Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:28:51
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein today flayed any attempts by India to deport Rohingyas to Myanmar when the ethnic minority community is facing violence in their country.
Speaking at the opening of a Human Rights Council session here, Zeid also referred to the killing of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, observing that she "tirelessly addressed the corrosive effect of sectarianism a
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:27:14
India today agreed to provide further assistance to Afghan defence forces during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani that also reviewed the security situation in the war-torn country.
Asserting that its relationship with Afghanistan is an "article of faith" for India, Swaraj said the two countries remain united in overcoming th
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:22:25
The SIT probing the murder of Gauri Lankesh has been strengthened with 40 additional support staff as investigators continue to grope for clues, six days after the senior journalist was shot dead, sparking a national outrage.
The additional staff include four inspectors and seven sub-inspectors, police sources said.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Inspector General of Police
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:20:29
World's biggest beer brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is installing water ATMs in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in areas that do not have access to safe and clean drinking water.
Its Indian subsidiary headquartered in Bengaluru has tied up with an NGO Jaldhaara Foundation for this purpose. One ATM kiosk has already been set up next to its brewery in Mysore. "We have put up a recyling plant to provide
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:18:27
A 73-year-old man from Madurai in Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court seeking a ban on the internet-based suicide game 'Blue Whale challenge' that has been linked to the deaths of several children worldwide.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to hear the matter on September 15, the plea filed by advocate N S Ponnaiah, seeking a di
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:38:57
A Sangh Parivar outfit leader was today booked for allegedly making a hate speech at a public function near here on Friday.
Addressing a function organised by the "Hindu Aikyavedi" at North Paravur, the outfit's Kerala president K P Sasikala had allegedly urged secular writers to conduct "Mrityunjaya Homam" at Lord Shiva temples to save them from meeting a fate similar to that of journalist-act
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:15:09
Hurricane Irma weakened to a Category 1 storm early today as it marched up the US state of Florida's northwestern coast, with its eye located about 40 kilometers northeast of the vulnerable Tampa area.
Maximum sustained winds had decreased to near 85 miles per hour as of 2:00 am local time, with Irma projected to become a tropical storm as it moved into northern Florida or southern Georgia late
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:56:36
An 11-year-old girl studying in fifth standard was made to stand in the boys washroom as a "punishment" for coming to the school in civil dress and not in uniform, her father has alleged.
A large number of parents and locals today gathered at the school, located in R C Puram area near here, to protest against the incident.
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Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:58:28
After assuming office as the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Anant Kumar Hegde visited his hometown Sirsi for the first time on Sunday.
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