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Mehsana, Jul 25: A Gujarat court sentenced Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to two years imprisonment in a case of rioting and arson in Visnagar town here in 2015. Judge V.P. Agarwal, of the sessions court at Visnagar, held Hardik Patel and his two aides, Lalji Patel and A.K. Patel guilty under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to rioting, arson, damage to property and unlawful

Mehsana, Jul 25: A Gujarat court sentenced Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to two years imprisonment in a case of rioting and arson in Visnagar town here in 2015. Judge V.P. Agarwal, of the sessions court at Visnagar, held Hardik Patel and his two aides, Lalji Patel and A.K. Patel guilty under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to rioting, arson, damage to property and unlawful

Quetta/ Pakistan, Jul 25: At least 28 people were killed and 35 wounded in a suicide attack on a polling station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, officials said, as millions voted in a nationwide election Wednesday. "(The bomber) was trying to enter the polling station. When police tried to stop him he blew himself up," a local administration official in Quetta, Hashim Ghilzai, told

Zurich, Jul 25: France's World Cup star Kylian Mbappe joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's player award, world soccer's governing body announced on Tuesday. Ronaldo, who has won the award for the last two years, helped Real Madrid claim a third consecutive Champions League crown before securing a close season transfer to Juventus. Argentine

Islamabad, Jul 25: Polls opened Wednesday in a tense, unpredictable Pakistani election that could be former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan's best shot at power, after a campaign marred by allegations of military interference and a series of deadly attacks. The first voter to enter a polling station in the eastern city of Lahore was a woman, an AFP reporter there saw. More than nine million new

Rampur/Uttar Pradesh, Jul 25: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Tuesday requested Muslims to stay away from dairy business and cow trading for the safety of their upcoming generations. Khan’s remark came in the light of the increasing number of lynching incidents which have taken place over suspicions of cow smuggling. “My request to Muslims who are in dairy business and cow trading is to

Ghaziabad, Jul 24: A Muslim man was brutally beaten up by a group of hardliners yesterday at a Ghaziabad court. His “crime” was coming forward to marry his female Hindu friend. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. According to reports, the guy is from Bhopal and the girl belongs to Bijnore district in Uttar Pradesh. They worked together in a Noida company and fell in love

Alwar, Jul 24: The post-mortem report of Akbar Khan, lynched in Rajasthan’s Alwar by self-proclaimed cow protectors linked to Sangh Parivar, has revealed that his bones were broken in the attack and he died of shock due to the injuries he suffered. Khan, 28, was severely assaulted on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday when he, along with his friend, was shepherding two cows and two

Singapore, Jul 24: A strong global economy and rising oil prices are expected to push up the cost of air travel in 2019, with fares seen rising 2.6 percent and hotel rates up 3.7 percent, although there are downside risks from a trade war, according to an industry forecast. In some countries, including India, New Zealand, Norway, Germany and Chile, airfares are expected to rise by more than 7

Kigali, Jul 24: India has extended USD 200 million credit to Rwanda for its economic development, signed a defence cooperation agreement and will soon open a High Commission here as part of New Delhi's efforts to bolster the strategic partnership with the fast-developing East African country. The announcements came during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Rwanda, the first by an Indian prime