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Gaza Strip, May 14: Israeli troops have opened fire on Palestinians who have gathered near a Gaza fence for the climax of a six-week demonstration coinciding with the inauguration of US embassy in Jerusalem al-Quds. At least 41 Palestinians were killed and nearly 2000 were injured as the Israeli army fired live ammunition, teargas and firebombs at protesters on Monday. The deadly attack comes as a

New Delhi, May 14: The Delhi Police on Monday filed a charge sheet in the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who also has been arrayed as an accused in the case. The charge sheet was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh under sections 498 A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian

New Delhi, May 14: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind in which he has condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'threat' to the Indian National Congress (INC) during a speech in Hubli, Karnataka. Singh said Prime Minister Modi was "using his powers and privileges as Prime Minister to settle personal and political scores" during the Karnataka

NEW DELHI, MAY 14: The CBI on Monday filed its first charge sheet in the country’s largest financial scam worth over $2 billion in Punjab National Bank by billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, detailing the alleged role of the bank’s former chief Usha Ananthasubramanian, who is now Allahabad Bank CEO and MD, officials said. The charge sheet, filed in a special court in Mumbai, also names several other

Islamabad, May 14: Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday defended his recent remarks about the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, saying he will speak the truth no matter what the consequences are. Sharif, for the first time, publicly acknowledged in an interview that terrorist organisations are active in Pakistan and questioned the policy to allow the "non-state actors" to cross the

Rewari (Haryana), May 14: Amid the controversy surrounding the Aligarh Muslim University, Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu wants the varsity to be renamed after Raja Mahendra Pratap, also known as 'Jat King.' "The picture of the one who broke the nation into pieces hangs inside Aligarh Muslim University's campus, but there is no picture of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh. I demand that the

Rewari (Haryana), May 14: Amid the controversy surrounding the Aligarh Muslim University, Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu wants the varsity to be renamed after Raja Mahendra Pratap, also known as 'Jat King.' "The picture of the one who broke the nation into pieces hangs inside Aligarh Muslim University's campus, but there is no picture of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh. I demand that the

New Delhi, May 14: Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Monday urged the chief minister's and finance minister of all the state to come together and raise an objection on the Terms of Reference (ToR) prescribed by the 15th Finance Commission for allocation of funds to states. The former finance minister asked the states to protest against the Centre's attempt to violate the Constitution.

SITAPUR (U.P.), MAY 14: Seventh such attack in May; toll touches 13 in the district in the past six months A pack of ferocious dogs mauled a 12-year-old girl to death in a village here on Sunday, taking the toll in fatal attacks by feral canines in the district to 13 over the past six months, the police said. “Reena died on Sunday after being attacked by a pack of dogs,” Superintendent of Police

Dubai, May 13: Blowing dust sweeping through UAE on Sunday caused some slight travel delays and flight disruptions at the airports. According to sources, inbound Emirates, Malaysian Airlines, Qantas, PIA, and FlyDubai flights from Amman, Peshawar, Jeddah, Karachi, Yerevan, Khartoum, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pune, Bahrain, Muscat, Damman, and Kuwait into Dubai were delayed by several minutes as