Heavy Deployment Of Police Outside JNU Ahead Of Protest March To Parliament
In the wake of a protest march to Parliament by the JNU Students' Union against hostel fee hike, heavy police...
Month: November 2019
Won’t Issue Direction To Parliament For Drafting Uniform Civil Code: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will not issue any direction to Parliament for drafting a uniform civil...
NRC In Assam Targeting Religious Minorities: US Commission On Religious Freedom
A federal US commission on international religious freedom has alleged that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is...
CBI Raids Amnesty International Offices In India
India’s central investigating agency raided the local offices of human rights group Amnesty International on Friday, the Central Bureau of...
Untimely Rains Hit India’s Summer Crops, Delay Rural Economy Recovery
Heavy rains in October and November have brought more misery to India’s farmers, after summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton,...
Over Half Of India’s Coal-Fired Power Plants Set To Miss Emission Norm Deadline
More than half of India’s coal-fired power plants ordered to retrofit equipment to curb air pollution are set to miss...
Delhi’s Schools To Reopen Next Week, Parents Wary Of Hazardous Air
Schools in India’s capital New Delhi will reopen on Monday after closing for two days due to a spike in...
Maharashtra Politics Turning New Page: Sena-NCP-Congress Pact Takes Shape
The first-ever Shiv Sena- NCP-Congress alliance in Maharashtra appears to be taking definitive shape with Sharad Pawar on Friday announcing...
Sena-NCP-Congress Government Will Complete 5-Year Term: Sharad Pawar
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government will be formed and it will complete a five-year...
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Activist Abdul Jabbar Dies
Social activist Abdul Jabbar, who worked tirelessly for the victims and survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, died of...
Indian Tax Officials Find Modi’s Targets Too Taxing, Some Quit
India’s tax officials are facing a taxing issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants them to collect 17% more in...
Vietnam Jails Music Teacher For 11 years Over ‘Anti-State’ Facebook Posts
A court in Vietnam jailed a music teacher for 11 years on Friday for a series of posts on Facebook...
Decision On Odd-Even Extension To Be Taken On Monday: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said a final call on extending the odd-even scheme would be taken on Monday as...
Wrestler Ritu Phogat Ready For Tilt At MMA World Title
Competing at the Olympic Games is the dream of most athletes but Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat has always wanted to...
Schools Shut Because Of Delhi’s Smog, But Hundreds Of Children Run A Race
About 1,000 children ran a race in thick smog in the Indian capital New Delhi early on Thursday when authorities...
Activists Urge India, UK To Challenge Pak Atrocities In Balochistan
The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and associated organisations called on the Indian government to challenge the...
Love Of Cash Hinders India’s Move To Digital Economy
India’s dependency on cash may slow the country’s transition to digital payments despite large numbers of internet and mobile phone...
SC Delays Ruling On Ban On Women Entering Sabarimala Temple
The Supreme Court on Thursday referred a decision to lift a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering a...
Despite Kashmir Anger, Xi Invites Modi To Visit Again Next Year
Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit China again next year after two informal...
President’s Rule In Maharashtra Unfortunate, Says Devendra Fadnavis
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that the imposition of President's Rule in the state was unfortunate...
Australians Shelter And Flee As Firefighters Battle 150 Bushfires
Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled...
Indian Capital In ‘Day-To-Day Battle’ With Smog As Cool Weather Sets In
Cooler temperatures and lighter wind trapped heavy smog over the Indian capital on Wednesday, pushing pollution to “severe” levels in...
Violence Brings Hong Kong To ‘Brink Of Total Breakdown’: Police
Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Tuesday in the heart of the Central financial district and at two university...
Situation Critical: Vodafone’s Future In India In Doubt After Court Ruling
Vodafone said its future in India could be in doubt unless the government stopped hitting operators with higher taxes and...
JNU Students Protesting Over Steep Fee Hike Clash With Police; Minister Stuck For Over 6 Hrs
Shouting slogans and raising banners, thousands of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students clashed with police on Monday as their protest...
