By Arul Louis United Nations, July 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has backed Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s call for an international investigation into human rights situation in Kashmir saying that…
Washington, July 13 (IANS) Prosecutors in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday dismissed charges against adult film actress Stormy Daniels — famous for a purported 2006 affair with US President Donald Trump — following her arrest while…
Washington, July 13 (IANS) A jury in the US on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.69 billion in damages to 22 women and their families who had claimed the company’s talcum power products…
Brasilia, July 13 (IANS) Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is in prison serving a sentence on a corruption conviction, was acquitted Thursday in one of the seven cases he is facing….
Cairo, July 13 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 11 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death over charges of killing policemen, media reports said. The case dated back to 2015 when the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, July 12 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday mounted a strong defence of reports dealing with Kashmir issued recently by him and Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Centre that “no state is listening to government of India”, after it was told that that there were 27 critical elephant corridors which…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure on the failure of Delhi Lt Governor, whom it termed “Superman”, for not taking effective steps to tackle garbage problem in the city,…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday was told that the auction of Sahara group’s flagship project Aamby Valley in Maharashtra has failed as there were no bidders in response to the…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the Karnataka government was “totally ignoring women safety” which was evident from the rising instances of harassment. “I…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to seal all the hand pumps and borewells extracting mercury in six districts of the state. According to…
Rome, July 12 (IANS/AKI) Italian Coast Guard ship Diciotto on Thursday docked in the western Sicilian port city of Trapani with 67 rescued migrants on board, government sources said on Thursday. The migrants were rescued…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A plea in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here on Thursday sought stay on the construction of a 70 storey temple being built by ISKCON in Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan, claiming…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday expressed her concern over the non-arrest of the accused involved in the sexual assault of a two-year-old boy at a play-school in Kolkata. “I…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that despite various attempts including “digital footprinting,” it has not found any evidence in the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India on Thursday strongly condemned the mistreatment and forcible eviction of a Sikh police officer from his house in Pakistan. “We have seen reports of a Sikh policeman being mistreated…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) In a clear indication of its mind on the challenge to constitutional validity of Indian Penal Code’s Section 377 which criminalizes gay sex, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that…
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Barring ration facility, the accused in rape and molestation cases in Haryana will now be debarred from government facilities such as old age pension, pension for the physically disabled persons, driving…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said that it had informed Lord Alexander Carlile, the British MP and member of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s legal team, in advance…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) told the High Court on Thursday that the May 31 incident involving disruption of service by some metro employees was an act of serious…