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Delhi Congress slams purification ritual after Kharge rally

India, Aug. 19 -- The Parliamentary Affairs Committee of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), led by president Devender Yadav, passed a resolution condemning what it called an insult to Congre... Read More


Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan's sister allowed to meet him in Pak jail after court order

India, Aug. 19 -- Pakistan authorities on Tuesday allowed one of Imran Khan's sisters to meet him in jail after a Supreme Court ruling granted the jailed former prime minister one weekly meeting with ... Read More


Pak SC orders shifting of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan to private hospital for medical check-up in 2 days

India, Aug. 19 -- The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be shifted to a private hospital for medical assessment and treatment within two days. The... Read More


'In revelatory memoir, Sonia Gandhi invites readers into her private world of joys and travails': Publisher

India, Aug. 19 -- A memoir by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, set to be published in November this year, is a "revelatory" book that will tell a "riveting personal and political" story about her life fr... Read More


Turkey's Erdogan signs conditional amnesty law for PKK

India, Aug. 19 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed into law a measure that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants as part of a Government peace effort... Read More


Piyush Goyal invites Japanese businesses to deepen investments and partnerships in India

WEB DESK, Aug. 19 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has highlighted the growing depth and strategic importance of the India-Japan partnership and invited Japanese businesses to deepen the... Read More


Court opens fresh battle over Meja's six-year term as PSC chair

Nairobi, Aug. 19 -- The High Court has opened a fresh Constitutional battle over whether a sitting member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) can become chairperson of the same commission without b... Read More


Ritabrata Banerjee's appointment as LoP 'provisional decision', to remain in post for 2 months: HC

India, Aug. 19 -- A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday held rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee's appointment as Leader of Opposition as a "provisional decision" of the Speaker, directi... Read More


Tamil Nadu extends maternity leave for third child to 365 days

India, Aug. 19 -- The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced that women employees will be entitled to 365 days of maternity leave for the birth of their third child, extending the current benefit ... Read More


Security tightened ahead of Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Pune

India, Aug. 19 -- Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to Pune to interact with students as part of the "Chhatron Ki Goonj" initiative, party leaders and police officials on Tuesday, Aug 18 r... Read More