Panaji, May 2 (IANS) A month after the Goa government de-recognised the coconut palm as a tree, the battle over the official nomenclature of the tropical tree, often synonymous with Goa’s picturesque landscapes, will now…
Panaji, May 2 (IANS) A month after the Goa government de-recognised the coconut palm as a tree, the battle over the official nomenclature of the tropical tree, often synonymous with Goa’s picturesque landscapes, will now…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 2 (IANS) Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of senior journalist Kanak Mani Dixit who was in custody of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Sanitation workers of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on Monday claimed before the Delhi High Court that about 50 percent of them were yet to receive salaries for March….
New Delhi: Security beefed-up outside Delhi Secretariat in the wake of CBI raids on 14 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, including the office of the secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwall; on Dec…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Over 75 percent of 11,652 child rehabilitation centres across 21 states of India are non-functional, the labour minister informed parliament on Monday. “As per information received from various National Child…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a batch of applications seeking that NEET for admissions to undergraduate medical courses may not be thrust on the states and…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi University to respond on a plea filed against the inadequate availability of hostels and absence of a standardised renting system around…
Rome/New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A UN court has said Italian marine Salvatore Girone, jailed in India for the alleged 2012 killing of two fishermen, should be allowed home on bail even as the arbitration…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday said it has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government calling for detailed reports on the circumstances leading to the death of people…
Ghaziabad, May 2 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party’s Rajya Sabha member Narendra Kashyap, arrested in the case of dowry death of his daughter-in-law, has sought his release rom jail to attend the parliament session. The MP,…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) A section of students scheduled to appear for the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) launched an agitation here on Monday, demanding the state government oppose the National Eligibility Entrance Test…
The Hague, May 2 (IANS) Italian marine Salvatore Girone will be able to return to Italy while his case is subject to an arbitration procedure. The International Tribunal at the Hague that is dealing with…
Agartala, May 2 (IANS) The working strength of judges in three of the five high courts in the northeastern states was much less than the sanctioned strength, according to the union law ministry. It said…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) As Indian agencies step up efforts to bring industrialist Vijay Mallya back to the country and recover much of the Rs.9,000 crore his companies allegedly owe banks, a key member…
Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking exemption from National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical courses, officials said. The matter is listed…
Nay Pyi Taw, May 2 (IANS) Myanmar has pledged to promote and protect labour rights, including ending forced labour and stronger enforcement of child labour law in the country, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a batch of applications seeking that NEET for admissions to undergraduate medical courses may not be thrust on the states and they may…
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) Five employees of a transport company and the owner of a bus terminal were booked under blasphemy law for desecrating a Sikh passenger’s turban in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the media reported…
Sydney, May 2 (IANS) An Australian court on Monday sentenced a former Catholic priest to 29 years in prison for sexually abusing a dozen children between 1979 and 1988. John Joseph Farrell, 62, who abused…