US Vice President Mike Pence has called on the UN to expel the representative of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, while warning that Washington was open to using all options to oust the country's leader.


Pence asks UN to expel Venezuelan representative (2nd Lead)


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The UK and the European Union (EU) have agreed on a "flexible" Brexit delay until October 31, with the option to leave earlier if British Prime Minister Theresa May can secure Parliament's support for a withdrawal deal, media reports said.


UK, EU agree 'flexible' Brexit delay to Oct 31


Congressional Democrats are making a fresh push to repeal US President Donald Trump's travel ban that predominantly targets Muslim-majority countries, the media reported.


Congressional Democrats' fresh push against Trump travel ban


US Vice President Mike Pence has called on the UN to recognise Juan Guaido as Venezuela's President and to revoke the credentials of the incumbent Nicolas Maduro government's ambassador to the international organisation.


US wants UN to recognise Guaido as Venezuela's leader


The leaders of the 27 remaining EU member-states and UK Prime Minister Theresa May agreed here early Thursday to extend Brexit deadline until October 31.


UK accepts EU's offer to extend Brexit deadline to Oct 31


US Vice President Mike Pence called on the UN to recognise Juan Guaido as Venezuela's President and to revoke the credentials of the ambassador of the Nicolas Maduro government to the international organisation.


US urges UN to recognise Guaido as Venezuela's President


US President Donald Trump said that the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election headed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller was an attempted coup d'etat, adding that he would like the Department of Justice to investigate his claim.


Mueller probe was an attempted coup: Trump


The Income Tax Department seized Rs 45.4 lakh cash during a search at the residence of an aide of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and outgoing MP from Guntur, Galla Jayadev, late Tuesday night.


Rs 45 lakh seized during IT raid on TDP MP's aide


Parking in commercial complexes, shopping malls and hospitals located in south Delhi is free, according to a Delhi High Court order issued in February 2018. However, commercial establishments there continue to fleece the visitors in the garb of authorised parking fee.


Parking mafia at work in south Delhi flouting court order


After Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh wrote to the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday objecting to transfer of Inspector General (IG) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh from the special investigation team (SIT) probing firing and sacrilege cases, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also asked the EC to review the decision.


Punjab CM, AAP urge EC to revoke SIT IG's transfer


Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore on Wednesday declined an invite from the British High Commission here to attend the birthday celebrations of Queen Elizabeth-II, stating that the event was falling on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British forces on April 13, 1919.


Punjab Governor declines to join Queen's birthday celebrations


Police and Election Commission officials in Assam have seized cash amounting to Rs 10,21,06,521 and 1,51,619.4 litres of liquor valued at Rs. 1,37,30,925, ahead of the first round of Lok Sabha polls in the state, officials said on Wednesday.


Over Rs 10 cr cash, 1 lakh litres liquor seized in Assam


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would leave no stone unturned to revive mining operations in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, in a bid to placate the state's distressed mining-dependent population, also a key BJP vote bank.


Modi promises to resolve Goa iron ore mining crisis


Forty-three days after the Indian Air Force struck Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror training camps in Pakistan's Balakot, the Pakistani government took representatives of some Islamabad-based international media houses and foreign diplomats to the area but directed them not to "speak too long" to local residents.


Pakistan takes media to Balakot, curtails interactions


The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the media was well within its rights to publish Rafale-related documents, thereby rejecting a government claim that it cannot and would face action for doing so.


No bar on media from publishing 'secret' documents: SC


An expedition team, assigned to remeasure the height of the world's tallest mountain peak, left for Mount Everest on Wednesday.


Nepal flags off team to remeasure Everest's height


A body of medical workers in West Bengal on Wednesday approached the Election Commission, complaining a shortage of technicians in various hospitals as they had been deployed on election duty.


Bengal CEO moved over medical technicians' shortage


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to secure a record fifth term in office on Wednesday after more than 95 per cent of the votes gave the right-wing bloc a lead over the left in the general election, the media reported.


Israeli PM poised for record 5th term (2nd Lead)


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's procurement of the Russian S-400 air defence systems is a national security deal and is in the delivery stage, the media reported on Wednesday.


Erdogan calls S-400 deal 'national security decision'


A TRS leader has approached the Telangana High Court seeking action against BJP President Amit Shah and other party leaders in connection with the seizure of Rs. 8 crore cash of the party here.


Plea for action against BJP after cash seized in Hyderabad


Over 900 artistes and people from the field of literature on Wednesday appealed to fellow voters to vote without pressure and prejudice, and elect a "mazboot sarkar" (strong government), not a "majboor sarkar" (helpess government), in the wake of challenges like terrorism.

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