By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala/Aizawl, Nov 2 (IANS) Amidst uncertainty of repatriation of over 31,000 Reang tribal refugees, living in Tripura for the past 19 years, Mizoram government officials on Wednesday began their identification. “A 30-member…
Dhaka, Nov 2 (IANS) The Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday said that the large-scale attack on the Hindu community in Nasirnagar of Brahmanbaria was deliberate and carried out in a planned manner, a…
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) There should be an internal mechanism to curb triple talaq, like naming and shaming the man who arbitrarily divorces his wife, Muslim scholars have said, emphasising…
By Sidhartha Dutta New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A junior minister and the Rajya Sabha secretariat are at variance on the status of an amendment to a bill to protect whistle blowers, a measure that…
Hyderabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday asked the Telangana government not to demolish the existing Secretariat building till further orders. The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for both Telangana and…
Agra, Nov 1 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notices to the union Environment and Water Resources ministries, the Uttar Pradesh government and other agencies on a petition filed by a green…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The NHRC on Tuesday asked the Madhya Pradesh government for a detailed report within six weeks on the killing of eight SIMI activists by police in an alleged gunfight. The…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016, designed to curb black money and passed by parliament in August, came into effect on Tuesday. An amendment of the 1988 Benami Transactions…
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to submit their views on formation of a commission to probe the Panama Papers…
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government and opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party for written response on formation of a commission to probe the Panama Papers leaks. The…
Amritsar, Nov 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared before a court in Amritsar on Tuesday in connection with a defamation case filed against him and other AAP leaders by Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram…
Ankara, Nov 1 (IANS) Police arrested Turkish opposition daily, Cumhuriyet’s editor-in-chief, Murat Sabuncu along with 11 others amid a crackdown on media after the failed July coup, authorities said. Writers associated with the daily Aydin…
By Gurmukh Singh Ottawa, Nov 1 (IANS) The Canadian government has announced that it will allow 300,000 immigrants into the country in 2017. This is the same number as in 2016 even though an expert…
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has suspended the licence of Nickelodeon channel for airing cartoons dubbed in Hindi language. The electronic media watchdog on Monday announced that the licence…
Seoul, Nov 1 (IANS) Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidant of South Korean President Park Geun-hye suspected of having meddled in state affairs, was placed under emergency detention on Tuesday after hours of questioning by prosecutors…
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) Pakistan is considering pulling out from India four of its officials posted in the High Commission in New Delhi, days after Indian authorities declared one diplomat persona non grata. “This is…
Los Angeles, Nov 1 (IANS) The US Border Patrol has deployed a special unit on the eastern area of the California and Mexico border, where the presence of criminal organisations engaged in the trafficking, kidnapping…
Ottawa, Nov 1 (IANS) The Canadian government said it will welcome 300,000 immigrants into the country next year to help drive economic growth as the country grapples with an aging demographic. After tabling his annual…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed on Monday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who assured that his government will use all its resources to trace her son….
London, Oct 31 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May has declined to make any extra commitments on receiving child refugees from the Calais refugee camp, after French President Francois Hollande rang her to ask that…