Category: Immigration

China’s ex-Internet watchdog chief pleads guilty to taking bribes

Beijing, Oct 19 (IANS) A former head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, responsible for Internet censorship in the country,…

6 years ago

Dileep removed from AMMA: Mohanlal

Kochi, Oct 19 (IANS) Senior actor Dileep, who was named in a Malayalam actress kidnapping case, was on Friday removed…

6 years ago

British-Pakistani cleric released from jail

London, Oct 19 (IANS) Radical preacher Anjem Choudary was released from prison on Friday after serving half of his sentence…

6 years ago

White House blames Democrats after officials’ immigration row

Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) The White House has blamed the Democrats for a heated row between Chief of Staff John…

6 years ago

Women skip Sabarimala temple after huge protests

Sabarimala (Kerala), Oct 19 (IANS) Huge protests by hundreds of devotees at the entrance of Sabarimala temple forced the Kerala…

6 years ago

Malaysian opposition party president faces 45 corruption charges

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 19 (IANS) The president of Malaysia's main opposition party, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, pleaded not guilty after facing…

6 years ago

Melbourne cab drivers to sue Uber

Melbourne, Oct 19 (IANS) Taxi drivers here in Australia are planning to sue ridesharing company Uber for $355 million citing…

6 years ago

Ex-Saudi diplomat ‘pivotal’ in Khashoggi’s apparent killing

Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Saudi intelligence officer and former diplomat Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb played a "pivotal role" in the apparent…

6 years ago

100 policemen accompany 2 women to Sabarimala

Sabarimala (Kerala), Oct 19 (IANS) At least 100 policemen were accompanying two women, a journalist and a devotee, towards the…

6 years ago

UNHCR evacuates 135 migrants from Libyan capital to Niger

Geneva, Oct 19 (IANS/AKI) Amid a deteriorating security situation in Tripoli, the United Nations refugee agency successfully evacuated 135 migrants…

6 years ago

UN urges European leaders to tackle Mediterranean migrant deaths

Geneva, Oct 18 (IANS/AKI) Ahead of this weeks meeting of European Union heads of state and government, the United Nations…

6 years ago

‘Keeping men out of discussion won’t help #MeToo Movement’

Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) While women from different walks of life are coming out with their stories of sexual harassment…

6 years ago

No woman devotee at Sabarimala temple for second day

Sabarimala (Kerala), Oct 18 (IANS) Women of the ages hitherto barred from entering the famed Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala…

6 years ago

Trump threatens to use military to close US-Mexico border

Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to use the military to close the border with…

6 years ago

India continues to engage with US on H-1B visa issue

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) India is continuing to engage with the US over the H-1B visa, largely availed of…

6 years ago

Maldives court overturns ex-President Gayoom’s jail term

Male, Oct 18 (IANS) The Maldives High Court on Thursday overturned the jail sentence of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom…

6 years ago

Delhi court to record Akbar’s statement on Oct 31

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) A court here on Thursday admitted a criminal defamation suit filed by former Minister M.J.…

6 years ago

Pakistan SC dismisses petition seeking Imran Khan’s disqualification

Islamabad, Oct 18 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader…

6 years ago

BSP leader’s son who waved pistol arrested, defends himself

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) A former BSP MP's son who threatened a man with a pistol at a luxury…

6 years ago

Malaysia’s ex-Deputy PM arrested by anti-corruption body

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 18 (IANS) Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was arrested by the country's anti-corruption body…

6 years ago



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