Parliament’s Budget Session from February 23
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The budget session of Parliament will begin on February 23 with President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The General Budget…
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Women to Get 50 Percent Reservation in Panchayats: Minister
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government will push a constitutional amendment in the coming budget session of parliament for increasing reservation for women in panchayat bodies from 33 percent to 50 percent,…
Don Giorgio, Parish Priest of Citta di Castello Offers to Bless Smartphone, Tablet Users
Rome, Feb 4 (IANS/AKI) An Italian priest has offered to bless users of smartphones, tablets, computers and laptops “to protect them from any harm these devices may bring”. Don Giorgio, parish priest of Citta di…
North Korea Preparing Long-Range Missile Launch
(160203) — PYONGYANG, Feb. 3, 2016 (Xinhua) — A model of Unha-3 rocket is displayed at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Feb. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Lu…
Facebook Hijacks ‘Friendship Day’ on Its 12th Anniversary
California, Feb 4 (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook on Thursday Hijacked “Friendship Day” on its 12th anniversary by rolling out a special video. The video titled “Friends Day Video” was launched as Facebook crossed 1.5…
Modi Hopes for Better Trade, Investment with Hong Kong
New Delhi: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, CY Leung calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Feb 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Prime Minister…
Julian Assange ‘Will Surrender’ if UN Rules Against Him
credit: Twitter London, Feb 4 (IANS) Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said he will turn himself over to the police here on Friday if a UN panel rules he has not been unlawfully detained. Australian…
Mexico Confirms 37 Zika Cases
Mexico City, Feb 4 (IANS) Mexico has confirmed 37 cases of Zika virus infection in seven of the country’s 32 states, the media reported on Thursday. Thirty-four people were infected locally while three were infected…
Sonia, Rahul Move Sc in Herald Case
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi during a programme organised to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 126th birth anniversary in New Delhi on Nov 14, 2015….
Bureaucracy Treated Me Like an Untouchable: Ex-IAS Officer Sivakami
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) As the suicide of Rohith Vemula puts the focus back on the contentious issue of Dalit rights, former IAS officer and author P. Sivakami says that the community is denied…
Indonesia to Chemically Castrate Child Offenders
Jakarta, Feb 4 (IANS) Indonesia will chemically castrate child sex offenders, the country’s National Commission on Child Protection announced on Thursday. President Joko Widodo is set to issue a regulation in lieu of law which…
Five Arrested for Assaulting Tanzanian Woman in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Five people suspected of assaulting a Tanzanian woman were arrested early on Thursday, Police Commissioner N.S. Megharik said. “We have arrested the five accused after interrogating them on Wednesday night under…
Chiranjeevi to Undergo Shoulder Surgery
Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Superstar Chiranjeevi will on Thursday undergo a minor shoulder surgery at a private hospital here, said a source close to the actor. “It’s a very minor…
Rick Santorum Ends Bid for the White House, Backs Rubio
Washington, Feb 4 (AP) Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum says he is ending his bid for the White House and will support Republican candidate Marco Rubio. Santorum said yesterday on Fox News Channel that he…
Footage Of High-Profile Australian TV Star Karl Stefanovic Used in Latest Is Video
Canberra, Feb 4 (IANS) Footage of one of Australia’s leading television personalities has appeared in the latest Islamic State (IS) propaganda video that calls on more supporters to join their war against the West. The…
Tanzanian Woman Beaten Up, Stripped in Bengaluru
Bengaluru/New Delhi Feb 3 (PTI) A Tanzanian woman student was allegedly beaten up and stripped by a mob in a case of “mistaken identity” after a woman was mowed down by a car here, prompting…
Owaisi Brothers Booked, Three Held for Attacks
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Police on Wednesday booked MIM leaders Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbaruddin Owaisi and arrested three activists of the party for attacks on their political rivals during elections to the Greater…
Modi to Address Farmers’ Rallies in Four States Before Budget
Noida: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Delhi-Dasna-Meerut Expressway & Upgradation of Dasna- Hapur Section of NH24, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Dec 31, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb…
Indian Firm Bharat Biotech Developing Vaccine for Zika Virus
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is developing world’s first vaccine for Zika virus, which has been declared as a public health emergency by the World Health Organisation. The vaccines and biotherapeutic manufacturer on…
BJP Begins 10-Day March over Crimes Against Women in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Days after three people were awarded the death penalty for gang-raping and murdering a college student in West Bengal’s Kamduni, the BJP on Wednesday began a 10-day march from the village…