India

Jaipur, Mar 22: Representatives of All India Muslim Personal Law Board today alleged here that the agenda of development on which Narendra Modi had contested election has been "left behind". They also accused RSS and other Hindu outfits of trying to force their agenda on Muslims. However, they said that it was not the right time for the board to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The issue of

Bijnor (UP), Mar 21: Muslims themselves are responsible for bringing a bad name to the community and creating the "Islam's image of terror", Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind general secretary Maulana Mehmood Madani today said and called for spreading education in the community to change this. "If Muslims for coming 20 years decide their agenda for education and pledge to educate their children even if they

Mumbai, Mar 21: 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Ajmal Kasab's demand for Mutton Biryani in jail was just a myth and was "concocted" to stop an "emotional wave" which was being created in favour of the militant, claimed Ujjwal Nikam, public prosecutor in the case. "Kasab never demanded Biryani and was never served by the government. I concocted it just to break an emotional atmosphere which was

Islamabad, Mar 21: As a goodwill gesture, Pakistan today released 57 Indian fishing boats that were in its custody. In a statement, Foreign Office (FO) said the decision to release the vessels was taken in May last year. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited India at that time to attend the oath-ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. An eight-member Indian delegation visited Karachi from March 9

Jammu, Mar 21: Militants attack an Army camp at Mesar in Samba district, a day after the storming of a police station in Kathua district, killing three security personnel and a civilian. A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured when militants on Saturday morning launched an attack on an Army camp in Samba district, police said. A resident of

Hyderabad, Mar 21: Police in Khammam district of Telangana has registered a case under the SC/ST Atrocities Act against former Union Minister Renuka Choudhary following a complaint that she allegedly took Rs.1.10 crore by promising an Assembly ticket to a local leader ahead of elections last year and abused his wife when she sought return of the money. The case was registered following an order by

Beijing, Mar 20: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tamil-dominated Jaffna as "interference" in Sri Lanka's affairs, an official Chinese thinktank today said the recent "incidents" in Sino-Lankan ties are sufficient to "merit Beijing's attention." "Modi's trip to Sri Lanka has courted attention from media outlets of many countries including China, with most of them believing New Delhi

Rae Bareli (up), Mar 20: At least 30 people were killed and around 150 others injured when the engine and two coaches of the Dehradun-Varanasi Janta Express derailed near Bachrawan Railway Station in the district today. The locomotive driver apparently overshot the signal and as a result, the engine and two adjoining coaches derailed, Railway Spokesperson Anil Saxena said in Delhi. The accident

Lucknow, Mar 20: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district on Thursday granted bail to the 11th standard student, who had been arrested by the police for allegedly posting an “objectionable” comment attributing to senior state minister Azam Khan. The court had on Wednesday remanded the boy to 14-day judicial custody. The accused was likely to walk out of the jail on Thursday evening after

Jammu, Mar 20: A 'fidayeen' squad of militants in Army fatigues stormed a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, killing four persons, including three security personnel, and leaving 10 others injured in the wee hours today. Two militants were also killed in the subsequent encounter with security forces that ended around noon. This is the first major militant attack in the state