Pakistan arrests 22 after student lynched over blasphemy

akistani police say they have arrested 22 suspects in the lynching of a university student who was accused of blasphemy. Salahuddin Mehsud, police chief for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Monday that the 16 students and six university employees are believed to have incited or taken part in the mob that killed 23-year-old Mohammad Mashal Khan last week. The student […]

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High alert at Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai airports after hijack threat

Security at three major international airports in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai has been stepped up after agencies were informed about a possible hijack attempt of an aircraft from these facilities. Officials said high alert has been issued to the three facilities after Mumbai Police received an e-mail on Saturday from a woman living there. The e-mail mentions that the woman […]

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BJP lodges police complaint against Arvind Kejriwal

The Delhi BJP on Saturday said it has lodged a complaint with police against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for dubbing the Election Commission as ‘Dhritrashtra’ and “misleading” hoardings put up by the AAP. The complaint has been filed by the BJP’s Legal Committee at the Parliament Street police station. A separate complaint has also been filed with the State […]

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BJP loses Sikkim Assembly bypoll

Ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) candidate Dilli Ram Thapa on Saturday defeated BJP’s Suresh Khanal Sharma to win the Upper Burtuk Assembly bypoll, garnering over 8,000 votes. According to the Election Commission, Mr. Thapa secured 8,406 votes to claim the Upper Burtuk seat while nearest rival, Mr. Sharma, could only garner 374 votes out of the total 9,427 polled on […]

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