Honoured to be part of India's anti-terror global outreach, says BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad

IANS | May 17, 2025 12:55 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said he was honoured to lead an Indian delegation abroad as part of the government's diplomatic offensive following the Pahalgam terror attack, adding that India stands united in its resolve to combat terrorism and expects the international community to do the same.

Refusal to fetch cigarette for stranger costs software engineer his life in Bengaluru; accused arrested

IANS | May 17, 2025 11:56 AM

Bengaluru, May 17 (IANS) A shocking incident came to light in Bengaluru on Saturday, where a software professional was killed following a petty quarrel over fetching a cigarette for another man. The stranger, who asked the software professional to fetch a cigarette for him, allegedly rammed his car into the man's motorcycle from behind and has now been arrested by the police.

Cong proposed 4 names for India's anti-terror global outreach; Tharoor didn't figure in list

IANS | May 17, 2025 11:35 AM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Just a while after the Centre announced the names of seven Members of Parliament (MPs) who would lead Indian delegations abroad to expose Pakistan's role in the recent Pahalgam terror attack, the Congress on Saturday revealed its own list of nominated MPs that it had sent to the government for the endeavour and notably senior leader and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor's name was missing from the list.