The U.S. has designated Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba’s two top leaders as “global terrorists” and slapped sanctions on the terror group’s student wing, tightening the noose around the outfit that carried out the 2008 Mumbai attack. The US Treasury Department designated Muhammad Sarwar and Shahid Mahmood as global terrorists. Both the LeT leaders are based in Pakistan. Al-Muhammadia Students, the student wing […]
» Read moreA vacation Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday expressed deep concern at the “mystery” behind the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, and observed that “the State government has failed to clear the doubts even after her death. Should her body be exhumed to know the truth?” The Bench of Justices S. Vaidyanathan and V. Parthiban made the […]
» Read moreThe general council of the ruling AIADMK on Thursday resolved to work under V K Sasikala, a close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, and entrusted the post of the general secretary of the party with her until an election is held for the same as per the bylaws of the party. A resolution to this effect was […]
» Read morePresident Pranab Mukherjee has approved the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 to enable industries to pay wages through cheque or by direct credit into bank accounts of workers earning up to Rs. 18,000 a month, without their permission. The Ordinance, promulgated on December 28, however doesn’t make payment of wages mandatory through the banking system and employers can still […]
» Read moreAn encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Thursday morning, police said. Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in Shahgund village of Hajin area of the district, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, a police official said here. He said as the forces […]
» Read moreDeepa Jayakumar, niece of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday, issued a statement asking the AIADMK cadres not to erect banners and cut-outs for her. She also requested the cadres “The real AIADMK supporters should remain calm in this critical situation.” In the statement, Ms. Deepa thanked the cadres who have backed her and added that she won’t […]
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