Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Expressing alarm over prevalent malnutrition in the country, noted rights activist and public health expert Binayak Sen on Saturday called for a law for “Lokdroha” or those working against the interest…
Ghaziabad, Feb 27 (IANS) The defiling of a statue of the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar here has led to tension and heavy police presence. The police said that…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A court here on Saturday issued summon to former communication minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and four others in a money laundering case related to the Aircel-Maxis deal. After…
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) An all-women inquiry committee set up by the Haryana government to probe alleged mass gang rapes of women began its probe on Saturday, with a couple of witnesses claiming to have…
Bangkok, Feb 27 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Thailand which houses 147 tigers as a tourist attraction has failed in its bid to register itself as a zoo, the media reported on Saturday. Wat Pha…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) A Pakistani court on Saturday admitted the bail plea of Indian cricketer Virat Kohlis fan Umer Daraz who was behind bars for over a month. Daraz was arrested on January 25…
Aizawl, Feb 27 (IANS) A primary school was burnt down and a house was demolished at the Chakma tribe inhabited Tuichawng Chhuah village in Mizoram’s Lunglei district, an official statement said on Saturday. Mizoram Chakma…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Ashutosh Kumar, a student facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, joined the police investigation on Saturday. The police on Friday night…
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) A Canadian court has stopped the deportation of a man and his sister to India to face trial for the honour killing of the man’s niece in Punjab on grounds that…