Vatican city, April 13 (IANS) Pope Francis said on Wednesday that during his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos on April 16, he will express his “closeness and solidarity” with refugees fleeing from conflict…
Washington, April 13 (IANS) The family of three people who were shot dead in 2014 outside Jewish facilities in Overland Park have filed lawsuits over the sale of guns used in the shootings. The family…
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered that 13 IPL matches scheduled after April 30 must be shifted outside Maharashtra due to water scarcity in the state. The matches scheduled until…
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered that all IPL matches after April 30 should be shifted outside Maharashtra. The matches scheduled until April 30 can, however, be held in the…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday approved adopting the statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) meant for controlling the trans-boundary wildlife crime. “The union cabinet chaired by Prime…
Beijing, April 13 (IANS) In the first case of its kind in China, a judge on Wednesday ruled that a gay couple cannot register as married. Sun Wenlin and Hu Mingliang filed a lawsuit against…
Washington, April 13 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) paid hackers to crack the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. The FBI contacted hackers who found at least one previously unknown software flaw in the iPhone…
Panama city, April 13 (IANS) Police in Panama have raided the headquarters of the law firm Mossack Fonseca at the centre of a massive data leaks dubbed as “Panama Papers”. Prosecutors said the operation had…
Kollam (Kerala), April 13 (IANS) While the seven arrested committee members of the Kerala’s Puttingal Devi temple in Paravur town have been remanded to judicial custody, a woman committee member and a few others are…
Imphal, April 13 (IANS) Several social organisations are striving for the restoration of communal harmony in the wake of clashes and attacks in some parts of Manipur’s Imphal west and Thoubal districts. The present friction…
Pyongyang, April 13 (IANS) North Korea demanded on Tuesday that South Korea return 13 North Korean nationals who Seoul claimed were defectors to the South and apologise for abducting them. A spokesman for the central…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the central government to give information about the drought situation in 12 states with details relating to affected states, districts, taluks and villages as…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Can an affidavit by the Reserve Bank of India cast doubt on the nature of its Governor Raghuram Rajan?…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court will examine if the Reserve Bank of India and the central government could take shelter behind the confidentiality clause in the RBI Act and other…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday posed some uncomfortable questions to the BCCI on whether Indan Premier League matches should be played in Maharashtra in view of the grim water situation…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Indian Jewish community has reiterated its demand for recognition as a minority community in the country. The community has moved an application with the union minority affairs ministry to…
Kerala (Kollam): The victims of Paravur Puttingal temple accident caused by a firework display in which 96 people lost their lives in Kollam district of Kerala, about 60 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram on April…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Observing that builders dominate consumers and their projects are seldom delivered on time, a Delhi court has asked police to register a case against a real estate company. Special CBI…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the government policy allowing private airlines to fly to lucrative destinations without putting them under the obligation of catering to less economical…
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and her ally, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, have beeen criticised for a racist joke at a charity event. Appearing on stage at the Inner…