TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany’s top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions. A stern-faced Mohammad Javad […]
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan the group is expanding its footprint, recruiting new fighters and plotting attacks on the United States and other Western countries, according to U.S. and Afghan […]
HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vowed on Monday to push ahead with amendments to laws allowing suspects to be extradited to mainland China a day after the city’s biggest protest since its handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997. Riot police ringed Hong Kong’s […]
BENGALURU – India’s retail inflation likely accelerated to a seven-month high in May on rising food prices, but it is expected to remain well below the Reserve Bank of India’s target, giving it room to ease policy further, a Reuters poll found. The RBI changed its stance to […]
Girish Karnad, a playwright, writer, actor, activist and one of India’s most versatile theatre personalities, died in his home city of Bengaluru on Monday at the age of 81. The cause of death was multiple organ failure, according to several news outlets. A recipient of the Jnanpith Award […]
ISLAMABAD – Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on corruption charges on Monday, a Pakistani official said, in a blow to the opposition Pakistan People’s Party. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) spokesman Nawazish Ali confirmed to Reuters that Zardari has been arrested, but did not provide details. […]
PATHANKOT, India – An Indian court on Monday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Jammu and Kashmir state last year, a lawyer for the defence said, in a case that sparked outrage across the country. Three other […]
New Delhi, Jun 10 :The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the arrest of journalist Prashant Kanojia, who has been accused of making an objectionable comment against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. A vacation bench, comprising justices Indira Banerjee […]
Mumbai/New Delhi, Jun 10: Political leaders, theatre personalities, artistes and film personalities on Monday remembered Girish Karnad as a brilliant playwright-actor-director who left an indelible mark in art and cinema. Karnad, 81, died on Monday after prolonged illness at his Bengaluru residence. He was a progressive voice that championed […]
Pathankot (Punjab), Jun 10: Six of the seven accused in the horrific gangrape-and-murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua were convicted by a court here on Monday, lawyers said. A seventh accused, namely Vishal — son of main accused Sanji Ram — was acquitted by […]
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