Bangladeshi agent held, Pakistani spy jailed in Tripura
byAgartala, June 3 (IANS) A secret agent of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of Bangladesh was arrested in Tripura, while a local court here…
Law & Policy
Russian law bans smoking in public places takes effect
byMoscow, June 3 (IANS/EFE) A restrictive anti-tobacco law that bans smoking in most public places has come into effect in Russia, where close to…
Unmarried mothers in Chinese city to pay hefty fee
byBeijing, June 3 (IANS) Unmarried mothers would now have to pay a steep fee in a Chinese city, prompting a state-run daily to express…
Students organisations to hold protests in Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) To oppose the proposed four-year graduate programme in Delhi university (DU), various students organisations have decided to hold protests…
Students organisations to hold protests in Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 2 (IANS) To oppose the proposed four-year graduate programme in Delhi university (DU), various students organisations have decided to hold protests…
Bangladesh court approves blasphemy trial against bloggers
byDhaka, June 2 (IANS) A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka Sunday gave the go-ahead for the trial of four bloggers in two cases filed…
Kerala minister to visit Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to help Indians
byThiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) Kerala Minister for Diaspora K.C. Joseph will visit Saudi Arabia and Kuwait this week to monitor arrangements for the smooth…
Another Saradha Group executive held
byKolkata, June 2 (IANS) An executive of the scam tainted Saradha Group, responsible for mobilising deposits from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district was…
Air hostess’ suicide: Kanda’s aide Chadha moves for bail
byNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Aruna Chadha, a co-accused with former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda in the suicide of an air hostess, has moved…
Pregnant rape victim moves court for help in delivery
byNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Abandoned by her family, a rape victim who is eight months pregnant has moved the Delhi High Court seeking…