Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the biggest problem for India in its relations with Pakistan is to find "who is running the country" and should be engaged for talks.


Nobody knows who runs Pakistan, says Modi


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India and Sri Lanka have urged countries to come together and adopt the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), proposed by India in 1996 but blocked by some nations, as the world mourns the victims of terrorist attacks in the island nation.


UN pact against terror urged as tribute to SL victims


Amid the apparent failure of the Sri Lankan government to act on intelligence on Easter Sunday's suicide bombings, information has now surfaced that the defence authorities had also ignored Turkish government alerts that 50 members of the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) had arrived in the island country.


Sri Lanka disregarded Turkey warnings: Ex-Minister


A court on Saturday reserved its order on BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking to bring a Delhi Police Vigilance report on record in Sunanda Pushkar death case.


Court reserves order on Swamy plea in Pushkar death case


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said that Tehran will "defeat" Washington through unity of the nation following the end of the 180-day US waivers for major importers of Iran's oil, announced by the White House, which aggravates the impact of tough measures against the Middle Eastern nation.


Rouhani vows to defeat US through 'unity, resistance'


Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will meet his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza for talks on Sunday.


Lavrov to meet Venezuelan counterpart


Attacking Rahul Gandhi on his former business partner allegedly acquiring defence offset contracts under the UPA regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the Congress President was "a man who aspired to be a defence deal pusher and today aspires to be India's Prime Minister".


Defence deal pusher wants to be PM, says Jaitley in Rahul attack


Shantanu Thakur, the BJP candidate from West Bengal's Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency, sustained head injury after his car collided head on with a vehicle bearing a police sticker on Saturday, party officials said.


Bengal BJP candidate hurt in road accident, party cries foul


Pakistan Ambassador to the US Asad Majeed Khan has said that there will be no negative repercussions of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar's designation as it only "reinforces" Islamabad's commitment with the international community to fight terrorism.


No negative impact of move against Azhar: Pak US envoy


In a heated exchange between lawyers of both parties, former Union Minister M.J. Akbar recorded his statement in a Delhi court on Saturday saying that the allegations levelled by journalist Priya Ramani against him were defamatory and mala fide.


Ramani's allegations defamatory, mala fide: Akbar


The Centre on Saturday filed a fresh affidavit in Rafale deal in the Supreme Court seeking the application of review of the deal "ought to be dismissed with exemplary costs" as it signifies "complete misuse and abuse of the legal process".


Rafale Deal: Centre terms review petitions abuse of legal process


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that restoration work was going on following the devastation caused by cyclone Fani, that hit the state earlier in the day but weakened soon after.


Restoration work in process: Mamata on Fani destruction


Braced for the worst after Met declared Super Cyclone Fani to hit Odisha earlier this week, Chief Minister Naveen Ptanaik on Saturday said "a record 1.2 million people were evacuated in 24 hours" claiming to have carried out the "biggest human evacuation in history".


Odisha pulls off 'biggest' human evacuation during Fani: CM


"Rang De Basanti" fame actor Siddharth has taken a dig at actor Akshay Kumar over his "non-political" interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Actor Siddharth takes a sly dig at Akshay Kumar


Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has abruptly cancelled a US trip to receive a prestigious award following a storm of protest over his history of homophobic, racist and misogynist remarks and plans to erode environmental protections in the Amazon.


Brazilian President cancels US visit after protests


The government on Saturday filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Rafale case, opposing reopening of the whole matter by contending that the petitioners were attempting to get "a fishing and roving inquiry ordered".


Centre opposes reopening of Rafale matter in SC


Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Saturday pushed back Congress chief Rahul Gandhis attacks on the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a telling tweet: "Midas Touch, no deal is too much!


Shah targets RaGa over ex-biz partner's defence contracts during UPA rule


Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun was finally coronated on Saturday after ascending the throne two years ago, in a $31 million three-day celebration that comes almost 69 years since the last coronation.


Thai King coronated after 2 years


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address at least one press conference before the elections conclude saying it was looking terrible on international level.


Hold presser Mr. PM, it's looking terribly bad: Rahul


Mamata Banerjees prime ministerial ambitions may have been severely jolted by the violence during the West Bengal elections which has recalled, according to a polling officer, what used to happen in Bihar a decade or so ago.


Rise of the Right in Bengal will be a novel phenomenon (Column: Political Circus)


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressing a mid-poll presser here explained why he apologised before the Supreme Court after attributing his "chowkidar chor hai" remark to the court and said it was only because the matter was sub judice.

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