VETERAN Indian actor Rajinikanth on Wednesday said the concept of a common language in India was not possible and asserted any attempts of Hindi imposition will not be only be resisted by southern states, but even many in the North. The actor's remarks came in response to Indian Home Minister…
EUROPEAN parliamentarians Ryszard Czarnecki and Fulvio Martusciello have backed India on the Kashmir issue during a special debate of the plenary of the European Parliament by describing it a great democracy and slammed Pakistan for harbouring terrorists. In the debate on the situation in Kashmir on Tuesday, Czarnecki, the member…
"MADE IN CHINA" director Mihil Musale is impressed with his lead star Rajkummar Rao's physical transformation that required the actor to put on eight kilograms (kgs) of weight. "I really don't know how he did it. And that too, in such a short time span. That's his secret and that's…
INDIAN Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (18) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed Pakistan its place by abrogating Article 370 and 35A. Shah also said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should clarify whether he is in favour of the Centre's decision on Article 370. "By abrogating Article 370, Modi ji…
PAKISTAN has urged the international community to take note of India's aggressive posturing about taking "physical jurisdiction" of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, warning that such "belligerent" statements have the potential to further escalate tensions and seriously jeopardise peace in the region. Pakistan's statement came hours after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted…
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday (18) set an October 18 deadline for the conclusion of hearings in the protracted Ram-Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid land title dispute, a move that has raised the possibility of a verdict in the politically sensitive case in the middle of November. The target date for completion…
IN a suspected case of theft, some computer hardware has gone missing from the country's first indigenous aircraft carrier being built in the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) here in Kochi, police said. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has launched a probe into the matter following a complaint regarding the missing…
THE stalemate in Kashmir continued for the 44th consecutive day on Tuesday as normal life remained severely affected in the valley after Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution that gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into Union Territories. Markets and other business…
US President Donald Trump has said that he will soon meet the prime ministers of India and Pakistan, even as he insisted that a "lot of progress" has been made in reducing tension between the countries. While Trump along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address over 50,000 Indian-Americans at…
TOLL in the tourist boat accident in river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh mounted to 19 as seven more bodies were retrieved on Tuesday. But taking out the boat that sank over 315 feet deep in the river is proving to be a herculean task, police said. Deputy Inspector General of…