NHRC seeks report on teachers beating students in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday sought a report from the Chhattisgarh government over…
Read MoreFrom pariah to prime time: Myanmar takes up ASEAN chair (Comment: Special to IANS)
In the new year, world attention would turn prime time to Myanmar as it assumes the coveted chair of the…
Read MorePakistan’s new ambassador to US assumes charge
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s newly-appointed ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani has taken charge of the post after…
Read MoreFive ways you could be snooped on in 2014 (Comment, Special to IANS)
The United States National Security Agency, Prism, its clandestine mass electronic surveillance data mining programme and whistleblower Edward Joseph Snowden.…
Read MorePakistan Shariat court gets first woman judge
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan Monday administered…
Read MoreThese deserved better: The 2013 list of could’ve beens
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Episodic film “David” or heart-wrenching mother-daughter drama “Mai” or rare medical thriller “Ankur Arora Murder Case”…
Read MoreCourt acquits Sanatan Sanstha members in 2009 Goa blast
Panaji, Dec 31 (IANS) A special court Tuesday acquitted all six members of the Hindu right-wing Sanatan Sanstha accused of…
Read MorePresident greets nation on New Year eve
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year and…
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