
An adjournment motion was admitted in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The government on Wednesday said it was willing to discuss the Lalit Modi issue under an adjournment motion as demanded by the Congress in the Lok Sabha....
An Egyptian military court sentenced 452 defendants from three to 25 years in prison and acquitted 54 others over committing anti-government violence following the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. ...
The Pakistan Army fired at Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts, an official said on Wednesday....

The Congress on Tuesday said the ruling BJP was trying to project that non-passage of GST Bill was a reason for the government's "poor performance" and cover up its "economic failures" by blaming the opposition. ...
After the nuclear deal was done between Iran and six world powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has embarked on a regional tour that will take him to India as well as Pakistan among other countries....
At least 48 people were killed in a blast which rocked a local market in Damboa district of Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, a security source said....
A total of 22 abducted Syrian Assyrians were released by the Islamic State (IS) militants, who kidnapped them along with tens of Assyrians last February, Assyrian activists said....

National carrier Air India on Tuesday started a new promotional scheme offering an enhanced baggage check-in allowance of 25 kg for passengers travelling in economy class on its domestic network....
Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday alleged that BJP members "tried to assault" two Congress MPs - Ravneet Singh Bittu and Gaurav Gogoi - while they were protesting on the Lalit Modi issue in the house, following which they lodged a complaint with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan....
Ruling out any threats to national security or public interest, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in a case pertaining to violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulations Act....