Arrested Kerala nuns granted bail by NIA court in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur

IANS | August 2, 2025 12:20 PM

Bilaspur/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2 (IANS) The NIA Court in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, on Saturday granted bail to the two Kerala nuns who were arrested last week on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion. The court had completed hearing arguments on the bail plea on Friday.

Why not talk to Pakistan if dialogue with China is possible, asks Mani Shankar Aiyar

IANS | August 2, 2025 10:49 AM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday called for the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan, while strongly criticising the current foreign policy approach of the Indian government, saying it "lacks both principles and direction." He also said that India continues to maintain hostility towards Pakistan while being open to talks with China.

CM Vijayan and LoP Satheesan unite to slam National Film Award for ‘Kerala Story’

IANS | August 1, 2025 11:14 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) As soon as the 71st National Film awards was announced in Delhi on Friday, there was a rare unity that surfaced in Kerala when both the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of Opposition V.D.Satheesan slammed the decision of the jury to give the best director award to Sudipto Sen for the controversial film, ‘The Kerala story’.

Tej Pratap Yadav says will contest from Mahua, slams Nitish govt

IANS | August 1, 2025 11:10 PM

Patna, Aug 1 (IANS) Former Bihar Cabinet Minister and elder son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, on Friday confirmed that he will contest the upcoming 2025 Bihar Assembly elections from Mahua constituency in Vaishali district.