Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) The Metropolitan Police Department for the midwestern US city of St. Louis said nine of its officers were injured during protests over the acquittal of a white police officer in the…
Baghdad, Sep 17 (IANS) Iraqi security forces liberated Akashat town area and cleared the surrounding desert land from Islamic State (IS) militants near the border with Syria, the Iraqi military said. The Iraqi army, paramilitary…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Around two weeks after Gauri Lankesh was gunned down at her Bengaluru residence, people from the media, activists, friends and admirers paid rich tributes to the slain journalist and activist…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday asked the officials to review the Floor Space Index (FSI) and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) norms…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 16 (IANS) The government medical colleges and hospitals did not conduct a single review meeting to identify the cause of neonatal deaths in Odisha in the last three years, a Comptroller and Auditor…
Aluva (Kerala), Sep 16 (IANS) A court here on Saturday posted, for Monday, its judgement on the bail plea of Malayalam superstar Dileep, arrested for alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the kidnapping of an…
Dhaka, Sep 16 (IANS) The Bangladesh government on Saturday announced plans to build shelters for up to 400,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar as it began a vaccination campaign for 1.5 lakh refugee children…
Cairo, Sep 16 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld ousted President Mohamed Morsi’s life sentence over charges of spying for Qatar, authorities said. The Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest appeals court, said the ruling…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A court here on Saturday extended, till September 19, the NIA custody of two alleged Kashmiri stone-pelters. During in-camera proceedings, Special Judge O.P. Saini allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA)…
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Noted author Devdutt Pattanaik feels justice should be taught in schools in the terms of consequences. “Justice is a Greek concept. While it’s a nice idea, Indian thought will always talk…
Panchkula/Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) The hearing of the two separate murder cases against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and others will be continued next week, court sources said. Hearing in the matter,…
Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) The trustees of Ryan International Schools on Saturday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case related to the murder of seven-year-old Pradhuman at the Ryan…
Kochi, Sep 16 (IANS) Actor Dileep’s wife, actress Kavya Madhavan, on Saturday applied for anticipatory bail at the Kerala High Court in the Malayalam actress kidnapping case that took place in February. The court posted…
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) Around 30 women led by activist Medha Patkar continued their sit-in on Saturday, demanding rehabilitation of the families affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam to be inaugurated by Prime…
Dhaka, Sep 16 (IANS) A rubella and polio vaccination campaign for 1.5 lakh children of Rohingya refugees started in Bangladesh on Saturday as the country witnesses an influx of people fleeing persecution in Myanmar. All…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration’s rules requiring sanctuary cities to help enforce federal immigration laws in order to receive funding, the media reported. District Judge Harry…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration was working to allow energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for the first time in more than three decades, the media reported. In…
By Frank F. Islam On August 22, the Supreme Court ruled that triple talaq — the practice which allows a man to divorce his wife instantly by saying the word talaq thrice — is unconstitutional….
Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) The hearing in two separate murder cases against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and others began here on Saturday in a special CBI court amid tight security. While…
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) An Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team of the Goa Police on Saturday, raided the residence and other properties owned by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar in connection with a 2013 disproportionate assets…