Washington, April 15 (IANS) Former US Vice President Joe Biden condemned anti-LGBT violence in Chechnya and urged President Donald Trump’s administration to raise the issue directly with Russians, the media reported. Biden, who now oversees…
Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) A lawyer for President Donald Trump’s administration said that an executive order targeting so-called sanctuary cities was “narrow” and there will be no loss of funds to governments that refuse…
Miami, April 15 (IANS) A Miami-area high school student is spearheading a campaign to persuade lawmakers in the US state of Florida to impose a ban on texting while driving. The most recent available statistics,…
Rome, April 14 (IANS/AKI) Italian coastguard on Friday said they saved 2,074 migrants and recovered one corpse during 16 operations in the Mediterranean. The migrant were travelling aboard inflatable rubber dinghies and wooden boats, the…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) on Friday launched a campaign against reported cruelity in dairies by showing some shocking pictures through virtual reality. The NGO, which promotes…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid allegations of moral policing at Jadavpur University (JU) campus, acclaimed historian and Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Bose here on Friday batted for safeguarding university spaces as outlets of free speech…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Muslim women rights activists and feminist activists have criticised a Hindu Mahasabha official for suggesting that all triple talaq and ‘nikah halala’ victims should embrace Hinduism to get justice. Hindu…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 50 lakh on Tehri Hydro Development Corporation for dumping construction debris in river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand. The order issued…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav has been slapped with seven charges, including sponsoring IED attacks on important installations and attacks on Shias in Pakistan — according to the list read out…
Islamabad/Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday rejected India’s 14th attempt for consular access to alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and maintained the trial sentencing him to death was according to the laws of the country….
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Over 60,000 individuals, including 1,300 high-risk persons, have been identified for investigation by the Indian Income Tax Department for excessively large cash transactions following the November 8 demonetisation measure, the…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday said Indian “spy” Kulbhushan Jadhav was sentenced according to the country’s laws and that India had not responded to “specific information” sought on him in January. Top foreign…
Paris, April 14 (IANS) French investigators have requested the European Parliament to waive the immunity of far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen in a probe over her alleged misuse of European Union funds to pay…
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Friday paid glowing tributes to Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and said his government will work for the welfare of everyone in the state….
Agartala, April 14 (IANS) The Tripura High Court will hear cases during the 11-day summer vacation beginning May 15 to clear the backlog of pending cases, an official said here on Friday. “The High Court…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said a Commission will be formed here for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. “Delhi government will form an…
Seoul, April 14 (IANS) South Korea is set to open a museum in its capital, aimed at raising awareness about the violation of human rights in North Korea, the Ministry of Unification said on Friday….
Damascus, April 14 (IANS) As many as 7,350 people have started evacuating four Syrian towns Friday under a deal concluded between the Syrian government and rebels, a military source said. A total of 60 buses…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistani police on Friday arrested eight members of a lynch mob that brutally assaulted two university students — killing one and injuring the other — over alleged blasphemy a day earlier….
Washington, April 14 (IANS) An Indian-origin female doctor in the US was arrested and charged with performing female genital mutilation on girls as young as six-year-old. Jumana Nagarwala, 44, was charged with performing the procedure…