Washington, June 26 (IANS) A US border security chief has said his agency has temporarily stopped handing over migrant adults who cross the Mexican border with children for prosecution, raising questions about the future of…
Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) Hundreds of teachers gathered here on Tuesday to take part in an ongoing indefinite hunger strike against the Madhya Pradesh government’s failure to keep its promise to provide facilities as per…
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Producer Vashu Bhagnani has sent a legal notice to the makers of “Batti Gul Meter Chalu” and Anil Kapoor’s “Fanney Khan” as his name as producer and distributor was missing from…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that two military bases in Texas will be used to house detained migrants, whose numbers have swelled under a recent “zero tolerance” policy. Fort…
Rio De Janeiro, June 26 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer will discuss the situation of Brazilian children separated from their migrant parents in the US, when American Vice President Mike Pence arrives on a two-day…
United Nations, June 26 (IANS) The UN agency for Palestine refugees has sought nearly $250 million to meet its funding shortfall for the year, the agency’s chief said. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Pierre Krahenbuhl,…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) A US border security chief has said he has temporarily stopped launching criminal prosecutions of migrants who illegally enter the country with children. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan…
Tripoli, June 25 (IANS/AKI) European states must help fund legal immigration to end “unmanaged migrant flows” and “deadly boat journeys” from North Africa organised by “criminal gangs”, Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) The special CBI court here on Monday sentenced former Indian footballer and East Bengal football club’s Technical Director Subhash Bhowmick to three years imprisonment after convicting him in a 2005 bribery…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The CBI on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order granting bail to Karti Chidambaram in a case of alleged graft for facilitating FIPB clearance to…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In a relief to residents, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked authorities not to axe till July 4 the 16,500 trees set to be cut for a residential project…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Non-profit Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International) on Monday urged food regulator FSSAI to introduce mandatory front-of-package warning labels on foods and beverages to curb the growing epidemic of…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Monday said that it was waiting for a nod from the law ministry on legal and regulatory changes in NRI marriage…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) As many as 16 people of Haryana’s Sonipat district have been given cash rewards of Rs one lakh each for giving information about those involved in conducting illegal sex determination tests….
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) said on Monday it has proposed that bail be granted to women undertrials who have spent one-third of their maximum possible sentence…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Social activist Harsh Mander has resigned as the Special Monitor at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), saying “there is no constructive role” for him to play. In his resignation…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) A young woman, travelling in a suburban train in Kolkata along with her friend, was harassed by fellow passengers who threatened and intimidated her and pulled her up for her dress….
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday said it will wait for the Supreme Court’s order to build the Ram Mandir at the disputed site in Ayodhya “lawfully” but expressed…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Former BBC broadcaster and noted writer Mark Tully has dismissed the claims of the opposition that the current situation in India is very much similar to the Emergency, even as…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) With the riveting football World Cup in far-off Russia keeping fans mesmerised in this soccer crazy city, the Kolkata Police’s latest meme featuring Argentine legend Lionel Messi’s missed penalty against Iceland…