New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Dalit and civil society representatives on Thursday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind and urged his intervention to ensure an end to suppression of Dalits and an ordinance to nullify…
Jammu, April 12 (IANS) The Jammu Bar Association on Thursday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder case, asserting that it did not support the accused but wanted a…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected the allegations of southern states, including Tamil Nadu, that the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 15th Finance Commission were biased against them and…
San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday has agreed to deploy National Guard troops along the state’s border with Mexico, but insisted that personnel will not be used to support any…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Apple+asked+to+pay+%24500mn+in+patent+suit&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Apple asked to pay $500mn in patent suit” title=”Apple asked to pay $500mn in patent suit” />San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) A US court has asked Apple to pay $502.6 million…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=US+governor+accused+of+forced+sexual+encounter&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”US governor accused of forced sexual encounter” title=”US governor accused of forced sexual encounter” />Washington, April 12 (IANS) A woman who had an affair with Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has accused…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=UP+assures+fair+probe+against+MLA+accused+of+rape&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”UP assures fair probe against MLA accused of rape” title=”UP assures fair probe against MLA accused of rape” />Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday assured a fair…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Sweden+charges+Tibetan+with+spying+for+China&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Sweden charges Tibetan with spying for China” title=”Sweden charges Tibetan with spying for China” />Stockholm, April 12 (IANS) Sweden has charged a 49-year-old Tibetan man living in the country for spying…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Chinese+ex-minister+stands+trial+for+graft&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Chinese ex-minister stands trial for graft” title=”Chinese ex-minister stands trial for graft” />Beijing, April 12 (IANS) A Chinese court on Thursday began a trial against former Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai over…
London, April 12 (IANS) China has remained the worlds top executioner amid a decline in global executions, Amnesty International’s annual report on capital punishment said on Thursday. Amnesty International recorded at least 993 executions in…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Justice J. Chelameswar, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, on Thursday refused to hear a case filed by former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan questioning the authority of the…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Central government and the Unique Identification Authority of India on Wednesday defended Aadhaar, saying that there were no instances of its duplication and cited the fiscal benefits of linking…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) A section of West Bengal’s civil society, which had years back strongly backed then opposition Trinamool Congress to unseat the erstwhile rulers Left Front, on Wednesday lashed out against the Trinamool…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Stressing that there is an online propaganda “arms race” with Russia and it was important to make sure no one interferes in any more elections including in India, Facebook CEO Mark…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed real estate major Amrapali Group to submit details of the amount it required to complete its housing projects and also a proposal on shifting…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman on Wednesday alleged that she was sexually harassed by two members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) when she went to ask them for a…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day of Congressional testimony over his companys handling of user data. His appearance before the House Energy and…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the company Firestar Diamond to ask fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi to return to the country. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a bench of…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a petition seeking a CBI probe into the alleged gang rape of a girl by a BJP legislator and others…
Dhaka, April 11 (IANS) Amid student protests, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced she will be abolishing the quota system for government jobs. Students and job-seekers have been demonstrating on the streets…