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Topic: Altaf Hussain

UK acquits MQM supremo Altaf Hussain. Pakistan questions motive, jokes he is asset to MI6

Hussain's lawyer told the jury that the yardstick of UK law isn't the same as that of Pakistan. It has heated up dialogue in the country.

Rise and fall of Altaf Husain, the ‘terror of Karachi’ who’s asked Modi for asylum

Altaf Hussain, the self-styled leader of the Mujahir community in Pakistan, practically ruled Karachi for nearly 36 years.

Massive rigging in Pakistan polls; Imran Khan is army’s baby: MQM’s Altaf Hussain

Former PM Nawaz Sharif celebrates I-Day in jail; Pakistani band ‘Junoon’ reunites after 13 years.

Transgender persons to get a school of their own in Lahore, two more to follow

Pak elections to get a Facebook transparency twist, and Urdu newspaper booked for publishing MQM chief’s statement. Here’s what’s happening across the border.

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.