Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq took an early flight to New Delhi to appear before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday in connection with a terror funding case, sources close to him said.


Mirwaiz heads to Delhi, to appear before NIA


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Libya's UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near the capital, Tripoli.


Fighting near Libyan capital leaves 21 dead


Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned the US' presence in Syria saying it was an "unjustifiable occupation" at a press conference on Sunday.


US presence in Syria unjustified, says Russia


Facebook, facing the election heat in India and unable to stop misinformation and fake news circulating on its platforms, is busy doing something never heard of: Sending its representatives to users' home to verify if the post with political content was actually written by them.


Facebook does physical verification of Indian user for post (2nd Lead, IANS Exclusive)


Social media firms, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, face hefty fines or ban in Britain if they fail to remove harmful content quickly under new laws, set to be unveiled on Monday, the media reported.


UK may ban social media firms over toxic content


A Rohingya rights group in Bangladesh on Sunday said more than 20 people were killed and 50 were injured during an air strike on April 3 by the Myanmar Army on members of the ethnic group in Rakhine state, contradicting the government version of the incident.


Rohingya rights group says air strike kills over 20


Japanese prosecutors have asked judges to question Carlos Ghosns wife in connection with funds allegedly misappropriated by the former Nissan Motor chairman, public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.


Japanese prosecutors want Ghosn's wife questioned


Self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, here on Saturday, announced an upcoming gathering of world leaders in Venezuela to address what the opposition calls a humanitarian emergency in the oil-rich nation.


Guaido says he'll host world leaders in Venezuela


Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if he is re-elected.


Netanyahu to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected


With the Lok Sabha elections drawing closer, some of the northeastern states seem to be high on spirits while cash seizures too have been reported from these states.


Cash, liquor flow in Northeast ahead of LS polls


A Delhi court on Saturday extended by two more days the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.


VVIP chopper case: Sushen Gupta's custody extended


A Delhi court on Saturday issued summons to a partner and two firms of British national Christian Michel, the middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


Delhi court issues summons to Michel's partner, firms


A UN expert plans to meet WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on April 25 after receiving complaints of privacy violations, a statement released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said.


UN human rights expert plans to visit Assange


Governor Jay Inslee of Washington has signed a bill into law raising the state's smoking age to 21 years, making it the ninth in the country to introduce such legislation, officials said.


Washington raises smoking age to 21 to curb addiction


Zahra Elham, the first female winner of the popular Afghan singing show 'Afghan Star, is a prominent symbol of how women have managed to rebuild their lives and identities, following the brutal Taliban rule between 1996 and 2001.


Afghan singer fears Taliban return will curb women's rights


US President Donald Trump paid a visit to the US-Mexico border on Friday, following a week of confusing comments over whether he'd shut it down.


Trump to migrants: We can't take you anymore


President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose an "economic penalty" on Mexico if it does not halt the flow of illegal drugs into US territory and to place 25 per cent tariffs on all Mexican-made cars that are shipped into the US if it stops deporting undocumented migrants who cross into Mexico from Guatemala.


Trump threatens to sanction Mexico over drug trafficking


More than four years after the brutal killing of five adivasi people, a National Investigating Agency (NIA) court in Assam recently convicted one Gautam Mahalia for his involvement in the attack in December 2014.


NIA court convicts one in 2014 killing in Assam


The US has revoked the visa of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor in response to her intention to probe potential war crimes by American soldiers in Afghanistan, the media reported.


US revokes ICC prosecutor's visa over Afghan probe


The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant an interim stay on the operation of Electoral Bond Scheme, and directed the petitioner NGO objecting to the scheme to approach the court with an appropriate application.


SC declines interim stay on Electoral Bond Scheme


The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by Sri Ram Sene leader Pramod Muthalik challenging the extension of the ban on his entry into Goa by the state government.

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