Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) The UN’s International Organisation for Migration said on Wednesday that around 18,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in the last few days due to an outbreak of violence that…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said that transgender people already in the military will continue to be allowed to serve pending a study on President Donald Trump’s proposed ban. “In…
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Revealing the low efficacy of last November’s demonetisation of high-value currency, the RBI said on Wednesday that of the Rs 15.44 lakh crore of notes taken out of circulation, Rs 15.28…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Twentyfour years after its introduction in the government, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend the concept of creamy layer in OBC reservations to Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and…
Jaipur, Aug 30 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognizance of a verbal spat between doctors inside the operation theatre at a Jodhpur hospital — the video of which has gone…
Patna, Aug 30 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Wednesday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin by a Bihar district court for giving an acid bath to two brothers and murdering…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the deadline for linking Aadhaar to various government schemes for benefits will be extended till December 31. A bench of Chief…
Kochi, Aug 30 (IANS) A whistle-blower employee of Air India got relief after more than two years of legal battle when the Kerala High Court cancelled his transfer on Wednesday. L.S. Sibu, who worked as…
Los Angeles, Aug 30 (IANS) Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris have decided to go ahead with their divorce and have entered couples’ counselling for the sake of their son Jack. “They are going through…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday slammed the city police over the delay in probing the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014, saying “we want…
Kochi, Aug 30 (IANS) Pulsar Suni, prime accused in the actress kidnapping case, on Wednesday revealed that the so-called “madam” linked to the case is none other than Kavya Madhavan, actress and wife of arrested…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits the gathering of more than four people, was lifted in the city on Wednesday, police said. Delhi Police Spokesperson Madhur…
Los Angeles, Aug 30 (IANS) A hospital worker who was sacked after she was accused of accessing singer Justin Bieber’s medical records has now filed a lawsuit against her former employers. In May, Bieber made…
Los Angeles, Aug 30 (IANS) Hasbro, owner of the Transformers brand, has filed a suit against Warner Bros and DC Comics over Bumblebee trademark. The lawsuit was filed on Monday. It claims that the DC…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday rejected the Oppositions calls for his resignation in the wake of the Dera Sacha Sauda violence, saying his government reacted befittingly to…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) A 44-year-old former US school coach was sentenced to 105 years in prison for molesting seven little girls at an after-school program at elementary schools in California. Ronnie Lee Roman got…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union minister Smriti Irani and Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Tuesday awarded 12 women from different parts of the country to recognise the transformational impact of their work…
Shimla, Aug 29 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday arrested eight policemen, including an IPS officer, for the custodial death of one of the accused in the sensational gang rape and murder of a schoolgirl in…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday said it will consider the chargesheet against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar and others in a corruption case on September…
Jammu, Aug 29 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday accused the BJP of trying to turn the issue of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution into a Hindu versus Muslim…