New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) In a major boost to Indian athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Tuesday ratified the gold medal for Indian long jump ace Anju Bobby George at the World Athletics Championship held at Monte Carlo in 2005. Anju, who had to settle for the silver, got the gold following the […]
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday sought to reach out to poor people of the upper castes, asserting her party would also fight for reservations in education and government jobs to economically under-privileged members of the community in the country. Attacking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A court here has sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for repeatedly raping a woman by confining her for nine months. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat, in a recently delivered order, held Uttar Pradesh resident Shiva guilty of gang rape, rape and wrongfully confining the 30-year-old woman. The court […]
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath will visit West Bengal April 5 to oversee the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, an official said Tuesday. Sampath’s visit comes within two weeks of Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi’s assessment of the preparations. According to Amit Roy Chaudhury, officer on special duty […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Recognizing the importance of women’s participation in governance, a non-governmental organisation has decided to develop a programme to encourage environmental initiatives in rural areas of Rajasthan. According to the NGO’s statement Tuesday, the Centre for Social Research (CSR), a women’s rights institution, has partnered with Hanns Seidel Foundation of Germany to […]
Canberra/Perth/Kuala Lumpur, April 1 (IANS) The search for the “lost” Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 remained inconclusive Tuesday even as the chief of Australia’s newly formed Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) said that the search for the missing jet could drag on for a long time. “All aircraft assisting in the #MH370 search have returned to Perth,” […]
Tehran, April 1 Iran has dismissed allegations about inteferring in Yemen’s internal affairs, an official said Tuesday. “It is noteworthy that such remarks are made despite the ongoing meddling and moves by some regional countries in Yemen contrary to the country’s interests and security,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said. “The falsity of these […]
New Delhi, April 1 In a bid to strengthen corporate governance and protect investor interest, the government Tuesday implemented the new Companies Act, 2013. New rules such as mandatory social welfare spending, and independent directors on board, among others, have thus come into force. The implementation comes after the government Friday notified 10 more chapters […]
Madrid, April 1 Real Madrid will look to bury the ghosts of last season’s Champions League failure when an injury-hit Borussia Dortmund travel to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Wednesday night. Last season saw the German side, who were the beaten finalists in the competition, destroy Real Madrid’s hopes of a tenth European Cup in the […]
Kiev, April 1 Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday passed a resolution to disarm illegal armed groups that have sprang up across the country during its political crisis. According to the resolution’s explanatory note, military and security officials should carry out the immediate disarming of illegitimate armed formations due to the worsening criminal situation in Ukraine, Xinhua reported. […]