Riyadh, June 24 (IANS) Saudi women are officially allowed to get behind the wheel, after a decades-old driving ban was lifted. The change was announced last September and Saudi Arabia issued the first licences to…
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) Many irregularities were found during the recent visit of the State Women Commission team to the ashram of Daati Maharaj in Pali, its chief said on Saturday. Rajasthan Women’s Commission chairperson…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris has accused the Trump administration of committing “crimes against humanity” after she visited an immigration and detention facility in California and met migrant mothers separated from their…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said his ministry will take a “decisive intervention” in a case pending before the Supreme Court concerning the welfare of…
Riyadh, June 23 (IANS) Saudi Arabia is all set to allow women take control of the steering wheel from Sunday, making it the last country in the world to lift female driving restrictions. It will…
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) In a case pertaining to an alleged telephonic threat by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Lucknow…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for a change in mindset towards widows, asking “if a man can remarry, why can’t a woman”? “There is a problem in…
Canberra, June 23 (IANS) A dying Afghan refugee held in the island nation of Nauru for five years was transferred to Australia after an intense campaign by doctors, medical bodies, the media, members of the…
New York, June 23 (IANS) The suspect in one of New York’s deadliest terror attack was arraigned on new charges — six counts of attempted murder in addition to 22 charges filed earlier — over…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump may have doomed the chances for a House Republican immigration bill after urging party lawmakers to abandon the compromise effort they have been working on for weeks,…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) The US Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement in most cases has to obtain a warrant in order to search and seize long-term cell phone records that would show a…
Rio De Janeiro, June 23 (IANS) The UN Women’s office here has released videos condemning sexual harassment of Russian women by Brazilian men at the ongoing FIFA World Cup. “It is unacceptable the deliberate intention…
Rio de Janeiro, June 23 (IANS) Brazil’s Supreme Court has dismissed a motion by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to be freed on bail or granted house arrest while he pursues further appeals…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has hosted the relatives of victims killed by illegal immigrants amid outrage over the separation of migrant families. “Your loved ones have not died in vain,” he…
Vienna, June 23 (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk has met Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to discuss migration and upcoming Austrian EU presidency in the second half of 2018. The focus of the talks on…
Tripoli, June 23 (IANS) Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has held a telephonic conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte over the issue of illegal immigration and its security and economic effects. According to a…
United Nations, June 23 (IANS) Jurist Yuji Iwasawa of Japan has been elected judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to succeed retired judge Hisashi Owada, also from Japan. Iwasawa on Friday won 15…
United Nations, June 23 (IANS) Venezuelan security forces have carried out hundreds of arbitrary killings under the guise of fighting crime, the UN’s human rights body has said. In a report, it cites “shocking” accounts…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Cattle trader Qasim, who was lynched in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur earlier this week, was “brutally killed by BJP goons as he belonged to the Muslim community” and dragged like dead…
Mumbai/New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved a special court to declare the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines’ chief Vijay Mallya a “fugitive economic offender” and confiscate all his properties. The…