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Eight arrested, including excise inspector, in Karachi kidnapping casePublished on: May 22, 2026 1:00 PM

Pakistan, May 22 -- Police in Karachi have arrested eight suspects, including a serving excise inspector, in connection with a short-term kidnapping for ransom case, officials said on Thursday. Read ... Read More


Aussie great sick of VVS Laxman, yet ranks him nowhere close to Tendulkar: 'Sachin still my No. 2'

India, May 22 -- There was a time when VVS Laxman was a more feared batter in Australia than Sachin Tendulkar. By 2003, Tendulkar had already become a cult figure not just in India, but across the cri... Read More


CM Suvendu Adhikari meets PM Modi in Delhi, assures 'new era of double-engine growth' in Bengal

New Delhi, May 22 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday and said that the State is ready to "usher in a new era of double-engine growth" an... Read More


2027: Adoke warns of growing credibility crisis in Nigeria's democracy

Nigeria, May 22 -- Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has warned that Nigeria's democracy faces a growing credibility crisis, saying electoral vio... Read More


Teach a lesson: Hyderabad cleric urges boycott of cattle sacrifice in Bakrid

Hyderabad, May 22 -- Islamic scholar Mohammed Jaffar Pasha Hussami asked the community to desist from sacrificing big cattle this year during Eid al-Adha to teach a lesson to those opposing the religi... Read More


CBI to probe Twisha Sharma death case as family demands inquiry into mother-in-law Giribala Singh's calls to judges

New Delhi, May 22 -- The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday (22 May) formally proposed transferring the Twisha Sharma death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, as the family of the 33-year-o... Read More


BRRDA approves Rs 73.53 Cr additional withdrawal limit to boost rural bridge construction

Patna, May 22 -- In a move aimed at accelerating rural connectivity, the Bihar Rural Roads Development Agency (BRRDA) has approved an additional withdrawal limit of Rs 73.53 crore under the Chief Mini... Read More


TRS chief Kavitha taken into custody amid protest at Secretariat

Hyderabad, May 22 -- Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha was taken into custody by police on Friday, May 22, after she staged a dharna outside the state Secretariat alongside party... Read More


SC refers question of UAPA bail to CJI for decision by a larger bench

New Delhi, May 22 -- The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to two accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, while referring to a larger bench the question of law whether prolo... Read More


Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh, who was absconding, arrives in Jabalpur court to surrender

Jabalpur, May 22 -- Samarth Singh, husband of Trisha Sharma who was found dead at her Bhopal matrimonial house on May 12, arrived at the Jabalpur court on Friday. He was absconding in the case. Acco... Read More