Pune, July 5 (IANS) After a massive uproar, a prominent private co-education school here withdrew its bizarre order mandating all girl students to wear only white or beige underwear on campus, an official said here…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Taking note of the sexual assault of a two-year-old boy in West Bengal, Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday said the perpetrators of child sexual abuse…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has extended the deadline till July 20 for submission of suggestions towards the proposed “Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Act, 2018” slated…
Cairo, July 5 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 21 loyalists of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group from 10 to 25 years in prison over forming a terrorist cell targeting policemen, soldiers and judges….
Strasbourg, July 5 (IANS) The European Parliament on Thursday voted against a proposal to open discussions on updating copyright laws, an overhaul that would have paved the way for copyright-holders gaining much stronger powers over…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday the refusal by senior bureaucrats to comply with Supreme Court ruling on who has the authority to transfer or post officers in…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A passport was issued to Uttar Pradesh woman Tanvi Seth following all the rules and procedures including a close scrutiny of the documents furnished by her, the External Affairs Ministry…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Several noted policymakers, bureaucrats, academicians, and journalists from different spheres came together at the second edition of Oxford University Press’ South Asia Conclave, debating on the recent developments in South…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday sought a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for implementing the Supreme Court’s ruling for the smooth functioning of the city government. “Sought…
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sanctioned a whopping sum of Rs 223.31 crore in a little more than a year of his tenure for treatment of over 15,000 seriously-ill…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought responses from Delhi Metro and the CISF on a plea seeking directions to initiate an inquiry into an incident where station managers were…
Lahore, July 5 (IANS) The Lahore High Court on Thursday set aside an appellate tribunals verdict disqualifying former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi from contesting elections for life and barring him from contesting the upcoming…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Rejecting claims by AAP and other opposition parties on the powers of the Delhi government vis a vis the Lt Governor, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that the…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on a Special Investigation Team (SIT) plea challenging his anticipatory bail related to cases that occurred during the…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once caused a stir by claiming over 70 per cent Punjab’s youth were addicted to drugs. The party, which returned to power in March…
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Michael Cohen dropped the reference “personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump” from his Twitter and LinkedIn biographies, days after he spoke in an interview about his legal situation. The change…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday requested Delhi’s Lt Governor and Centre to comply with the apex court ruling and work in cooperation with the Delhi government to avoid…
Tokyo, July 5 (IANS) For the first time in Japan’s history, a university in Tokyo is set to accept transgender students from 2020, a varsity official said on Thursday. The Ochanomizu University is the first…
Washington, July 5 (IANS) DNA tests are being conducted as part of the process to reunite children who were separated from their immigrant parents at the US border, a top official said. “The safety and…
New York, July 5 (IANS) A woman was taken into custody after she climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty to protest against President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, prompting the separation…