New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was ready to supply CNG for tourist vehicles plying between Manali and Rohtang Pass but Himachal Pradesh has to…
Bhopal, May 18 (IANS) Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who was given a clean chit by the NIA in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case, has decided to call off her fast after she got clearance…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Alka Lamba, who faces charges of vandalizing shops and preventing police from performing their duty. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash…
Sydney, May 18 (IANS) A Perth Uber driver has sued the ride-sharing company for terminating his account without notice and leaving him with 80,000 Australian dollars worth of car loans, the media reported on Wednesday….
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday unveiled its draft bill for full statehood to Delhi and invited suggestions from the public. “We have uploaded the draft bill on our website, we…
Canberra, May 18 (IANS) Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Wednesday warned that accepting “illiterate” immigrants would threaten social services and the country’s job market. Dutton, member of the country’s conservative coalition government, made the…
Kuala Lumpur, May 18 (IANS) Malaysia is barring for three years travel abroad by its citizens who criticise or ridicule the government to “safeguard the country’s image”, officials said Wednesday. “Anyone who runs down the…
Mexico City, May 18 (IANS) Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Tuesday signed an initiative to amend the constitution to allow same-sex marriage. On the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Peña Nieto said…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Bandaru Dattatreya announces the new scheme for bonded labour, at a press conference, in New Delhi on May 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A proposal by the women and child development ministry to increase maternity leave period has been pending with the labour ministry for over six months, Women and Child Development Minister…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi during a pres conference regarding two yearsâ achievements, in New Delhi on May 17, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Women…
By Preetha Nair New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) As the Jaipur Literature Festival’s South Bank edition runs into rough weather with activists’ calling for its boycott citing alleged rights and other violations by its sponsor,…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A 45-year-old woman was lynched in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district after villagers accused her of witchcraft, following which seven people were arrested, police said on Tuesday. Holding her responsible for…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A few days after India got its new National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy to safeguard commercial interests arising from creativity, legal experts urged the government to fortify obligations to…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Terming the attacks on journalists as an “attack on the freedom of expression”, journalists’ bodies have urged the central and the state governments to enact a law to protect them…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday convicted two CPWD officials and a contractor in a corruption case, while quoting former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi that corruption by government servants lowered the…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Haryana will go ahead with urban local bodies elections as scheduled, as the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Punjab and Haryana High Court order asking the State Election Commission…
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court will hear the actress Jiah Khan case from June 7, following a Supreme Court directive to expedite it, her mother Rabiya Khan said here on Tuesday….
By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari Almost 77 percent of Indian parents expect to live with their sons in old age while seven percent want to live with their daughters, according to the India Human…
Seoul, May 17 (IANs) South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday sought a 17-year prison term for a man who attacked US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert last year. The prosecution sought the longer jail term…