Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Wednesday rejected Vedanta’s request for renewal of consent to operate its copper smelter plant in Tuticorin. Citing various letters from Vedanta requesting renewal…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendment to the Trade Unions Act to make provisions on recognition of unions. The government said the approval will facilitate recognition of trade unions…
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday allowed online pharmacies to sell drugs and cosmetics, staying an earlier order. A two-member bench of the court said the earlier direction to the Central…
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) A Bihar court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former state Minister Manju Verma, who surrendered in November last year after absconding for nearly three months in an arms case…
Lucknow, Jan 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called the Congress a “habitual conspirator”, which misused power to frame its opponents. At a hurriedly convened press conference at his official 5, Kalidas Marg…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that amends the Aadhaar Act 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid opposition by the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC)….
Canberra, Jan 2 (IANS) The Australian government on Wednesday announced the closure of two onshore immigration detention facilities, saying its efforts to stop people seeking asylum by boat has reduced the number of people in…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a plea seeking the deployment of adequate manpower and equipment for the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded mine in Meghalaya. A…
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) With over 1.15 lakh postcards addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several meetings with MPs, thousands of women and child survivors of human trafficking from across…
Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple was shut on Wednesday after two women from the hitherto banned age group claimed they have prayed at the shrine.
Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) Two Kerala women devotees from the hitherto banned age group on Wednesday claimed to have prayed at the Sabarimala temple. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed it and said: “Yes, it’s…
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) US border agents have launched tear gas to deter migrants attempting to breach the US-Mexico border fence into California. According to media reports, around 150 migrants who attempted to climb over…
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Actress Tanushree Dutta is rightly regarded as the founding-mother of the “MeToo Movement” in India. When she spoke on her experience of being harassed 10 years ago,…
London, Jan 2 (IANS) A 25-year-old man suspected of stabbing three people at a Manchester railway station on New Year eve has been detained under mental health laws, police said. The suspect, identified only as…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A completely blind student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has refused to accept his exam result in which he was failed, accusing the administration of not providing him a…
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday urged the Rajya Sabha not to pass the Triple Talaq bill – scheduled to come up in the Upper House on…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A yellow band, tied to the arms of visitors and organisers of the 15-day Dastkari Haat Crafts Bazaar that opened here on Tuesday, represents the silent protest of Indian craftspeople…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Delhi government has notified The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, giving access to lakhs of disabled in the city to the means of grievance redressal and…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged lists of prisoners lodged in each other’s jails in keeping with a 2008 agreement. “India handed over (names) of 249 Pakistan civilian prisoners and…
Rome, Jan 1 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian food supplies in Yemen – where up to 20 million people are facing famine – are being stolen and sold for profit in the capital Sanaa and other areas of…