Kartarpur corridor event: 'Today is a historic day,' says Venkaiah Naidu
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh along with other leaders laid the foundation stone for the Kartarpur corridor, which will facilitate easy passage to Sikh pilgrims to the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, on Monday.
Aircel-Maxis case: Sanction to prosecute Chidambaram received, CBI tells court
The sanction required to prosecute former Union Minister P. Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case has been obtained from the authorities concerned, the CBI told a court on November 26.
No homework for students of classes I&II, HRD ministry tells schools
No homework for students of classes I and II and prescribed weight limit of school bags for each class are part of the fresh directives issued by the HRD ministry to states and union territories across the country.
Alleged hijack threat in Kolkata airport, one arrested
One person has been arrested following a suspected hijack attempt onboard a Jet Airways flight to Mumbai on Monday morning. Jogen Poddar, a passenger in the 8.15 a.m. Jet Airways flight to Mumbai, was heard saying on phone that he is “planning” to detonate an unknown device in the mid air using his mobile phone to make the plane explode.
26/11 anniversary: Ten years on, trial drags on in Pakistani anti-terror court
As India marked the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 carnage on Monday, the mastermind of the attack LeT operations commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi has virtually secured his acquittal and his six accomplices are expecting their exoneration anytime in the near future.
Mufti rules out going to court against Governor’s decision
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday, November 26, 2018, ruled out approaching the court against Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to dissolve the State Assembly.
Iravatham Mahadevan, leading scholar on the Indus Valley and Tamil Brahmi scripts, passes away
Iravatham Mahadevan, 88, one of the world’s leading scholars on the Indus Valley Script, the pre-eminent scholar on the Tamil Brahmi script, passed away in Chennai early on Monday after a brief illness.
Accused in 2002 Akshardham temple attack in Gujarat arrested
Police on Monday arrested an accused in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack case, moments after he alighted from a flight here. Mohammed Farooq Shaikh was nabbed by the Crime Branch from Ahmedabad airport, soon after his arrival from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bhagrithsinh Gohil told PTI .
On Rajasthan campaign trail, PM Modi attacks Congress on terrorism, naxalism and development
The Congress was in power when the Mumbai attacks took place but questioned the BJP government’s surgical strikes in Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Monday, hitting out at the Opposition party on the issues of terrorism and Naxalism.
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UAE pardons British academic convicted of spying
On Monday, the United Arab Emirates declared that they had pardoned British academic Matthew Hedges, who was awarded a life sentence after being convicted of spying. The announcement came after authorities showed journalists a video of Mr. Hedges purportedly saying he was a captain in British intelligence.
