Somnath Chatterjee, former Lok Sabha Speaker, passes away
Mr. Chatterjee was the Speaker in the first five-year term (2004-2009) of the United Progressive Alliance government and was elected to the Parliament's Lower House 10 times since 1971. | Obituary | Tributes
We don’t want CPI(M) to put their flags on father’s body, says Somnath’s daughter
Anushila Basu said that her father could never come to terms with his expulsion from the party in 2008.
JNU student Umar Khalid shot at
At 2 p.m., when Mr. Khalid was entering New Delhi’s Constitution Club premises to attend an event, a man appeared from the crowd and aimed a pistol at him, police said.
Kejriwal, Sisodia among 15 charged in Delhi Chief Secretary 'assault' case
Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash was allegedly assaulted during a meeting at the Chief Minister’s official residence on February 19.
Karunanidhi loyalists are with me, says Alagiri
“I have come here to express my anguish to my father. You will not know what it is about now. The real loyalists of my leader Kalaignar [Karunanidhi] are with me. The loyalists across the State are supporting me. Time will provide an answer,” he told journalists after visiting his father's memorial at the Marina.
In an open challenge, Rahul calls Modi for a face-to-face debate on Rafale deal
By devoting almost half of his 35-minute speech at a public gathering at the Nehru Stadium in Bidar, Karnataka to “exposing” the BJP and Mr. Modi’s alleged nepotism in the deal, Mr. Gandhi clearly set the Congress’s agenda for 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Pakistan releases 26 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
The Indian prisoners said that upon reaching India, they will request the Indian authorities to release Pakistani prisoners in reciprocation.
First session of Pakistan’s newly-elected Parliament begins
President Mamnoon Hussain had summoned the maiden session of the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, at 10 a.m. in parliament house, 19 days after Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party emerged as the single largest in the general elections.
100 security men, 20 civilians die in Afghan Taliban offensive on Provincial capital
The fall of Ghazni, a city barely 120 km from the country’s capital Kabul, would mark an important victory for the Taliban. It would also cut off a key highway linking Kabul to the southern Provinces, the Taliban’s traditional heartland.
Rupee hits all-time low against dollar due to Turkey trouble
Turmoil in Turkish currency impacted emerging markets with the rupee plunged 1.09% to hit a record low of 69.93 a dollar, as compared to previous close of 68.84 — thus registering the biggest single day fall in five years.
Shastri-Kohli duo might face BCCI questions for debacle in England
The team for the fourth and fifth Test would be picked after the third game, starting in Nottingham on Saturday, the result of which would decide the Board’s course of action after a disastrous performance left Virat Kohli and Co. 0-2 down.
