Melbourne, May 2 (IANS) Australia’s Victoria state has come under fire of softening its stance on youth crime, after introducing laws which make breaching bail no longer an offence for those under 18. From Monday,…
Paris, May 2 (IANS) Around 70,000 people took to the streets here to call for the withdrawal of a labour reform during the May Day rally, figures released by major French union CGT showed on…
Istanbul, May 2 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people gathered in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul on Sunday to mark the International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, amid tight security measures. This year,…
Dhaka, May 1 (IANS) Trade unions and other workers’ groups on Sunday staged rallies to mark International Workers’ Day in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and other parts of the country. The slogans at the rallies focused…
Colombo, May 1 (IANS) Thousands took to the streets in Colombo and Galle city on Sunday to mark May Day, with President Maithripala Sirisena pledging to strengthen Sri Lanka’s position in the Indian Ocean region….
Doha, May 1 (IANS) An Indian worker died at the construction site of the Al-Bayt 2022 World Cup Stadium after he fell ill, the tournament’s organising committee announced on Sunday. The worker, 48, died on…
Istanbul, May 1 (IANS) At least one person was killed when anti-riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons during May Day parade on Sunday in Istanbul. The Turkish police said that several hundred…
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 1 (IANS) Hailing the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s verdict nullifying reservation in promotions, workers’ unions here on Sunday said they would file a caveat in the Supreme Court. Madhya Pradesh Adhikari-Karmachari…
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect on Sunday, with three taxi owners warning this might lead to…
By Javaid Trali Srinagar, May 1 (IANS) On the outskirts of the city lies an expansive but shabby-looking complex with beige colour walls beside the banks of a mountain stream. This is Kashmir’s only correctional…
Wellington, May 1 (IANS) All foreign charter fishing vessels are required to reflag to New Zealand and operate under full legal jurisdiction of from Sunday in order to keep fishing in the country’s waters. According…
Beijing, May 1 (IANS) Chinese traffic police are on the lookout for drunk driving in a crackdown running until May 31. The ministry of public security’s (MPS) traffic bureau on Sunday said police will be…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Even two years since the launch of hyped flagship scheme, the National Food Security Act, most states “were yet to computerise” their Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), said a Comptroller…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Online cab service companies Ola and Uber on Saturday said they will comply with the Supreme Court order after it refused to give more time to taxi operators in the…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) On a day when West Bengal made history with a third gender managing a polling booth in the assembly polls, a prominent leader of the transgender community here has lamented the…
(Photo: IANS) April 30 (IANS) In a major setback to diesel-based taxis, such vehicles will not be allowed to run in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) from May 1 after the Supreme Court on…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Delhi Police to purchase 197 heavy-duty vehicles to be used for various activities, including VVIP security, but asked it to pay a 30 percent…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to re-look its order directing the holding of two National Eligibility Entrance Tests (NEET) for admission to under graduate medical courses for 2016-17. Declining…
Cairo, April 30 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 20 persons to life in prison for deadly clashes outside a police station after a verdict on the Port Said Stadium riot and deaths in…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to give more time to taxi operators in the National Capital Region (NCR) to switch from diesel to the cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG)….