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MCOCA court acquits Iqbal Kaskar, three others in rRs.r90L extortion case

India, April 26 -- A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Friday acquitted Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, the younger brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, and thre... Read More


Monarchists ask UN to probe 'rights violations' during March 28 protest

Kathmandu, April 26 -- The Joint People's Movement Committee formed by pro-monarchy groups has submitted a petition to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), urgi... Read More


The bloodied meadows of Pahalgam

India, April 26 -- The Pahalgam attack has pushed Kashmir back by years and it will take much time and sustained effort to recover lost ground. PUNE: THE ATTACK It has been less than a week since the... Read More


Was Michael Gloss mentally ill? Top CIA official's son killed while fighting for Russia, his father breaks silence

India, April 26 -- A CIA spokesperson claimed Friday that the son of a top official in the agency passed away last year in April "while fighting in the conflict in Ukraine." Michael Gloss, the son of... Read More


Andheri resident kills sister over property dispute

India, April 26 -- A 48-year-old man in Andheri allegedly stabbed his sister, 45, to death over a property dispute on Friday morning. The police said he was frustrated as his mother gave the property ... Read More


Pakistan's military oligarchy a clear and present danger to global peace

India, April 26 -- The establishment's most heinous characteristic, directly threatening Indian lives and global security, is its institutionalized deployment of militant proxies. MUMBAI: The Pakista... Read More


Climate crisis displaces entire villages in Mustang district

Mustang, April 26 -- In the stark and arid landscapes of Upper Mustang, climate change has begun to redraw the map of human habitation. Entire villages-some centuries old-are now being emptied as spri... Read More


Across the border: An army's rising desperation

India, April 26 -- Growing irrelevance, and desperation Abhishek Asthana In the 1990s, my father - a middle manager in an Indian company - was posted in a city in Bihar named after a revenue officer... Read More


MUTP-4 focus on spurring development in 'Third Mumbai'

India, April 26 -- The state government and the railways are working jointly on identifying rail corridors that will spur development in 'Third Mumbai', a 323-square kilometre area adjoining the upcom... Read More


Massive explosion, fire strikes Iranian port city, at least 281 injured; many fatalities suspected

New Delhi, April 26 -- The number of injured from an explosion on Saturday at a port in southern Iran jumped to 281, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. IRNA quoted Mojtaba Khaledi, the spokesman... Read More