Kochi, Aug 30 (IANS) A petition questioning the merger of State Bank of Travancore (SBT) with State Bank of India (SBI) was admitted in the Kerala High Court here on Tuesday. The public interest petition…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Even as the average consumer opts for products endorsed by celebrities, the central government is all set to come up with a new law that would make such personalities “accountable…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 30 (IANS) Myanmar has a total of 1,278,909 child workers, seventy-five per cent of whom are between 15 to 17 years old, an ILO study has found. Close to 80 per…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) In a setback to US tech giant Apple just before the much-awaited launch of its iPhone 7, the European Commission on Tuesday announced that Ireland must demand 13 billion euros in…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to former senior Corporate Affairs Ministry officer B.K. Bansal, who was arrested for accepting a bribe. The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Special…
Tokyo, Aug 30 (IANS) China’s media watchdog has announced a campaign against social and entertainment news that lacks “positive energy”, correct values or high aesthetic value. According to a circular by the State Administration of…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Maharashtra government’s response to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of a new law regulating dance bars in the state….
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) The campaign to elect a woman as the next UN Secretary General faltered with men keeping the top spots in the third preliminary poll of Security Council…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) French company DCNS has obtained a court order restricting ‘The Australian’ from further publishing leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project. A report in The Australian said orders handed by…
Agra, Aug 30 (IANS) A 98-year-old former freedom fighter has threatened to end his life by ‘jal samadhi’ on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) unless the Uttar Pradesh government completely bans the sale of liquor in…
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for condemned war criminal Mir Quasem Ali. A five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha gave…
Ranchi, Aug 30 (IANS) Protests against land acquisition for industries are gaining momentum in Jharkhand and a police firing in Ramgarh has fuelled it further. Former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi on Tuesday started a two-day…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed all civic agencies of the national capital to take preventive steps to control dengue. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and…
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Nepal’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill on Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to attract more foreign investment. The bill, endorsed on Monday, has made provision of full income tax exemption for…
Manila, Aug 30 (IANS) The Philippines has stopped issuing haj passports for Muslim pilgrims after detention of over 170 Indonesians with fake documents using Manila as a transit to Saudi Arabia. Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) The Obama administration would reach its target of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by October 1, National Security Adviser Susan Rice has said. “On behalf of the President and his Administration, I…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) French company DCNS has obtained a court order restricting ‘The Australian’ newspaper from further publishing the leaked documents on India’s Scorpene submarine project. The restriction will be in place till…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Australia’s Supreme Court has placed a temporary ban on newspaper The Australian on publishing any more of the leaked documents from French company DCNS, reports said on Monday. DCNS, which…
Ghaziabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Delhi Public School (Vasundhara) in Ghaziabad has expelled a class 7 student after her father filed a petition in Allahabad High Court against an “arbitrary” fee hike by the school, alleged…
Paris, Aug 29 (IANS) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday said he will change the constitution to ban the burkini if he is re-elected as President of France. His comments come in response to…