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Panama Papers revelations trigger global probes

Spain, France and several other countries launched tax evasion probes Monday after a massive leak of confidential documents lifted the lid on the murky offshore financial dealings of a slew of politicians and celebrities.

David Headley's terror exposé: 'LeT made dummy of Taj Mahal hotel, BAC was on the list too'

Continuing his expose on the role of Pakistan-based terror organisations, its army, spy agency ISI and others, LeT terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Tuesday described how he was assigned to gather military intelligence in India and recruit spies from the Indian Army.

CJI Thakur takes Prashant Bhushan's 'proxy interest litigation' head on

A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi grilled "crusader" Prashant Bhushan on the credentials of his Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), which has challenged the allocation of 4G spectrum to Reliance Industries Ltd's Jio on the ground that it was given at cheaper rate for internet use and was later converted into voice telephony.

Mexico captures fugitive drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman, says President

Mexican authorities have recaptured fugitive drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, six months after his prison break, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Friday.

Pathankot Attack: Jaish chief was in touch with 6 terrorists who stormed air base, India-Pak talks in limbo

Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed was in constant touch with the six terrorists who stormed an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot in the early hours of 1 January and killed seven Indian soldiers.

Pathankot attack: Take firm action, Modi tells Sharif; Parrikar confirms all 6 attackers killed

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his Pakistani counterpart Tuesday to take "firm and immediate action" against those behind an attack on an Indian air force base that left seven soldiers dead.

Pathankot attack: 5 Pakistani terrorists, 3 jawans killed; Pak, India react in measured tones

Heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists today carried out a pre-dawn strike at the Air Force base here, triggering a fierce gunbattle in which three securitymen and four infiltrators were killed, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise stopover in Lahore. With the obvious intention of destroying fighter jets and attack helicopters housed there, up to six terrorists in army fatigues attempted to storm the base which is barely 35 kms from the international border with Pakistan but failed to go beyond the outer periphery.

Live: Rajendra Kumar taken to CBI headquarters for questioning after raids

On Tuesday morning, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Twitter that his office had been raided by the CBI.

Supreme Court directs Centre and states to scrap quotas in super-speciality medical courses

The Supreme Court today directed the central government and all states to make sure that super-speciality medical courses are kept "unreserved, open and free" following complaints that some states were allowing only domiciled MBBS doctors to appear for entrance exams.

Pepsi notice blames the BCCI for 'breach of contract', says Board didn't act against 'sporting frauds'

The BCCI said on Friday it will address the concerns raised by Pepsi, the title sponsor of its flagship tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) but Pepsi is not amused. It's notice to the Board, laid bare by The Indian Express, has a tone that is sharp and unambiguous.