India Pakistan share prisoner exchange lists India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civil prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody on Wednesday, a biannual exercise carried out under the provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed between the two countries in 2008.The exchange took place simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad,…
JOHANNESBURG — South African police said more than 900 people were arrested on Tuesday, when there were nationwide anti-migrant protests which were mostly peaceful but occasionally descended into violence and looting. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Tebello Mosikili, a deputy national police commissioner, told…
Abhishek Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: A West Bengal BJP leader on Wednesday lodged a police complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and several others, alleging large-scale irregularities in the implementation of the “Sebaashray” programme.The initiative is Abhishek Banerjee’s flagship healthcare outreach scheme in South 24 Parganas district, which includes his…
Two English police officers who handcuffed student Henry Nowak before he died are being investigated for gross misconduct. Mr Nowak, 18, died after a knife attack in the southern English city of Southampton in December. He was handcuffed by police while he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack….
CBI (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested an IPS officer in connection with an alleged Rs 3 crore bribery case linked to its probe into a fake drug manufacturing racket in Puducherry.Deepak Gahlawat, a 2012-batch Haryana-cadre IPS officer, was serving as the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s (BCAS)…
Two people have died after a collision near an intersection about 30 kilometres north of Colac, in Victoria’s south-west. Victoria Police say emergency services were called to reports two cars had collided about 5:15pm, near the intersection of Colac-Ballarat and Barpinba roads in the farming area of Weering. The drivers of both vehicles, who are…
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has changed who gets help from the government in the year since it was signed. The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling was closer than expected. And a New York City racetrack shuts down after 132 years. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free…
Police have so far arrested four accused NEW DELHI: Maharashtra BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday claimed that state school education minister Dada Bhuse was “unaware” that the question papers of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), which was postponed following an alleged paper leak, had been printed in Agra.Mungantiwar said Bhuse, who belongs to the…
Mahua Moitra alleged that BJP workers threw eggs and vegetables at her office. NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mohua Moitra on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party workers of attacking her by pelting eggs and vegetables at her office in Krishnanagar.In a post on X, Moitra shared a video in which a large crowd was seen…
The Estate Officer has directed the Delhi Gymkhana Club to submit its reply by July 7. NEW DELHI: The central government has stepped up its efforts to evict the Delhi Gymkhana Club from its 27.3-acre premises at Safdarjung Road in New Delhi, saying the land is needed for defence infrastructure, public security, governance infrastructure and…