Pakistan authorities should impartially investigate the deaths of at least three people during violence between Pashtun activists and the Army in North Waziristan on May 26, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.


Pakistan asked to investigate North Waziristan deaths


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Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case involving overseas properties owned by him.


Vadra appears before ED for questioning


A special court here on Thursday again extended the interim protection from arrest for former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti till August 1 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.


Chidambarams' interim protection from arrest extended again


India has lashed out against the heads of the Security Council reform negotiation process, accusing them of "obfuscation" and adopting "opaque methodologies" as the efforts for reform headed for failure in the current General Assembly session.


India accuses heads of Security Council reform process of 'obfuscation', 'opacity'


Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out the possibility of negotiations with the US over the existing mutual thorny issues.


Iran will not negotiate with US: Khamenei


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump held a phone conversation and agreed to meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan in June, Turkish Presidency's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun said.


Trump to meet Erdogan at G20 summit in June


US Special Counsel Robert Mueller said that charging President Donald Trump was "not an option" for his team of prosecutors due to the Justice Department guidelines that prohibit charging sitting US President with a crime.


Crime charges against Trump 'not an option' for Russia probe: Mueller


Rome, May 30 (IANS/AKI) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday called on the populist government to take a "tough stance" against criticism of Italy by the United Nations over a planned decree formalising the closure of the country's ports to charities that save migrants in the Mediterranean.


Italy must hit back over UN criticism: Minister


Newly-appointed Odisha Energy Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra on Wednesday reviewed the restoration of power infrastructure in the cyclone Fani-affected areas of the state.


Odisha Energy Minister reviews post-Fani situation


West Bengal IPS officer Arnab Ghosh was on Wednesday grilled for more than nine hours by the CBI in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha Chit Fund scam case, a CBI source said.


Bengal IPS officer grilled by CBI in Saradha scam case


The Delhi government on Wednesday asked various departments and agencies to plant more than 23 lakh trees and shrubs this year. The government will also be distributing for free 4,25,000 saplings during the year.


Delhi government to plant 23 lakh trees this year


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the state governments to file reply to a plea seeking steps for security and welfare measures, including medical insurance, for advocates.


HC seeks government response on lawyer welfare plea


Boris Johnson, frontrunner to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, was on Wednesday asked to appear in a court over claims that he lied and misled the public by saying the UK sends 350 million pounds a week to the EU.


Boris Johnson asked to face court over Brexit lies


A retired Army officer in Assam has been detained and sent to a detention camp after a Foreigners' Tribunal declared him a foreign national.


Retired Army officer declared foreigner in Assam


Reacting to the cancellation of land allocation to the Ghaziabad-based Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday dubbed the matter as "politically motivated".


IMT land cancellation politically motivated: Kamal Nath


As Narendra Modi gets into his second innings as Prime Minister, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is likely to visit India in June to discuss the path ahead for India-US relations.


Pompeo likely to visit India to explore growing ties


The Maldives Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the House during his expected visit to the atoll nation on June 7-8.


Modi to address Maldivian Parliament


The first ever cabinet of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's fifth term on Wednesday enhanced the target of KALIA beneficiaries to 75 lakh in the state.


Odisha increases KALIA coverage to 75 lakh beneficiaries


The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said that it will soon take possession of a plot, worth Rs 64.93 crore, in Haryana's Panchkula allotted to the Congress-promoted Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) by the state government in 2005 as the adjudicating authority confirmed the attachment, officials said.


Attachment of AJL's Panchkula plot confirmed, ED to take possession (2nd Lead)


China said on Wednesday that Washington was not in a position to decide if a country was manipulating its currency after the US Treasury Department kept China in a monitoring list of economies over their currency exchange rate practices.


China: US can't decide if a country is manipulating currency


A court here on Wednesday reserved its order on the issue whether the INX Media case against newly-elected parliamentarian Karti Chidambaram will be heard by the court it is now before or the special court trying cases against lawmakers.

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