Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called upon the Centre to reflect on whether India has truly fulfilled the vision and values laid down in the Constitution, using the occasion of Independence Day to raise broader questions about the country’s democratic journey. Speaking to reporters after attending the Independence Day function at...
Several people have been killed in renewed clashes between members of the Kambari and Fulani communities in central Nigeria, in another episode of communal violence underscoring the fragile security situation across parts of the country. The violence has raised fresh concerns over the continuing cycle of attacks and retaliation between communities in Nigeria’s central belt,...
The political debate over possible realignments in Tamil Nadu has intensified after DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi attended a customary tea gathering hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi. Her participation has triggered allegations from a Tamil Nadu minister that the DMK could be moving closer to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), although...
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has granted interim relief to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), allowing the company and its managing director and chief executive officer, Punit Goenka, to proceed with a proposed preferential issue of fully convertible warrants worth around ₹3,100 crore. The decision provides a crucial window for the company to complete a...
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested six railway officials in connection with separate bribery cases in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The arrests followed allegations that railway personnel had demanded or accepted illegal payments in return for performing official duties, including processing bills and facilitating payments to private contractors and companies. The action is part...
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said a new generation of children was beginning to question the condition of government schools and demand basic facilities, describing the development as a sign that young citizens were increasingly unwilling to accept poor public services as normal. In an Independence Day message, Kejriwal said that after...
BEIRUT — At least seven people were killed and three others injured after an Israeli airstrike struck a house on the outskirts of Ansar in southern Lebanon early Saturday, marking one of the deadliest attacks in the region since a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect. The strike destroyed the targeted building...
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others as violent shaking caused buildings and homes to collapse across parts of Flores Island. The earthquake struck off the northern coast of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province, one of Indonesia’s regions highly exposed to seismic activity....
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were absent from the official Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on Saturday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation. Their decision to skip the ceremony for the second consecutive year has revived the controversy over the treatment and seating of opposition leaders at major government...
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant extended Independence Day greetings to the people of the country on Saturday, expressing hope that India would continue on its path of progress while remaining firmly anchored in democracy, the rule of law, equality and constitutional principles. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on August 15, CJI Surya Kant...