Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah alleged that his party workers have been detained for the last two days and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the claims of normalcy in the Union Territory.
The Unites Nations refugee agency and the Thailand authorities have given conflicting explanations on why the cases of dozens of Uyghurs who fled China a decade ago and have been indefinitely detained in Thailand, are still in limbo, as reported by Voice of America (VOA).
Former President Arif Alvi said on Saturday that Imran Khan, former PM and the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and currently detained in Adiala Jail, would prefer to remain behind bars rather than making 'any deal,' ARY News reported.
Ahead of the voting for the newly created Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged that authorities have imposed section 144 in the Pulwama district.
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, whose name became synonymous with the #MeToo movement, will continue to be detained in New York as he awaits a retrial for rape charges.
It announced the decision after the police reportedly detained as many as 70 activists in a bid to prevent a 'long march' announced by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee to call on the government to comply with an agreement reached between the two in February.
NTR district police seized Rs 8 crores of cash at a check post from a pipe-loaded lorry in the district and detained two persons in connection with the case on Thursday morning. The money was being transported from Hyderabad to Guntur.
Two Ukrainian security officials have been detained for planning to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, CNN reported citing the country's State Security Service (SBU).
Aam Aadmi Party volunteers on Tuesday raised slogans in support of jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Indian Premier League fixture between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Usman Ahmed and his wife were detained from various locations in Lahore on charges related to orchestrating a visa scam and aiding individuals in obtaining visas for overseas travel, as per the FIA spokesperson.