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Geneva (AP) A representative of Belarus, backed by Russia, China and Venezuela, tried and failed to limit speeches as the UN's top human rights body held an urgent debate Friday on alleged rights violations by Belarusian authorities under President Alexan...

Lansing (US) (AP) A federal judge has blocked Michigan's longstanding ban on transporting voters to the polls, ruling it conflicts with U.S. election law. District Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis in Detroit issued an injunction Thursday against enforcing...

Compensation applications of many North East Delhi riot victims were rejected on "flimsy grounds" such as for not picking up their phone and neighbours testifying against them, Delhi Waqf Board officials said on Friday. The panel is going through 748 r...

This follows completion of the 30-day period that was given to importers and other stakeholders to familiarise themselves with new provisions.

A Delhi court Friday granted bail to a man after the person, who was stated to be injured in the case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi in February, could not be traced. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Im...

Gold jewelers in India pinned hopes on an upcoming festival season, with dealers offering discounts for a fifth straight week to lure customers back to shops, as activity remained muted in Asian bullion hubs.

A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde issued notices to the Centre and others seeking their responses on the plea against cruelty meted out to animals during the ART claiming it is unconstitutional.

Candidates can submit the application form by October 8. There are total 92 vacancies for the posts of manager, deputy manager, data trainer, data translator, senior consultant analyst, assistant general manager, data protection officer and risk specialis...

Some former IPS officers, including former Punjab DGP Julio Riberio, have questioned the probe and accused the Delhi Police of going after one group of protestors while being lenient to others, including a few BJP leaders.

About 40 per cent of the syllabus for school students in Tamil Nadu has been reduced for this academic year based an expert committee's recommendation in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, School Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan said on Friday. T...

In a free trade agreement, two trading partners either significantly reduce or eliminate customs duties on maximum number of goods traded between them.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that due to sensitivity of information maintained by the companies, the reasons for relocation of operations are not explicitly spelt out.

Point-to-point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers) and CPI-RL (Consumer Price Index-Rural Labourers) was 6.39 per cent and 6.23 per cent respectively in August 2019, the labour ministry said.

Authorities have decided against converting a hostel for SC girl students into a detention centre for illegal foreigners after opposition to the plan. District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said on Friday that the administration will identify another...

The SAMS Odisha HSE Plus 2 Admission List 2020 was released on Friday, September 18, at around 11.00 am.

The 2021 Haridwar Kumbh will be held with a restriction on the number of people congregating for the event, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Friday. "Passes will be issued to devotees as the congregation will be numerically rest...