The row over Army taking over road toll plazas in West Bengal on Friday echoed in Parliament with Trinamool Congress seeing “sinister” designs behind the move and Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar said the army was conducting a routine exercise in West Bengal. The issue was raised in both Houses of[Read More…]
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Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared a state of emergency for three months following the failed military coup. He vowed to cleanse “all the viruses within the armed forces” to restore normalcy to the democratically-elected country. The decision comes after he presiding over a meeting with the national security[Read More…]