No clear victor has emerged from the divisive elections in Pakistan as the tardy vote-counting process neared completion on Saturday, indicating that the elusive political stability for the cash-strapped country may still be a distant dream.
In a controversial move, the Haldwani Municipal Corporation carried out the demolition of a mosque and a madrasa in the Banbhoolpura locality on February 8 as part of an anti-encroachment drive, leading to a violent clash between locals and police officials. The incident escalated with videos depicting arson and stone-pelting circulating widely on social media.
Washington DC: A former TikTok executive has filed a lawsuit against the social media platform, alleging she was retaliated against and fired from her position because the company's owners in China determined she "lacked the docility and meekness" required of female employees.
Mangaluru: As many as 220 kg of cannabis and 200 gm of MDMA drugs, valued at Rs 65 lakh, seized in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka during the last one year were destroyed by the narcotic disposal committee on Friday.
Seoul: A group of Russian tourists headed to North Korea from Vladivostok airport in Russia's Far East on Friday, likely the first foreign travellers from any country to enter the isolated state since the pandemic.
Aizawl: Mizoram and Assam on Friday agreed to make joint efforts to resolve the long pending inter-state border dispute, an official statement said here.
Haldwani/New Delhi: Six people were killed in the violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally built madrasa, officials said Friday as curfew remained enforced in Uttarakhand's Haldwani town.
Patan: At least seven persons have complained of partial or complete loss of vision after undergoing cataract surgery at a trust-run hospital in Patan district of Gujarat, prompting authorities to order a probe.
Mangaluru: Mangaluru north division drug squad on Friday arrested two persons who were trying to sell 19 gm of Methamphetamine, valued at Rs 57,000, at Bondel ground under Kavoor police station limits here.
Chitradurga: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said legal action will be taken against senior BJP leader and former minister K S Eshwarappa for his statement demanding a law to shoot 'traitors D K Suresh and Vinay Kulkarni'.
