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'Iran was unable to...': JD Vance reveals reason why US left Pakistan without a deal with Tehran

India, April 14 -- US Vice President JD Vance seems to have revealed one of the reasons why no deal could be finalised during talks with Iranian representatives in Pakistan. According to him, Iran wil... Read More


Top Vietnamese leader arrives in Beijing, beginning state visit to China

Beijing, April 14 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-ranking Vietnamese deleg... Read More


How the government silently abandoned the proposed apology to Dalits

Nepal, April 14 -- My previous column, published in this paper on March 30, was entitled "An apology is not enough." In the article, I thanked the Balendra Shah administration for deciding to offer a ... Read More


Zanai Bhosle says she was overwhelmed with emotions at grandmother Asha Bhosle's funeral: 'She lives on.'

India, April 14 -- Legendary singer Asha Bhosle was cremated with full state honours in Mumbai on Monday. Her last rites were held at the Shivaji Park Crematorium. Following the funeral, her granddaug... Read More


Punjab: Legal experts divided over new anti-sacrilege bill

Chandigarh, April 14 -- The legal experts are divided over the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill- 2026 that was passed by voice vote during the one-day special session of the as... Read More


Punjab extends select panel term on holy scriptures bill by six months

Chandigarh, April 14 -- Punjab legislative assembly on Monday gave a six-month extension to a 15-member select committee examining 'Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025.' ... Read More


Punjab: Set deadline to punish sacrilege accused, says Warring

CHANDIGARH, April 14 -- Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring welcomed the move to tighten the sacrilege law, while demanding a deadline for action against the guilty. "Who will not like... Read More


Stricter anti-sacrilege bill gets Punjab assembly nod

Chandigarh, April 14 -- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday unanimously passed the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill-2026, proposing stringent punishments, including life imprison... Read More


CBI asks time to take up further probe in ex-minister murder case

Hyderabad, April 14 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday requested the Telangana state high court to give two weeks' time to decide on reopening the investigation into the murder of former... Read More


Shivakumar calls for discipline amid MLAs' push for cabinet rejig

Bengaluru, April 14 -- Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Monday cautioned state Congress legislators against airing internal matters publicly, even as a group of around 25 Congress MLAs gathered ... Read More