Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) With counterfeiting activities growing at the rate of 44 per cent, authentication solution providers on Tuesday sought government intervention to make authentication “mandatory” and enact “specific anti-counterfeiting laws” in the country….
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed an AAP government plea for contempt of court proceedings against the city’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief Mukesh Kumar Meena for not acting as…
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) Enraged Chinese netizens are calling for a boycott of US carrier United Airlines after footage of an Asian passenger being dragged off an “overbooked” flight went viral online. A Sina Weibo…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Malayalam will have to be taught compulsorily at all schools till Class 10 in the state irrespective of the syllabus, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the media on Tuesday. An…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Ruling out any legal hurdle in building the Ram temple at the disputed site in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya town, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday caleld for enactment of a…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) A US federal appeals court will consider the legality of President Donald Trumps revised executive order on travel ban at an argument session next month, it has announced. On Monday, the…
Stockholm, April 11 (IANS) Rakhmat Akilov, the main suspect in the Stockholm truck attack that killed four people, has confessed to deliberately driving the stolen vehicle into crowds in the Swedish capital, his lawyer said….
Jakarta, April 11 (IANS) An Indonesian court on Tuesday postponed the blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Christian Governor until the city’s April 19 election, as hundreds of Muslim protestors called on the government to suspend him….
Manila, April 11 (IANS) Dozens of Filipino protestors rallied on Tuesday near the presidential palace against extra-judicial killings amid the government’s anti-drugs campaign. More than 100 demonstrators gathered at the Mendiola Peace Arch, near Malacanang…
Stockholm, April 11 (IANS) The Stockholm truck attack suspect has confessed to deliberately driving the stolen vehicle into crowds in the Swedish capital, his lawyer said on Tuesday. During a court hearing here, 39-year-old Uzbek…
Dubai, April 11 (IANS) A UAE-based company has sacked an Indian employee here for abusing a fellow Indian on the social media and for posting offensive posts against Islam on Facebook, a media report said….
By Ashwini Deshpande & Manjistha Banerji Around 3.5 per cent of children between the ages of 11 and 14 years, and 13.5 per cent between the ages of 15 and 16 years were dropouts, while…
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), April 11 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday wrapped up his week-long tour of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing had strongly objected to. The Dalai Lama left by helicopter for…
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) An Assam court has issued a bailable arrest warrant against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he failed to appear before it in a defamation case, officials said on Tuesday. The…
New York, April 11 (IANS) US chip manufacturer Qualcomm has lambasted Apple in a court for breaching deals between the two companies and urged that the lawsuit filed in January against them by iPhone maker…
Grozny, April 11 (IANS) Chechyna has opened the world’s first concentration camp for homosexuals, where campaigners say gay men are being tortured with electric shocks and beaten to death, the media reported. It comes after…
Paris, April 11 (IANS) A migrant camp in France was devastated by a fire, as two rival groups turned on each other, with police firing tear gas to separate them, the media reported on Tuesday….
London, April 11 (IANS) China remained the world’s top executioner, putting more people to death in 2016 than all other countries combined, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday. At least 1,032 people were executed…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 11 (IANS) Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate, has broken another age barrier and become the youngest UN Messenger of Peace, an honour she shares with Hollywood actors Leonardo…
Cape Town, April 11 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma has warned against “a resurgence of racism” in the country where “racists have become more emboldened”. “We have sadly not yet succeeded in building the…