London, June 27 (IANS) A British judge on Tuesday granted ride-sharing firm Uber a provisional permit to operate in this capital, overturning last September’s decision by regulators to turn down the company’s application for a…
Oregon, June 27 (IANS) Following the example of Occupy Wall Street, 250 people including many children camped out in front of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters here, defying an order to take…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court ruling that travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries is lawful and termed it “a tremendous victory” and “moment of profound vindication”….
Washington, June 27 (IANS) The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favour of anti-abortionists in a dispute over a California statute that was seen as a possible precedent for giving states the power to…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The government has identified 5,365 persons as manual scavengers across 125 districts, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot said on Tuesday. Interacting with reporters to highlight the achievements of…
Damascus, June 26 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations World Food Programme on Tuesday said it is delivering urgently-needed food across the Syria-Jordan border to assist thousands of Syrians uprooted from their homes since the launch of…
Rome, June 26 (IANS/AKI) France’s “hypocritical” President Emmanuel Macron should start letting migrants cross into his country and help share the burden placed on Italy, a leader of Italy’s ruling anti-migrant League party said on…
Rome, June 26 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities on Tuesday deported a 28-year-old Moroccan accused of Islamic extremist connections, aboard a flight to Tunis, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. The suspect, who was born in Tunisia,…
Chennai, June 26 (IANS) In support of the legality of Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s meetings with district officials, the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday released the legal opinion given by a senior counsel holding them…
Rome, June 26 (IANS/AKI) German charity boat Lifeline will be allowed to dock in Malta with 230 migrants aboard – after five days of limbo in international waters – and some will be transferred to…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till Wednesday the hearing on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea opposing a PIL seeking probe into alleged disproportionate assets of Enforcement Directorate’s official Rajeshwar…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya has petitioned the Karnataka High Court to permit him and his holding firm UBHL to sell their assets under its supervision to repay creditors, including state-run banks,…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) Fugitive Vijay Mallya has enough assets to sell and replay loans he raised from banks to fund his now defunct Kingfisher Airlines, an official said on Tuesday. “The value of Mallya’s…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the election of cricketing body Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), scheduled for June 30. A bench of Justice Vinod Goel…
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Yousaf Saleem, a visually impaired lawyer from Lahore, became Pakistans first blind judge after taking oath of office here on Tuesday. Saleem was first denied the position despite being a topper…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of the Trump administration’s travel ban on people from several Muslim-majority countries. Lower courts had deemed the ban unconstitutional, but the US…
London, June 26 (IANS) Five Indian-origin men have been jailed here after being found guilty of killing a Sikh man in a vicious and “shocking revenge attack” for sleeping with the wife of one of…
Kochi, June 26 (IANS) After an actresses’ organisation expressed its displeasure over the reinstatement of accused Malayalam actor Dileep’s membership of the Association of Malayalam Movie Actors, political leaders have also slammed AMMA for the…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Ministry of Women and Child Development is examining different measures to curb crimes against women in taxis, an official said here on Tuesday. “There are various issues in the…
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) The Orissa High Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to the ruling BJD’s lawmaker Pravat Biswal in a chit fund scam case. The court had on April 24 granted interim bail…