 31,797.84 points on Wednesday, opened lower at 31,750.73 points. Minutes into trading, it was quoting at 31,677.18 points, down by 120.66 points, or 0.38 per cent. At the […]
A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader in Bihar was shot dead near here on Thursday by unidentified assailants, police said. Kedar Rai was out on his morning walk in Danapur when the attack took place, the police said. “It appears to be the work of a sharpshooter,” a police officer added. A seriously injured Rai […]
The establishment of an India-Afghanistan air freight corridor this year was welcomed by all stakeholders at a meeting hosted by India of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process, a platform to encourage security, political, and economic cooperation among strife-torn Afghanistan and its neighbours, here on Monday. “With regard to the bilateral initiatives taken by India, the […]
In his first foreign tour after assuming office, Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will embark on a five-day state visit to India from August 23, it was announced on Monday. Amid military standoff between India and China, the visit is significant as Deuba choose to visit New Delhi first after being elected two months […]
A bomb ripped through a fruit truck parked on Lahores Band Road, leaving at least 34 people, mostly passers-by, injured late on Monday. “It was a bomb blast in a fruit truck,” Punjab government spokesman Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan said. The bombing came as ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif prepares to return to Lahore, the […]
The Arab League on Monday condemned the repeated incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israelis as an attempt to Judaize Jerusalem. Saed Abu Ali, AL assistant secretary general for Palestine and the occupied Arab territories affairs, said the unprecedented incidents in Jerusalem recently were a blatant violation of the rights of the Palestinians and […]
West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP on Monday competed with each other in celebrating Raksha Bandhan, virtually converting the festival of love and duty into a colourful political slugfest replete with high drama. While Trinamool heavyweights including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took part in the festival, the BJP fielded its senior leaders like […]
Karnataka Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his brother D.K Suresh on Monday appeared before the Income Tax (IT) Department officials here over the seizures made at their residences during the three-day searches. “He (Minister) came to our regional office here with his brother on summons for questioning and recording his statements on the seizures made […]