China passes national anthem law
Beijing, Sep 1 (IANS) China’s top legislature on Friday passed a national anthem law to ensure its appropriate use, with violators set to face criminal prosecution or up to 15 days detention. The law will…
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Ivanka Trump backs end to gender pay gap data
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) The US government has announced that it was ending a rule on gender gap wage data collection, a move supported by President Donald Trump’s daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka…
Haryana issues lookout notice against Dera chief aides
Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) The Haryana Police have issued ‘lookout notice’ against two close aides of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief convicted of rape, including a woman, police sources said on…
Sikh TV campaign increased positive view of community
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 1 (IANS) Sikh campaigners who ran a $1.5 million TV campaign has said that it helped in increasing Americans’ understanding of the community even though the US is in…
Hungary PM asks EU to pay border protection costs
Budapest, Sep 1 (IANS) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked the European Union to pay half of the costs of the country’s anti-immigrant border protection, Minister of Prime Minister’s Office Janos Lazar has said here….
CIL, unions fail to reach consensus, wage deal not signed
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The coal workers’ unions and management of Coal India Ltd (CIL) could not reach consensus to sign a wage agreement, a union leader said on Thursday. “The National Coal Wage Agreement-X,…
Two children of Triple Talaq petitioner go ‘missing’, found
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Two children of Ishrat Jahan, one of the five petitioners who challenged the Triple Talaq practice in the Supreme Court, went “missing” on Thursday morning but were found by police and…
Indian arrivals to US to grow by 72%: Official
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian arrivals to the US are projected to grow by 72 per cent from 2015 through 2021, an official of the US consulate here said on Thursday citing US Department of…
Bar convicts from contesting polls for life: BJP man to SC
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A BJP leader, seeking lifetime ban on convicted persons from contesting elections, on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the presence of nearly 34 per cent lawmakers with criminal background…
SC allows 24 weeks pregnant woman to abort malformed foetus
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a 24 weeks pregnant woman to abort as the foetus suffers from severe abnormality of not having a skull for which there was no…
Abu Dhabi police launch campaign against fireworks
Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The police here on Thursday launched an awareness campaign to warn residents against risks of using fireworks. The campaign is part of Abu Dhabi Police’s “Your Security is Our Happiness”…
HC orders inspection of Gorakhpur hospital services
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) to inspect the services at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur where a large…
Delhi HC judges visit district courts on surprise inspection
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In a first, six senior-most judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday morning visited the capital’s six district courts here for surprise inspections to check the punctuality and discipline…
Court allows Shabir Shah to appear via video-conferencing
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A court here on Thursday allowed Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah’s plea seeking to appear before the court through video-conferencing, apprehending that he could be attacked by other inmates in…
Benazir Bhutto’s children call verdict ‘disappointing, unacceptable’
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Following the verdict in the 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case, the former Prime Minister’s children expressed their displeasure with the judgement on Twitter. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari…
ED custody of meat exporter Moin Qureshi extended
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A court here on Thursday extended by four days the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody of meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi, who was arrested in a money laundering case. After being…
Benazir murder: Musharraf declared absconder, five let off
Rawalpindi, Aug 31 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday declared former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf an absconder in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Five others accused in the case were acquitted…
HC judges visit district courts on surprise inspection
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In a first, six senior-most judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday morning visited six district courts here for surprise inspections to check the punctuality and discipline of judges…
Ex-JDU MLC’s son convicted in road rage case
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) A court in Bihar on Thursday convicted Rakesh Ranjan Yadav, alias Rocky Yadav, of killing a Class 12 student in the infamous Gaya road rage case, a government lawyer said. The…
20 Rohingya refugees drown fleeing Myanmar
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) The bodies of 20 Rohingya refugees, including children, were recovered from Naf River on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border after their boat capsized while they were fleeing violence in Myanmar that has forced…