At least 50 feared dead after plane crashes at Kathmandu airport
A Bangladeshi airliner with 71 people on board crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in Kathmandu, killing at least 50 people, officials said.
Theni forest fire: death toll increases to 9, Air Force completes rescue operation
A group of 39 trekkers, comprising mostly women, were trapped in a forest fire in the hills above Kurangani, a tourist spot in the Western Ghats of Theni district, on Sunday evening. Among them, nine were confirmed dead on Monday morning by the State government.
Kisan rally: government agrees to demands, farmers withdraw protest
Around 15,000 farmers of the All Indian Kisan Sabha (AIKS), who set out on a protest march from Nashik last week, met a government panel at 2 p.m. on Monday.
Irrigation Minister Girish Mahajan said the government has agreed to their demands. "The government has agreed on 100% demands, including transfer of land title," he said.
INX Media case: Karti Chidambaram sent to jail till March 24
Dismissing a plea for advancing the hearing on Karti Chidambaram’s bail application, a Delhi court on Monday remanded him to judicial custody till March 24 in the INX Media case.
J&K Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu asked to step down
The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday has asked its Cabinet Minister Haseeb Drabu to step down following his speech that Kashmir “was not a political issue but a social problem”.
CBI seeks dismissal of Perarivalan’s plea in Supreme Court
The CBI has told the Supreme Court that A.G. Perarivalan’s plea seeking recall of its May 1999 judgement upholding his conviction in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case should be dismissed as it was devoid of any merits.
Bangladesh court grants bail to Khaleda Zia
The 72-year-old leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was jailed for five years last month after she was convicted of embezzling money meant for an orphanage, a charge she had consistently dismissed as politically motivated.
Telangana Legislative Council chairman injured as Congress members hurl mike
Swamy Goud was sitting adjacent to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan during the latter’s address to the joint sitting of the legislature when he was injured.
Bharati Airtel board clears mega fund-raising plans
Leading telecom service provider Bharati Airtel is planning to raise up to ₹10,000 crore through private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCDs). Also, it is proposing to issue foreign currency bonds up to a limit of $ 1 billion.
Rabada takes centre stage as South Africa beat Australia
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took 11 wickets in the match but may yet turn from hero to villain as South Africa beat Australia by six wickets in the second test on Monday to level the four-match series.
