Bhopal, Nov 29 (IANS) After demonetisation of high-denomination currency notes by the central government, the Madhya Pradesh government has started taking action against those posting controversial comments in social media against the move. Over the…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has said that a son, whether married or unmarried, has no legal right to live in the self-acquired house of his parents, and can live in…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Arrears due to a retired soldier, who committed suicide in the national capital earlier this month, have been credited to his bank account, the Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday….
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The employees of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) held a silent protest outside the DCW office here on Tuesday as they have not been paid salaries for the last…
Dubai, Nov 29 (IANS) An Indian expatriate in Dubai walked a total of over 1,000 km over two years to attend court proceedings in a bid to return home, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Jagannathan…
Patna, Nov 29 (IANS) People in Patna will not mind paying higher taxes if the government decides to take tough measures to combat air pollution, a survey said on Tuesday. According to a latest survey…
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) A staggering 10,000 children aged under 15 are expected to turn out for the second edition of the Mumbai Juniorthon in spite of registrations being closed at 3,000. The event’s organiser…
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) After five years and a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will enter the famous Haji Ali dargah here on Tuesday afternoon, an activist said. A…
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) After five years, a series of legal battles and agitations, a group of women activists will enter the famous Haji Ali dargah (mausoleum) here on Tuesday afternoon, an activist said. A…
Sydney, Nov 29 (IANS) Refugees held in Australia’s detention centre on Nauru do not want to be transferred to the US under Donald Trump’s administration, reports said on Tuesday. Although many refugees agreed to the…
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) The first HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years has begun in South Africa to test whether a modified vaccine candidate can provide effective protection against the AIDS virus, the US…
United Nations, Nov 29 (IANS) As nearly 500,000 children are living under siege amid escalating violence across Syria, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for lifting sieges and allowing immediate humanitarian access. The number…
Geneva, Nov 29 (IANS) An estimated 21 million people worldwide are trapped in conditions of contemporary slavery, including some five million children, a UN office said. the office of “Slavery is not something that belongs…
London, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) Acclaimed Italian writer and activist Erri De Luca has made the short-list for the UK’s “Bad Sex in Fiction” award for a sex scene in his 2009 novel “The day before…
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday launched a campaign in government-run schools against drug abuse among students, a government statement said. The campaign, kicked off at Rani Chennamma Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya,…
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 28 (IANS) Tikamgarh district incharge minister Rustam Singh has asked the local administration to conduct an inquiry into the death of an old man reportedly due to hunger. The body of…
Gwalior, Nov 28 (IANS) Gwalior District unit chief of the Congress party Darshan Singh died of cardiac failure on Monday while taking part in the “Jan Aakrosh March” here to protest the demonetisation decision of…
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) The Digital Rights Foundation in Pakistan on Monday announced that it will launch the country’s first ‘cyber harassment hotline’ on December 1. The announcement made on DRF’s Facebook page said the…
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) After the death of legendary social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi in July earlier this year, the donations of his Edhi Foundation have gone down, Dunya News reported on Monday. Faisal Edhi,…
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Two years ago, Sri Charvitha, a student of the B.V. Raju Institute of Technology, walked into the Microsoft campus in Hyderabad to join the Women in…