The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Rath Yatra was stopped and its leader Lal Krishna Advani arrested in Bihar in October 1990 though then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had advised against it, said Lalu Prasad, who was the Chief Minister of the state then.


Arrested Advani against Centre's advice: Lalu Prasad


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French President Emmanuel Macron had phone conversations "over the last two days" with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and rogue military commander Gen. Khalifa Haftar in a bid to ease tensions in the North African country, the French presidency has said.


Macron tries to de-escalate violence in Libya


Saudi Arabia welcomed on Tuesday the US decision to blacklist the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist group", state media reported.


Saudi 'welcomes' US blacklisting of Iran's Guards


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called the US "the leader of world terrorism" after Washington designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "foreign terrorist organisation".


US 'leader of world terrorism', says Rouhani


Former Doordarshan Director General C. Lalrosanga of the Mizo National Front (MNF) and an Independent candidate, Lalnghinglova Hmar, are the two main contenders for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram.


Independent takes on ex-Doordarshan officer in Mizoram


Far-right Australian Senator Fraser Anning acted in self-defence when he physically retaliated against a teenager who had smashed an egg on the lawmaker's head for blaming the New Zealand mosque attacks on Muslim migration, the police said.


Australian senator cleared over 'egg boy' clash


Upset with the decision of the Election Commission (EC) which ordered the transfer of a senior police officer investigating a sensitive matter, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday termed it as a "biased order".


Punjab to approach EC on police officer's transfer


Bangladesh has sought help from the US in pressurising Myanmar to offer safeguards for the return of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled the country since August 2017.


Dhaka seeks US help for Rohingyas' return to Myanmar


Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's wife was briefly arrested on Tuesday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in a case related to a solar project.


Najib's wife held, released in solar project case


Income Tax officials on Tuesday continued to search for a third day the premises of close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, claiming they have the details about transactions involving Rs 281 crore linked to businessmen, politicians and bureaucrats.


IT raids on; focus on links with politicians


The government is planning a major overhaul of the definition of state-run companies where an entity will continue to qualify as public sector enterprise (PSE) even if the government holding falls below 51 per cent.


PSEs to stay PSUs even with below 51% government stake


Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza were indicted by an accountability court in the Ramzan Sugar Mills corruption case on Tuesday.


Shehbaz Sharif, son indicted in corruption case


The team of Bollywood biopic "PM Narendra Modi" on Tuesday expressed gratitude towards the judiciary as the Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the film's release.


'PM Narendra Modi' team thanks SC for 'justice'


On her birthday on Tuesday, actress Swara Bhasker flew to Patna to lend support to CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar by campaigning for him in Begusarai.


Swara campaigns for Kanhaiya Kumar on her birthday


The Election Commission (EC) is to meet the Revenue Secretary A.B. Pandey and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman P.C. Mody on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing income tax raids in several states, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, an official source said.


EC to meet revenue secretary, CBDT chairman on IT raids


AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said mob lynchings were a legacy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Mob lynching is Modi's legacy: Owaisi


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that 16 Saudis, including one of the closest aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, were barred from entry to Washington over their role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.


16 Saudis barred from US over Khashoggi murder


A suspected militant on Tuesday shot and wounded a RSS leader, Chandrakant Singh, in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town, killing his guard, police said.


RSS leader shot in J&K, guard killed


The first contracts to support the construction of US President Donald Trump's border wall on the Mexico border are expected to be awarded as soon as this week using Pentagon funds, defence officials told CNN.


1st US-Mexico border wall contracts expected soon


Income Tax Department officials here on Tuesday continued to search for a third day the premises of close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.


IT raids on MP CM's aides continue for third day


The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea seeking stay on release of "PM Narendra Modi", a biopic on the Prime Minister.

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