New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the central government to file its response to a bunch of petitions challenging the exception in law that protects a husband from being…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Centre has allocated Rs 769 crore for police modernisation under the MPF scheme during 2017-18, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir told the Lok Sabha on…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Tuesday failed to answer when asked about the India team coach issue at a promotional show here. The 38-year-old, known for speaking his mind on…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday launched a career counselling and guidance scheme aimed at benefiting around 4 lakh students of government schools in the city. “Four lakh…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The definition of blindness has been modified, in line with WHO norms, to give a correct status of its prevalence in India as the older standard showed the country with…
Pune, July 18 (IANS) Police here have booked city Congress leader Rohit D. Tilak, a descendant of legendary freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak, on charges of rape following a complaint lodged by a woman, an official…
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who arrived in Pakistan on an unannounced visit on Tuesday, discussed the current tensions in the Middle East with Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif….
Pune, July 18 (IANS) Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation (GNSPF) on Tuesday announced a long-term association with Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) to identify and train young shooting talent in the country. Named Project Leap, the…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Drug Control Department of the Delhi government on Tuesday seized a large amount of habit-forming drugs from a shop in east Delhi, an official said. “The injectible drugs were…
Dubai, July 18 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday cleared Sri Lanka fast bowler Shaminda Eranga’s bowling action, allowing him to resume bowling in international cricket. Eranga underwent a reassessment of his action…
Accra, July 18 (IANS/MAP) The city of Kumasi in Ghana has launched a massive tree-plantation drive at Atasemanso town as part of a step-by-step effort to restore the city’s beautiful scenery, media reports said on…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed Australia to the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and said its membership will provide a great boost to the initiative. The Prime Minister, who…
Rome, July 18 (IANS/AKI) An appeals court in northern Italy on Tuesday upheld the life sentence handed to builder Massimo Bossetti for the savage 2010 murder of 13-year-old schoolgirl Yara Gambirasio. The Brescia court’s judges…
Berlin, July 18 (IANS) German football giants Bayern Munich’s coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday that his new midfielder James Rodriguez has to work to book a place in the starting line-up. Bayern has loaned…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The South Africa Consulate on Tuesday commemorated Mandela Day by distributing packaged hygiene kits to school girls that contained sanitary napkins, soap, hand towel, sanitizer, toothpaste and toothbrush. The Consulate along…
Rome, July 18 (IANS/AKI) Charity ships that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean are giving Islamic extremists a greater chance of slipping into Europe, Italy’s Interior Minister Marco Minniti said on Tuesday. “NGOs consider it their…
Pisa (Italy), July 18 (IANS/AKI) Police in the Italian city of Pisa have detained three Roma Gypsy women suspected of robbing and repeatedly punching a Russian tourist at the city’s central station. The three women…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Urging the government for steps to make farming economically viable, 40 children — whose farmer fathers have committed suicide — on Tuesday appealed to peasants not to take the extreme…
Washington, July 18 (IANS) The US government on Tuesday slapped sanctions on 18 Iranian entities and individuals linked to Iran’s ballistic missile programme and other non-nuclear activities. According to a statement by the US Treasury…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the NDA Vice President candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu and said it will be for the first time that a person with a long experience…