India
Congress president Sonia Gandhi waves to supporters at an election rally in Allahabad
Congress president Sonia Gandhi waves to supporters at an election rally in Allahabad on Wednesday. — PTI
Nasheed: I left at gunpoint
The ousted President of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and
62% turnout in rain-hit UP, state’s highest ever
Despite incessant rains and inclement weather, Uttar Pradesh recorded 62-64 per cent polling in the first phase of the crucial Assembly elections on Wednesday, when votes were cast in 55 seats across
3 ‘porn’ mantris resign, barred from Assembly
The three Karnataka BJP ministers who outraged a nation and embarrassed their party and government after being caught watching porn on a cellphone in the Assembly on Tuesday resigned Wednesday after g
Modi gets HC rap for riots ‘inaction’
In a major blow to the Narendra Modi government, the Gujarat high court censured it Wednesday for “inaction and negligence” in the 2002 post-Godhra riots, saying this resulted in an “anarchic” situati
Bahrain Telecom first to exit India
Bahrain Telecommun-ications (Batelco) has become the first international telecom firm to exit India, selling its 43 per cent stake in STel, whose licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court last week
