Amritsar: Simranjeet Singh, an active leader of the separatist Khalistan movement in Indian Punjab, has managed to secure victory on a legislative seat left vacant by the chief minister of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Singh, after grabbing the Lok Sabha seat, acknowledged the sacrifices of

New Delhi: In a meeting with the Gujarat education minister and other officials of the department, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) reportedly pushed for Sanskrit to be made a mandatory subject in the state’s schools from Class 1 onwards. The meeting between the Sangh and state

Kanyakumari: The family of a 22-year-old youth has said that he died of police custodial torture in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The family of the deceased Ajith in a complaint seeking an investigation has said Ajith was killed in custodial torture after he was arrested

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow’s military action in Ukraine was not responsible for the global food crisis, instead blaming the West for preventing the export of Russian grain. "The food market is unbalanced in the most serious way," Putin said, addressing a "BRICS Plus"

Manila: A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 metres (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a

London: Fifteen children have drowned in flash floods that swept through Bangladesh with another 3.5 million urgently needing clean drinking water as the risk of waterborne diseases grows, UNICEF s country representative said. "That is a staggering number of children and an increase over the last

Gayan: Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan but thousands of people remain without food, shelter and water three days after the country’s deadliest earthquake in decades. Wednesday’s 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east along the border with Pakistan while people

West Bank: A Palestinian teenager died from his wounds hours after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said Saturday. Mohammad Hamad, 16, was shot and wounded on Friday evening near the village of Silwad, near Ramallah in the northern West

Washington: The US Supreme Court struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shredded five decades of constitutional protections and prompted several right-leaning states to impose immediate bans. Protests broke out almost immediately in Washington and elsewhere, with dozens of demonstrations under way