New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave four weeks time to the states to appoint Chairperson and other members of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights as provided under…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday dubbed as “misleading” media reports on the Right to Information (RTI) Act rules, saying no change has been effected in either the fee structure or the…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court ban on liquor sale within 500 metres on either side of national and state highways will impact foreign tourists’ arrival and lead to job losses, Federation of…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The government on Wednesday introduced separate bills to constitute a commission for the socially and educationally backward classes — to be known as the National Commission for Backward Classes –…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order refusing to quash an FIR lodged against him in…
Bomdila (Arunachal Pradesh), April 5 (IANS) Amid Beijing’s strident protests, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said that India has never used him against China and urged that country to give Tibet meaningful…
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) Diplomatic tensions visibly escalated over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, as China on Wednesday lodged a protest with India and said that by ignoring Beijing’s concerns over the issue…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday urged Lt Governor Anil Baijal for a time-bound inquiry into the Delhi government’s decision to use public money for paying Rs 3.4 crore to noted lawyer…
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) Angry over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the Chinese state-run media on Wednesday said New Delhi’s inviting the Tibetan spiritual leader to the “sensitive region” would “gravely damage” India-China…
Patna, April 5 (IANS) Over 45,000 people have been arrested in a year in Bihar for violating the liquor prohibition law imposed by the Janata Dal-United government. Bihar has acted tough against those violating the…
New York, April 5 (IANS) Amazon has decided to refund up to $70 million to its users, a move that comes a year after the company was found guilty of illegally billing users for unauthorised…
New York, April 5 (IANS) An US court has rejected Facebook’s challenge to quash the search warrants ordering it to hand over information of hundreds of accounts involved with a disability fraud case related to…
Budapest, April 5 (IANS) The Hungarian Parliament approved a controversial law that would result in the closure of a university despite country-wide protests, media reports said. The law was approved with 38 votes on Tuesday,…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) Mangalam TV CEO R. Ajithkumar and four other journalists were arrested on Tuesday for airing an audio purportedly of Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran where he was heard having a lewd conversation…
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The apex corporate tribunal on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea filed by Cyrus Mistry’s investment companies to waive off a regulatory bar on them so that they can continue…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A group of women activists on Tuesday demanded immediate disbanding of the “anti-Romeo squads” in Uttar Pradesh and withdrawal of FIRs and complaints against Advocate Prashant Bhushan, filed over his…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) In order to create awareness on “underage driving” and encourage people to “drive slow”, a group of people held a candlelight vigil here to mark the death anniversary of business…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Unhappy at the Supreme Court ban on sale of liquor on highways, owners of hotels and restaurants have raised concerns over the hundreds of thousands who stand to lose their…
Bengaluru /New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Indian IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday said the clarifying guidance by the USCIS on eligibility for computer programmers under the H-1B visa norms will have little impact…
Geneva, April 4 (IANS/AKI) A lack of funding is fuelling a “desperate” situation for over five million Syrian refugees now living in neighbouring countries with families unable to meet their basic needs, the UN said…