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…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 31 (IANS) The private clinical establishments in Odisha on Monday called off their proposed strike after getting assurance from the state government that it would consider their demands. They have deferred the proposed…
Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS) Rights group, South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) on Monday urged the armies of India and Pakistan to open up regular channels of communication and curb escalation of cross-border firing in…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) About 40.2 lakh disabled in the age-group between 5-19 are attending educational institutions in India, an improvement of about 11 per cent, an official survey said on Monday. “There is…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Congress, CPI-M and the AAP on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the killing of eight alleged SIMI activists in a gunfight with police, after they reportedly escaped from…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Sharing the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday made a stunning allegation — that the phones of judges of the Supreme Court and…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the killing of eight alleged SIMI activists in a gunfight with police, after they escaped from Bhopal…