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Supreme Court refers pleas challenging N...

Supreme Court refers pleas challenging NJAC Act to larger bench

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act meant to replace over a two decade-old collegium system of judges appointing judges. A three-judge bench of... read more »

Turkey lifts ban on Facebook, Twitter af...

Turkey lifts ban on Facebook, Twitter after ‘prosecutor’s contr...

A ban imposed on social media platforms in Turkey has been lifted as they complied with a court order to stop sharing images of a prosecutor being held at gunpoint. While the ban on Facebook and Twitter has been lifted, talks with YouTube are continuing, reported the BBC. The video-sharing website... read more »

UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee cam...

UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp

The UN Security Council has demanded access for life-saving humanitarian aid to reach refugees trapped in Syria’s Yarmouk camp after it was partly seized by the Islamic State militant group. Islamic State fighters have captured large swaths of the Palestinian refugee camp near... read more »

Militants in Malaysia planned raids for ...

Militants in Malaysia planned raids for guns, attacks in capital

Suspected militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) had planned to raid Malaysian army camps and police stations to seize weapons and to attack “strategic locations” in the capital, Malaysia’s police chief said on Tuesday. Hours after news of the arrest of 17 suspects, lawmakers... read more »

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Telangana bill should go into dustbin: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minis...

Hyderabad –   Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has said the AP Reorganisation Bill sent to the state assembly “should go into the dustbin in this form” and has... read more »

Arvind Kejriwal in hospital, police file case against his sit-in

Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet to discuss Jan Lok...

New Delhi –  Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet will today discuss a proposed anti-graft law that seeks to punish corruption with a maximum... read more »

Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh resigns

Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh resigns

Mumbai –  Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has resigned from the Indian Police Service or IPS and is said to be prepping to contest the general... read more »

People happy with AAP’s one month in office: Delhi Chie...

As his government completed one month in power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said controversies surrounding the AAP dispensation never... read more »

Rahul Gandhi effect: Cabinet approves quota hike of sub...

New Delhi – Days after Rahul Gandhi demanded, at a mega Congress conclave, that the quota of subsidised LPG per household be raised from nine to 12... read more »

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Thousands protest against high-level corruption in Turkey

Thousands protest against high-level corruption in Turkey

Istanbul – Thousands of people paralysed several neighbourhoods Sunday here in a demonstration against the urban corruption scandal in which children of Turkish ministers, public officials, and... read more »

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Italy supports Iran’s presence in Geneva tal...

Tehran – Italian government has said that it supports Iran’s positive presence in Geneva II conference on Syria. “We want positive... read more »

Ban Ki-moon calls for end to hostilities in South Sudan

Ban seeks South Sudan parties' cooperation to solve crisis

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to growing civil conflict in South Sudan and called on all parties Sunday to negotiate a political... read more »

Mikhail Khodorkovsky meets family as free man in German...

Mikhail Khodorkovsky meets family as free man in Germany

Berlin – Russia’s former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Saturday was reunited with his oldest son and awaited his parents’ arrival in... read more »

Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections as mass...

Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections as mass protests continue

London – The main opposition party in Thailand has announced it will boycott snap elections set for 2 February. Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva... read more »

Some ex-PMs compromised deep assets of national security: Parrikar

In a serious charge, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has alleged that some Prime Ministers of the country have compromised “deep assets of national security.” Though Mr.... read more »

Tiger population is on rise in North East

Tiger population in North Eastern hills and Brahmaputra flood plains has increased to 201 in 2014 from 148 in 2010, according to the latest status report on tigers. Assam registered the... read more »

Obama wants to clinch climate change deal with India during his visit

WASHINGTON: Beyond all the optics and symbolism of the US president being chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations, President Obama is arriving in New Delhi with his eye on at... read more »

2 Killed, 14 Injured in Bomb Explosion at Bihar Court

Two persons, including a woman, have been killed in a bomb explosion in a court in Arrah in western Bihar this morning. The police said a woman was carrying the bomb and was killed when it... read more »

Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down

Former Thai Leader Impeached, Reawakening Tensions

BANGKOK — Dormant political tensions re-emerged in Thailand on Friday when the military junta’s handpicked assembly impeached the country’s former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra. Shortly... read more »