Ranchi, Sep 13 (IANS) The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (STs) has rejected the Jharkhand government’s proposed changes in two key land acts through an ordinance. The national commission’s chairperson, Rameshwar Oraon, told IANS: “We…
Bangkok, Sep 13 (IANS) Thailand’s military junta approved to discontinue prosecution of civilians in the military courts after human rights organisations criticised it for the trial of hundreds of opposition members. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha…
Canberra, Sep 13 (IANS) To approve the legalisation of same sex marriage the cabinet of Austarlian government agreed to call for a referendum on February 11, even without the support of the Labor party opposition….
Bengaluru, Sep 13 (IANS) Uneasy calm prevailed on Tuesday in Bengaluru, where one person was killed in police firing on Monday night and curfew is in force in 16 sensitive localities after angry protests turned…
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama is set to veto a bill that would allow survivors and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, the White…
Brasilia, Sep 13 (IANS) The Brazilian government has ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change, which was adopted by 195 countries during a summit in the French capital last December. “The commitment against climate change…
London, Sep 13 (IANS) In a major setback for the social media giant Facebook, the company has lost a legal bid to prevent a 14-year-old girl from suing it over a her naked picture that…
Bengaluru, Sep 13 (IANS) One person was killed and two others injured in police firing on Monday night in tense Bengaluru, where curfew has been imposed in 16 sensitive localities after violent protests erupted in…
Johannesburg, Sep 13 (IANS) As ordered by the Constitutional Court, South African President Jacob Zuma has paid 7.8 million rand ($530,000) to the State for non-security upgrades at his private home, the Presidency announced on…
Bengaluru/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Widespread violence broke out in southern Karnataka on Monday over the apex court order to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, with angry Kannadiga protesters torching over 30 buses…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Two decades after the introduction of the Women Reservation Bill in parliament, only discussions are happening and there is no visible possibility of it becoming a law, lamented National Commission…
Bengaluru/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Widespread violence broke out in southern Karnataka on Monday over the apex court order to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, with angry Kannadiga protesters torching over 30 buses…
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Clearing the last major hurdle in the proposed merger of mining major Vedanta Ltd and its subsidiary energy firm Cairn India, public shareholders of the latter voted on Monday in favour…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Karnataka government to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu every day till September 20, modifying its earlier order of…
Karnataka: Vehicles with Tamil Nadu registration numbers being torched by protesters on Bengaluru-Mysuru road on Sept 12, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Widespread violence broke out in southern Karnataka on Monday over the…
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Coming down heavily on mob violence against the police, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she will bring a law to fine those who torch police vehicles. “Suddenly,…
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Following the apex court’s verdict on land acquisition in the Tata Nano – Singur case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the state would compensate 800 farmers…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Monday gave its approval for signing the technical arrangement between India and Switzerland to formalise the procedure for cooperation on the return of irregular migrants between…
Hyderabad, Sep 12 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Monday stayed the Swiss Challenge model proposed by the Andhra Pradesh government to award construction projects for its new capital Amaravati. Admitting a petition filed by…
Berlin, Sep 12 (IANS) The trial of a former Nazi concentration camp SS medic began on Monday at a provincial court in Germany. The 95-year-old Hubert Z. was allegedly accused of complicity in the murders…