Kabul: A member of the police force was killed and five injured after an explosion rocked Bolan area in Lashkargah City, Helmand province.

The casualties were confirmed by Zahirgul Muqbil, Commander of Border Police Battalion in Lashkargah, who also revealed that the explosives were placed in a Mazda truck.

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New Delhi: The Delhi government will allow free travel for commuters in all DTC and cluster buses during the odd-even scheme to encourage use of public transport, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said today.

The odd-even car rationing scheme will be rolled out in Delhi for five days from November 13 as part of a grade

Guwahati: The GST Council today decided to reduce tax rate on a wide range of mass use items – from chewing gums to detergents — to 18 per cent from current 28 per cent, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said.

The all-powerful council pruned the list of items attracting the top 28 per cent tax r

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the release of the upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Padmavati’, saying the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) considers all aspects before granting certificate to any film.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Just

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea seeking minority status for Hindus in several states.

The apex court asked the petitioner to approach the National Commission for Minorities.
The plea was filed by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay

Paris: The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the rollout of a landmark treaty, a bloc of 134 developing countries, including India and China, warned today at UN negotiations in Bonn.

The diplomatic spat has underscored the difficulty of reaching a consensus at the

New Delhi: In a stern response to India’s anti-doping body NADA, the BCCI has said that government body has no jurisdiction to conduct dopes tests on Indian cricketers.

In a letter written on November 8 to NADA chief Navin Agarwal, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri made it clear that there is no requirement for NADA to tests

London: Actor Jamie Bell said that he prefers to play “funny sidekick” in films.

The 31-year-old actor said that he usually does not watch his own movies but had to watch his latest film as he was playing a real life character in it, reported Femalefirst.

“I rarely see any of my work bu

Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka is celebrating Tipu Jayanti amidst several protests taking place across the state against the celebrations.

To prevent violence during the celebration, the government has tightened security across the state. It has also imposed prohibitory orders in the Kodagu distri

Islamabad: Pakistan today said it will allow convicted Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife, months after India had requested Islamabad to grant a visa to his mother on humanitarian grounds.

“The Government of Pakistan has decided to arrange a meeting of Commander Kulbhushan Jhadav wi