‘Misused, murdered’: LJP, JDU slam Congress, but TDP attacks YSRCP

Most of the BJP’s NDA allies took the party’s line during the debate in Lok Sabha on 75 Years of the Constitution and attacked the Congress, accusing it of “murdering” the Constitution. The only exception was its biggest ally, TDP, which instead trained its guns on the YSRCP. Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s LJP was the […]

Secularism in focus as Opposition targets BJP & RSS: Babri, Manipur to caste

On the first day of the discussion on the Constitution in Lok Sabha Friday, Opposition MPs attacked the BJP, alleging that the ruling party had disrupted the country’s communal harmony and, thus, tinkered with the Constitution’s secular values. DMK’s T R Balu also expressed disappointment with the President’s address, saying it did not make any […]

Turkey Tells Russia, Iran Not to Intervene In Syria Rebel Push

Ankara: Turkey said Friday it had urged Russia and Iran not to intervene militarily to support Bashar al-Assad’s forces as Islamist-led rebels mounted their lightning advance on Damascus that ended with the Syrian strongman’s ouster. “The most important thing was to talk to the Russians and Iranians to ensure that they didn’t enter the equation […]

UK peer faces suspension for ‘Lord Poppadom’ jibe on Indian-origin colleague

A Conservative Party peer in the UK Parliament has been recommended for a three-week suspension and behaviour training after the House of Lords Conduct Committee found her remarks towards an Indian-origin colleague “offensive and insulting.” Baroness Catherine Meyer was accused of referring to Lord Navnit Dholakia, a Tanzania-born Liberal Democrat peer of Indian heritage, as […]

American released from Syrian prison flown out of country, US official says

The US military has transported out of Syria an American who had disappeared seven months ago into former President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system and was among the thousands released this week by rebels, a US official said Friday. Travis Timmerman, 29, was flown out of Syria on a US military helicopter, according to a […]

Despite interim bail, Allu Arjun likely to spend night in prison

Actor Allu Arjun will likely be released from Chanchalguda prison only around 6 am on Saturday morning, despite the Telangana High Court granting him four-day interim bail on Friday. According to sources, the jail authorities had not received the bail order until Friday night, which is why the actor’s release was delayed.