Washington, March 8 US President Barack Obama said Saturday that the fight against racism in the US is not yet over, during a speech in Selma, Alabama on the 50th anniversary of the peaceful march of African Americans demanding the right to vote, which was the catalyst of the Voting Rights Act. “We know the […]
Tel Aviv, March 8 (IANS) Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in central Tel Aviv Saturday evening, calling for the replacement of incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the March 17 elections. The rally, titled “Israel wants change”, was organised by a non-profit organisation. Many participants held signs supporting center-left parties, including the Zionist […]
Srinagar, March 7 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday released separatist leader Masrat Alam from preventive detention after more than four years, police said. Alam was arrested during the 2010 unrest in the Kashmir Valley. He was accused of inciting youth during the unrest in which at least 112 people were killed in bloody […]
New Delhi, March 7 From managing their family and children, fulfilling their ‘duties’ as a daughter, wife, daughter-in-law and more, to also setting up and running their own business – women across India are fighting stereotypes and challenging themselves to create their own individuality in a patriarchal society. Whether it’s via a fashion brand, a […]
New Delhi, March 7 The government stands to gain an additional Rs.12,600 crore on Day Three of the coal auction on Saturday, potentially swelling its kitty by nearly Rs.145,000 crore from the 19 rounds in the first tranche and the three rounds thus far in the second leg, as per the latest data. The Tara […]
New Delhi, March 7 Financial business, including a discussion on the railway and general budgets for 2015-16, and consideration and passing of the bills to replace the ordinances will be the main issues before both houses of parliament next week. Government business in the Lok Sabha for the next week includes consideration and passing of […]
The contours of the World Cup knockout round are getting clearer and cricket itself has been fairly impressive. The summer-end pitches in the Antipodes provided for a great deal of excitement, though the teams batting first had a slightly better success rate. India and New Zealand remain the only unbeaten teams and both are through […]
Washington, March 7 The Obama administration called state bans on same-sex marriage “incompatible with the constitution”, as a brief was filed in the US Supreme Court in support of couples challenging such bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, a media report said on Saturday. “The marriage bans challenged in these cases impermissibly exclude lesbian […]
Colombo, March 7 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his country’s relations with India were separate from that with China and that they did not like the way the previous regime of president Mahinda Rajapaksa was trying to “play India off against China”. In an interview to Chennai-based Thanthi TV, Wickremesinghe said India […]
rio de Janeiro, March 7 Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanazinho arena will stage the year’s first 2016 Olympic test event in July, local organizers said. The venue will host the Volleyball World League Finals from July 14 to 19. It will be the second Rio 2016 test event, following an international sailing regatta in Guanabara Bay […]