Mandela International Day launched
byCape Town, June 19 (IANS) The UN and the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) Wednesday launched the Mandela International Day, even as the…
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Kamduni’s women want probe on Mamata’s allegations
byKamduni (West Bengal), June 19 (IANS) Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief…
Jayalalithaa requests Gogoi for rhino pair
byChennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa requested her Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi to spare a pair of the greater one-horned…
Hamas holds talks to stop being listed as terror group
byGaza, June 19 (IANS) The Islamic Hamas movement has been holding meetings with foreign officials in a bid to get its name erased from…
NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court (With Image)
byLondon/Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with…
Odisha announces compensation for rain-hit farmers
byBhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) Odisha Wednesday announced compensation for the farmers who sustained losses due to heavy rain and consequent floods last week in…
14 killed in attack on UN headquarters in Somalia
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the UN headquarters in the…
HC stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed a government order prohibiting auto-rickshaws from displaying advertisements and posters. A division bench…
Seven acquitted in Jharkhand cop murder case
byRanchi, June 19 (IANS) A court here Wednesday acquitted due to lack of concrete evidence seven people accused in the murder of Ranchi Deputy…
Displaced by Yamuna, ignored by Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Yamuna river in Delhi, which resembled a drain only a week ago, swelled up after the rains, breached…