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September 16, 2015 8:45 PM

Tamil Nadu urges PM Modi to seek int'l probe into war crime in Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take measures for passing a resolution in the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva for instituting an international inquiry into the alleged war crimes during the last stages of the Sri lankan inter...

September 16, 2015 8:21 PM

In relief for Greenpeace, HC stays cancellation of FCRA registration

In a relief to Greenpeace India Society, the Madras High Court today granted an interim stay for eight weeks on the cancellation of the NGO's registration under Foreign Contribution Regulations Act, FCRA. Justice M M Sundresh stayed the Union Home Ministry's order of September 2 cancelling...

September 16, 2015 8:08 PM

CPI releases list of 81 candidates for Bihar polls

CPI has released list of candidates for 81 seats for different phases of polls of Bihar Assembly election . Party senior leaders and lone sitting MLA Awadhesh Kumar Rai and former MLA Ram Naresh Pandey figured in the list. Mr Rai will contest from Bachwara of Begusarai and Ram Naresh Pandey from Har...

September 16, 2015 7:36 PM

Croatia to allow free passage of migrants: PM

Croatia says it will allow migrants to travel on to northern Europe - opening up a new route a day after Hungary sealed its border with Serbia. More than 150 migrants have crossed into Croatia from Serbia. Those stranded on Serbia's border with Hungary are making a similar trip. Croatia's ...

September 16, 2015 7:32 PM

Information on tourists helpline to be available in 12 more languages

Information for tourists will soon be available in 12 more languages through Tourism Ministry helpline number 1363.The Minister of State for Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma said this while chairing the meeting of Hindi Advisory Committee of his Ministry in New Delhi. Presently the tourist helpline is func...

September 16, 2015 7:29 PM

Efforts on to secure release of two Indians detained in Libya: MEA

External Affairs Ministry today said all efforts are on to ensure the well-being and secure early release of two Indian nationals reportedly detained in Libya. Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, Indian Mission in Tripoli has learnt that the two nationals hailing from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh,...

September 16, 2015 7:28 PM

Govt approves promulgation of Negotiable Instruments Ordinance

The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015. The ordinance provides for filing of cheque bounce cases at the place where the cheque was issued. <br/><br/>An official release said, the clarity on jurisdictional issues fo...

September 16, 2015 7:09 PM

Coal scam: Court to pass order on farming of charges on Oct 1

A special court in Delhi today said it would pronounce in a fortnight its order on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case in which former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others are accused. <br/><br/>The Special CBI court sought some clarifications regarding sanction to pro...

September 16, 2015 6:31 PM

Robert Vadra's name dropped from 'no-frisking' list

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra will now be frisked at airports as his name has finally been removed from the no-frisking list. The decision to exclude Vadra's name from list was taken by Civil Aviation Ministry today. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters Mi...

September 16, 2015 6:26 PM

One month theatre workshop organized by NSD concludes in Kargil

In Jammu and Kashmir, 30 Days residential "Production Oriented Theatre workshop" by National School of drama in Collaboration of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil, concluded today at Kargil. The workshop which started on August 17 concluded today with a Full length Play Pro...

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