JOHN ABRAHAM, SHARVARI WAGH-STARRER 'VEDAA' TO RELEASE ON JULY 12

Makers of the upcoming action thriller film ‘Vedaa’ starring John Abraham, Sharvari Wagh and Abhishek Banerjee announced the film’s official release date on Wednesday.

AT 102, VETERAN WORLD WAR II PILOT TAKES TO THE SKIES FOR CHARITY

A former Royal Air Forces pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old.

KENYAN CULT LEADER CHARGED WITH KILLING 191 CHILDREN

Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, along with 29 other suspects have been charged with murdering 191 children by the Malindi High Court, as reported by CNN.

'None of these candidates' trounces Nikki Haley in Nevada

The outcome in Nevada is an ignominious one for 52-year-old Haley, who is seeking to prove to Republican donors and voters that she remains a viable contender ahead of her next head-to-head contest with Trump in the February 24 South Carolina primary, CNN reported.

BRITISH INDIAN PEER BARONESS SHREELA FLATHER PASSES AWAY

Prominent British-Indian peer Shreela Flather passed away after a short illness in the UK on Tuesday. She was 89.

KAZAKHSTAN APPOINTS OLZHAS BEKTENOV NEW PM AMID GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE

Kazakh President KassymJomart Tokayev signed a decree appointing Olzhas Bektenov as the new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, The Astana Times reported, citing the Akorda press service.

CARETAKER GOVT HINTS AT POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF INTERNET ACCESS ON PAK POLL DAY

Pakistan’s Caretaker Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz on Tuesday indicated about the possible suspension of the internet access in case of security issues in any area on the day of elections which is February 8, while Amnesty International called for uninterrupted internet access in Pakistan during the polling process, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.

IMRAN KHAN'S PARTY ALLEGES 'WORST EVER POLITICAL ENGINEERING' IN DECADES

Pakistan is witnessing its “worst ever political engineering” in decades at the hands of the powerful military establishment to achieve “desired results” to form a government of its choosing in February 8 elections, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party alleged on Wednesday.

VOTING IN PAKISTAN TODAY, FORMER PM NAWAZ SHARIF'S PARTY FRONT-RUNNER

With former Prime Minister Imran Khan in jail, Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is tipped to emerge as the single largest party in the elections.

BSF foils smuggling attempts at India-Bangladesh border

The Border Security Force (BSF), South Bengal Frontier, foiled two separate gold smuggling attempts at the Indo-Bangladesh border, arresting two smugglers and recovering 28 gold biscuits, an official said on Wednesday.

SC PULLS UP NGT FOR 'UNILATERAL DECISIONS', ASKS TRIBUNAL TO ACT WITH 'PROCEDURAL INTEGRITY'

In an unusual order, the Supreme Court has pulled up the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its “recurrent engagement” in “unilateral decision making” and cautioned that in “its zealous quest for justice, the tribunal must tread carefully to avoid the oversight of propriety”.

NEW DELHI TO HOST FIRST EVER EU-INDIA ROUNDTABLE ON COUNTERING TERRORIST EXPLOITATION OF DRONES

This roundtable is part of a series of ongoing counterterrorism engagements between the EU and India

YOGI GOVT TO DEVELOP 17 CITIES OF UP AS MAJOR SOLAR CENTRES

In a bid to propel the adoption of solar energy across Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government has unveiled plans to transform 17 major cities of the state into solar cities, alongside the revered cities of Ayodhya and Varanasi. Following the development of solar cities, the government will work towards building solar villages on the same pattern soon.

Uttarakhand: Heated debate in assembly between ruling BJP, opposition over complexion of Shri Ram idol

Congress MLA Adesh Chauhan said in the House that Shri Ram’s complexion was dark, but he had been made black.

Karnataka BJP stages protest in Bengaluru to counter ruling Cong dharna in Delhi

To cover up their failure, they are staging this political drama of pointing fingers at the Centre, Raghavendra, son of former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, said.

Tamil actor Vishal to follow Vijay's footsteps into politics?

Tamil star Thalapathay Vijay announced his foray into politics and his new party. Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), on February 2.

FORMER AIADMK LEADERS WHO JOINED BJP YESTERDAY MEET JP NADDA

Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leaders, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, met with party national president JP Nadda in the national capital.

CREATE HELPLINE FOR MOURNING FAMILIES FOR ENFORCING PATIENTS' RIGHTS: MP KARTIKEYA SHARMA

MP Kartikeya Sharma on Wednesday once again raised in Rajya Sabha the important issue concerned over refusal by hospitals to release dead bodies due to pending bills.

BIHAR CM NITISH KUMAR MEETS PM MODI

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Jayant Chaudhary is an educated leader: Akhilesh responds to rumours of RLD chief merging with NDA

Responding to the speculations doing rounds that Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) might join forces with the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that the grandson of former Prime Minister --Chaudhary Charan Singh-- is an educated person and he will not let the fight for farmers weaken.

Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Vedvyas temple in Rourkela

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited and offered prayers at Vedvyas temple in Rourkela, Sundargarh.

'MANORANJAN KI KAMI POORI KARDI': PM MODI MOCKS CONGRESS CHIEF IN RAJYA SABHA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a jibe at the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and said that the Congress Chief was allowed to speak in the Upper House of the Parliament last week because two special commanders weren’t present.

DEADLY TWIN BLASTS KILL 26 IN BALOCHISTAN, MANY INJURED

At least 26 people have been killed, and several others injured after two back-to-back blasts jolted Balochistan on Wednesday, as reported by Dawn.

J&K: TERRORISTS KILL AMRITSAR MAN

A man from Amritsar was killed and another person was critically wounded when terrorists opened fire at the Shaheed Gunj area in Srinagar on Wednesday, police said.

BUDGET SESSION EXTENDED BY A DAY TILL SATURDAY

The ongoing Budget Session of Parliament has been extended by a day till February 10.

Sharad Pawar faction gets new name, a day after losing name and symbol

A day after the Election Commission decided the Nationalist Congress Party dispute in favour of the faction led by Ajit Pawar giving it the name and symbol, the Sharad Pawar faction got a new name ‘Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar’.

3rd term of govt not far: Modi in RS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed confidence of BJP-led NDA forming its third successive government in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls and said it will use its energy to strengthen the foundations of ‘Viksit Bharat’.

'PATENTLY WRONG AND MISCHIEVOUS' CHARGES: NIRMALA

Rejecting claims by the Karnataka government of discrimination in sharing central taxes, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the allegations are \"patently wrong and mischievous”.

K'TAKA CM STAGES PROTEST, SAYS TAX DEVOLUTION UNFAIR

Top Congress leaders from Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday staged a protest in the national capital against the Centre over alleged injustice to the southern state in devolution of taxes, sparking a fierce slugfest between the party and the Modi government.

U'khand Assembly passes UCC bill

State first in India to implement uniform code