La Paz, Oct 15 (IANS) Bolivia has enacted a new law designed to combat domestic violence and encourage victims to stand up and speak out their sufferings. The law is particularly aimed at reducing domestic violence against women, who are often reluctant to speak out, Xinhua cited Bolivian News Agency as quoting Bolivian President Evo Morales […]
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Telugu Association of North America (TANA), the largest Telugu organization outside India, has announced that it will be making an initial contribution of $100,000 for relief efforts for the victims of cyclone Hudhud. Expressing shock at the unprecedented disaster caused by cyclone Hudhud in the northern districts of Andhra Pradesh, TANA President […]
Austin (Texas), Oct 15 (IANS/EFE) Nina Pham, the US nurse who became infected with Ebola, has said that she is doing “well”, according to a communique released by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, where she has been quarantined since Oct 10. “I’m doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. […]
London/Berlin/Monrovia, Oct 14 (IANS) London’s Heathrow airport Tuesday began applying new precautionary measures to detect possible cases of Ebola virus disease in passengers arriving from West African countries even as a Sudanese national infected by the virus died in Germany. A Heathrow spokesman told Efe news agency that the new measures went into effect Tuesday morning […]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Law Commission Tuesday submitted to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, its second report recommending outright repeal of 88 obsolete laws and permanent ordinances and partial repeal of another 25 laws that had either outlived their utility or came in the way of current laws. Of the 88 laws recommended for […]
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Tuesday declared the 16th Mumbai Film Festival open, calling it a “honour” to be given the privilege. “Kudos to the team and everybody who has made this happen. I knew what was going on and what it took to keep the flag going. I am experiencing the conviction, […]
Baghdad/London/Beirut, Oct 14 (IANS) At least 50 people were killed Tuesday in clashes and airstrikes against IS positions in Iraq, a security source said, even as the fight against the Sunni radical group continued in neighbouring Syria. In Salahudin province, Iraqi security forces, backed by Shia militia, captured three villages in the southeastern town of Dujail, […]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday asked Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to provide Rs.1 crore as assistance to the family of the police constable shot dead Monday. Delhi Police constable Jagbir was killed while another constable Narender sustained serious injuries after being fired upon in west Delhi’s Vijay Vihar […]
London, Oct 14 (IANS/EFE) London’s Heathrow airport began Tuesday applying new precautionary measures to detect possible cases of Ebola virus disease in passengers arriving from West African countries affected by the deadly virus. An airport spokesman told Efe news agency that the new measures went into effect Tuesday morning and were being applied by the staff […]
United Nations, Oct 14 (IANS) India has called on the international community to tackle the twin digital divides — that between developed and developing nations and that between men and women in developing countries. While “growth of information and communications technologies (ICT) over the past decade has exceeded all expectations,” India’s Ambassador to the UN Asoke […]