Spain PM Mariano Rajoy says will sack Catalan government, call regional elections
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Saturday said he would curb the powers of the parliament of Catalonia, sack its government and call for an election within six months in a bid to thwart a drive by the autonomous region to break away from Spain.
RBI clarifies why linking of Aadhaar with bank account is mandatory
The Reserve Bank of India on Saturday clarified that linking of Aadhaar to bank account is mandatory under the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records).
‘Mersal’ row: Do not ‘demon-etise’ Tamil pride, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP’s demand for removal of dialogues critical of GST in Tamil movie Mersal , asking him not to “demon-etise Tamil pride” by such interference.
RSS functionary and Dainik Jagran journalist shot dead in Uttar Pradesh
A journalist with the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran and member of the RSS Rajesh Mishra was shot dead in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. His brother was also shot at and critically injured.
Car bomb kills 15 Afghan army personnel in Kabul
A suicide attacker detonated a car full of explosives on Saturday outside Afghanistan's top military training centre in Kabul, killing at least 15 soldiers, a military spokesman said.
Army porter killed in Pakistan firing in Uri
An army porter was killed in a fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla's Uri sector.
WhatsApp to soon give more powers to group administrators
The administrators on WhatsApp groups will soon be able to choose if other participants can modify the subject of the group, its icon and its description.
Weinstein responds to Lupita Nyong’o’s harassment accusations
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has responded to accusations of sexual harassment made by Lupita Nyong’o saying he “has a different recollection of the events” that came to light in a op-ed piece penned by the Academy Award-winning actor.
Dominant India beat Pakistan 4-0 to enter Asia Cup hockey final
A dominant India continued their unbeaten run in the tournament and thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 to sail into the final of the 10th men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Saturday.
Restrictions in Srinagar after strike call by separatists
Normal life in Kashmir was affected on Saturday due to a strike called by separatist groups to protest against braid chopping incidents even as authorities imposed restrictions in several areas of the city as a precautionary measure, officials said.
