Category: Government News

Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Tahawwur Rana, the Pakistani-Canadian national accused of involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has denied any role in the conspiracy during his interrogation by the Mumbai Crime Branch. According to senior officials, Rana, who is currently in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Delhi, was questioned for…

The BBC’s religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains why it’s so difficult to guess who will be the next Pope. Source link

When the newly elected Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013 to greet the crowd, he joked that the cardinals had gone “to the end of the world” – his native Argentina – to find a new pontiff. Indeed, the conclave, stunned by the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, had…

Amman, April 26 (IANS) Team India has confirmed 43 medals at the inaugural Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships, organised by the newly recognised Asian Boxing body under World Boxing, with four more pugilists punching their way into the semifinals on Day 7. India is now assured of at least 25 medals in the U-15…

Duncan Kennedy BBC News at Bergen Belsen AFP Tens of thousands of people, most of them Jews, died at Belsen in northern Germany There had been rumours. There had been aerial photographs. There had been the written testimony of a few escapees. But it took liberation for the revelation of the shocking reality of the…

Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) Over 50 people were injured as the supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League engaged in a violent clash in Naogaon village in Habiganj. According to local media reports, among the injured, five were in critical condition and are receiving treatment at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. The…

Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) Over 50 people were injured as the supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League engaged in a violent clash in Naogaon village in Habiganj. According to local media reports, among the injured, five were in critical condition and are receiving treatment at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. The…

File photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: REUTERS Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated on Sunday that the terrorists behind the Pahalgam terror attack and those involved in the conspiracy will be served the most stringent punishment, asserting that the victims will receive justice. In his Mann Ki Baat address, Modi said the solidarity…

Cinema exhibitor PVR INOX is betting big on franchise-owned company operated (FOCO) model to expand its presence beyond metros in India while also seeking to spread its affordable luxury offering, according to its CEO, Pramod Arora. The company is hoping that by developing cinema exhibition infrastructure across the country, it will provide economic benefits to…