Rome, April 20 (IANS/AKI) There are some 500,000 migrants waiting to set sail for southern Europe from Libya, the country’s envoy to the Vatican has warned. “Half a million people are waiting to leave,” Ali…
Nay Pyi Taw, April 20 (IANS) At lease eight people were killed and 60 went missing as a motor boat capsized in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, the media reported on Wednesday. With about 100…
United Nations, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan has voiced its grave concern with “the emerging trends to legalise use of illicit drugs”, saying “so-called human rights-based approach are likely further complicate the issue”. Pakistani Narcotics Control…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The acquisition of Singur land for public purpose and then handing it over to Tata Motors for its Nano small car project was illegal and in breach of land acquisition…
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and chess maestro Viswanathan Anand, along with many celebrities, have joined Reliance General Insurance’s Twitter campaign against child labour, the company said on Tuesday. “The company has…
Bhopal: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti during a press conference in Bhopal on Feb 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Union Minister Uma Bharti on…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed civic bodies to pay regular salaries to the sanitation workers on or before 7th of every month for smooth functioning of the corporations….
Kohinoor Amritsar, April 19 (IANS) Claiming that the Sikh community was the “legitimate” owner of the Kohinoor diamond, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday demanded that the priceless stone should be handed back to…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The government on Tuesday conceded in the Supreme Court that 256 districts with a population of about 33 crore spread over 12 states were affected by drought, even as NGO…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) A court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday awarded death penalty to eight people convicted for the abduction and murder of a 21-year-old college student known for opposing…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea challenging an Enforcement Directorate (ED) order to provisionally attach certain properties in connection with a money laundering case…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of a minor accused in a hit-and-run case in which a 33-year-old business consultant was killed. According to sources, the…
Shimla, April 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central and state governments on the issue of declaring monkeys as vermin within the Shimla Municipal Corporation’s jurisdiction. A division…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) NGO Swaraj Abhiyan on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the government’s allocation of Rs.38,500 crore to the rural job guarantee scheme for 2016-2017 was far short of the actual…
Paris, April 19 (IANS) The French navy rescued hundreds of migrants who had spent several days in the Mediterranean in an attempt to enter Europe, government officials said on Tuesday. As part of Frontex, NATO’s…
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talking to the media during a press conference in New Delhi on November 17, 2012. (Photo: PP Sarkar/IANS) Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Defence lawyers in the case against former president…
Jerusalem, April 19 (IANS) An Israeli court on Tuesday convicted a Jewish ultra-Orthodox man for murdering a girl and attempting to murder five other people during Jerusalem gay pride parade in 2015. Yishai Schlissel, 39,…
Kuala Lumpur, April 19 (IANS) Activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) rights group on Tuesday staged a protest outside a store of Italian luxury fashion brand Prada in Malaysia’s capital…
Ranchi, April 19 (IANS) Main opposition Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday called for a shutdown in Jharkhand state on May 14 to protest against the domicile policy. The decision to call for a shutdown…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to file a response to a plea seeking exemption for advocates from the second phase of the odd-even traffic restrictions…