Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Chinese government to end forms of treatment designed to alter an individual’s sexual orientation that were allegedly being carried out in hospitals across the…
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 15 (IANS) A human rights group on Wednesday reported “mounting evidence” of “genocide” against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Fortify Rights documented “widespread and systematic attacks on Rohingya…
Los Angeles, Nov 15 (IANS) Actress Rose McGowan says she will plead not guilty to felony drugs charge against her, claiming the cocaine that led to her arrest could have been planted. After a warrant…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday framed charges against Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah and alleged hawala dealer Muhammad Aslam Wani in a money laundering case. After the accused pleaded not…
Imphal, Nov 15 (IANS) Two troopers of the 4 Assam Rifles and another man were killed in a gun-battle between security forces and insurgents in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday. Intelligence sources told IANS that…
Jaipur, Nov 15 (IANS) A five-year-old boy had slipped into an over 40-feet-deep borewell in Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan. The minor was declared dead after 15 hours of rescue operation on Wednesday, police said….
United Nations, Nov 15 (IANS) Members of the Rohingya Muslim minority who have fled violence in Myanmar to Bangladesh, were being targeted by human traffickers, according to UN agencies. “The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has…
Tehran, Nov 15 (IANS) Iran President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to “find the culprits” responsible for buildings collapsing in a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Sunday. He suggested that government-built buildings had collapsed while privately-built ones remained…
Los Angeles, Nov 15 (IANS) At least five persons were killed following shootings at multiple locations in Tehama County in Northern California in the US, including an elementary school where at least two children were…
Ghaziabad, Nov 15 (IANS) A man was shot at after he tried to enter the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Hindon here by scaling the wall of the airbase, informed sources said on Wednesday….
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Four persons hailing from Manipur were arrested and 14 kg of contraband gold biscuits valued at Rs 4.24 crore seized from them on Tuesday by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Civil Aviation Ministry has recommended to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that it proceed with the case of Birju Kishore Salla under the anti-hijack law, Aviation Secretary R.N. Choubey said…
Jaipur, Nov 14 (IANS) Activists of a caste-based organisation Karni Sena on Tuesday vandalised a theatre in Kota in Rajasthan after reports that it was showing a trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie ‘Padmavati’….
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against two directors of a Gujarat pharma firm in a Rs 5,000 crore bank fraud case. The warrants were issued by Additional…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought within two weeks the Centre’s response on a plea by A.G. Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination conspiracy case, for suspension of…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Gyan Sudha Misra on Tuesday said there is a need to enact special safety law for children in the country. She said this at a programme…
Jammu, Nov 14 (IANS) Sixteen people were injured when a bus they were in plunged into a gorge in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Police said the bus was coming from Ramnagar…
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) In a setback to the Pinarayi Vijayan government, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by state Transport Minister Thomas Chandy for quashing the Alappuzha district collector’s report which…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Asserting that renewal of railway tracks is a necessity for safety of passengers, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said he has asked his officers to not allow any train…
Tehran, Nov 14 (IANS) The death toll in the devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Iran in a region bordering Iraq has reached 540, with thousands of Iranians struggling to cope without basic necessities and making…