Implement National Policy for Children: Activists
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Child rights activists Friday welcomed the government’s National Policy for Children launched Thursday, guaranteeing every child in India a…
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‘India must be with other BRICS nations on Syria’
byNew York, April 19 (IANS) India should respond to Syria’s humanitarian crisis by working with Brazil and South Africa for improved access to humanitarian…
More green cards, but none for siblings, adult children
byChicago, April 19 (IANS) The proposed changes to the US immigration law submitted on Wednesday by the “gang of eight”, the bi-partisan group in…
Musharraf arrested, home declared sub-jail
byIslamabad: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was arrested from his sprawling farmhouse here Friday, a day after he fled the Islamabad High Court that ordered…
Musharraf’s farmhouse declared sub-jail
byIslamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pervez Musharraf’s sprawling farmhouse here was declared a sub-jail Friday after the former Pakistani president was arrested, a media report…
Musharraf arrested
byIslamabad, April 19 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was arrested Friday, a day after he fled the Islamabad High Court that ordered his…
New law to protect domestic workers in UAE
byAbu Dhabi, April 19 (IANS/WAM) The Unite Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon have a new law, ensuring protection of domestic workers from exploitation by…
Body search relaxation urged for Russian inmates
byMoscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Justice Ministry has been urged to amend its regulations allowing manual body cavity searches of inmates, a…
Aamir Khan featured on Time cover
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan has been featured on one of the seven special covers of the Time magazine listing the…
Gang-rape case: Court appoints amicus curiae
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A fast track court hearing the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape case Thursday appointed a lawyer as amicus curiae for…