Jerusalem, Sep 26 (IANS) Facebook has apologised for disabling accounts of several Palestinian journalists and activists, saying “the pages were removed in error and restored as soon as we were able to investigate”. An anti-Facebook…
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) The US ambassador to the UN has accused Russia of “barbarism” over the bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo. According to the BBC, at an emergency meeting of the…
Amman, Sep= Sep 25 (IANS) A Jordanian writer who stirred controversy for publishing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam, was shot dead on Sunday outside a courthouse in capital city Amman. Nahed Hattar was killed…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Over 800 inmates at the Rohini district prison in the national capital city underwent health check-up during a day-long drive here on Sunday. The drive was organised to check the…
Aizawl, Sep 25 (IANS) A ministerial panel would probe Thursday’s mob attack at a district court in Mizoram, state Home Minister R. Lalzirliana has said. Lalzirliana told reporters in state capital Aizawl on late Saturday…
New delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his 100th birth anniversary and urged his compatriots to celebrate the year as “Gareeb Kalyan Varsh” (Year…
Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced on Saturday that it will release several videos of the shooting by officers of an African American man, an incident that has sparked major protests in…
Ahmedabad, Sep 25 (IANS) A pregnant Dalit woman was attacked by some upper caste people who barged into their home after her family refused to clear animal carcasses from fields in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, police…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The media – both print and electronic – in Tamil Nadu are in quandary whether they can carry names of judges and lawyers in cases after the Supreme Court dismissed…
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) President Barack Obama said that he empathises with people on the police-involved Charlotte and Tulsa killings and hopes people will see things in a “greater context”. Speaking at the White House…
Damascus, Sep 24 (IANS) Intensified bombings on the Syrian city of Aleppo have left at least two million persons without water, the UN said. Unicef said fierce strikes on Friday prevented repairs to a damaged…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) A special court hearing the Aircel-Maxis case on Saturday issued arrest warrants against Malaysian businessmen, including T. Ananda Krishnan. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini issued non-bailable…
Aizawl, Sep 24 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court has withdrawn all the judges from the District and Sessions Court of Mizoram’s Lunglei district following mob violence in the court premises recently, an official said here…
Islamabad, Sep 24 (IANS) Pakistan is to contact Interpol to extradite Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti, who is currently seeking political asylum in India. “The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will send a formal reference to Interpol…
By Md. Asim Khan New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Concerned over the indiscriminate detentions of people in Assam on suspicion of being Bangladeshis or Myanmarese, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has written to the…
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 24 (IANS) Myanmar government has allowed 143 former citizens taking foreign citizenship to resume their citizenship in accordance with law, authorities said on Saturday. Minister of Labour, Immigration and Population U…
Canberra, Sep 24 (IANS) The Australian government on Saturday launched a new five-year visas for families of migrants in a bid to reduce decade-long waiting list seeking permanent residency. The move was made after the…
Washinton, Sep 24 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that will allow family members of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, pitting him against Congress and both presidential candidates on an emotionally…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With China having 87,000 dams, many in Tibet, with strategic benefit against India, experts on Friday urged the “down stream” Asian nations to unite and force Beijing to sign a…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday signed five more unilateral advance pricing agreements (APAs) with taxpayers. With this, the total number of APAs becomes 103, of which…