Child Bride Santana Murmu Fights Back to School to Finish Dream
Kolkata, Jan 31 (PTI) An early marriage at a tender age of 14 had forced Santana Murmu out of school when she was in class VIII. A mother of two daughters now, the poor tribal…
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Refugees Must Return Home Once Conflicts Over: Merkel
Berlin, Jan 31 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said war refugees from Syria and Iraq usually only enjoy temporary protection in Germany and most of them must go home once the conflicts there come to…
Plea Filed in SC Against New Central Law on Juvenile
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile law that allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and…
France, India Charting New Orbit to Jointly Explore Mars,Venus
By Pallava Bagla New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) With Mangalyaan already an orbiter, putting a lander on Mars would be an interesting prospect and France is ready to work with India on it, says the…
Rohith’s Family Will Get Justice, Says Union Minister
Pune, Jan 30 (PTI) The Congress and other Opposition parties were politicising the suicide of Rohith Vemula for their own gains, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot today said and assured…
150 Eminent People Write to Modi Seeking Rajasthan MLA’s Arrest
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Over 150 eminent personalities on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, seeking arrest of Rajasthan BJP legislator Kanwarlal Meena, accused of leading an…
‘Sealed Naturopathy College’s Students to Be Placed in Government Colleges’
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on Saturday said the students of now sealed S.V.S. Medical College of Yoga & Naturopathy and Research Institute in Villupuram will be admitted in government colleges….
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Shares Stage with Murder Accused in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) Photographs of union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, along with some Congress members, sharing a stage with two brothers allegedly involved in murder and extortion surfaced in Odisha on Saturday, forcing them…
Angelique Stuns Serena to Lift Australian Open Title
(160130) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 30, 2016 (Xinhua) — Angelique Kerber (R) of Germany and Serena Williams of the United States poses with their trophies after the final of women’s singles at the Australian Open Tennis…
Four Canadians Test Positive for Zika
Toronto, Jan 30 (IANS) Four Canadians have been confirmed as being infected with the Zika virus, the country’s chief public health officer said. Dr. Gregory Taylor on Friday said two cases were reported from the…
Former Indian Army Chief Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao Dies
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) General K.V. Krishna Rao, the 14th Chief of Army Staff, passed away on Saturday in the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) here, an official statement said. He was 92. Gen….
Shatrughan Sinha Questions President’s Rule in Arunachal
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday questioned the union cabinet’s decision to recommend President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh and wondered what was the hurry when the matter was in…
Rahul Fasts at Hyderabad Varsity, Calls for Law Against Discrimination
Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi with students protesting the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula at the Hyderabad Central University, on Jan. 30, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad/New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The protest over…
Rajapakse’s Son Arrested
Colombo, Jan 30 (IANS) A son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse was arrested on Saturday after he was grilled for hours over allegations of corruption. Yoshitha Rajapakse, a lieutenant in the Sri Lanka…
Okay to Be Sinner, but Not to Be Corrupt: Pope
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, Jan 30 (IANS/AKI)…
Former Afghan President Karzai in Gurgaon for Check-Up
COLOMBO, Sept. 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Chief Guest of the international seminar, former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai speaks during an international Defence Seminar in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 1, 2015. Sri Lanka remains vigilant…
Kamduni Gang-Rape: Three Get Death, Three Life Imprisonment
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) A court here on Saturday awarded the death sentence to three people and life imprisonment to three others convicted in the brutal gang rape and murder of a college student in…
Pakistan Varsity Attack Result Of Security Lapse: Report
(160120) — CHARSADDA, Jan. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Pakistani army soldiers cordon off Bacha Khan University following an attack by gunmen in northwest Pakistan’s Charsadda, Jan. 20, 2016. A splinter group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)…
Bank of Japan to Introduce Negative Interest Rate
(150619) — TOKYO, June 19, 2015 (Xinhua) — Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo, capital of Japan, June 19, 2015. (Xinhua/Stringer) Tokyo, Jan 30 (IANS)…
Kudankulam N-Power Plant Starts Feeding Power to Grid
File picture of the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant which was synchronised with the southern power grid marking a major milestone in power generation of the ambitious Indo-Russian nuclear collaboration at Tirunelveli…