The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017, which got the presidential assent recently, repeals two archaic laws -- 156-year-old Admiralty Court Act, 1861, and 127-year-old Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890.
Lobbing the ball back into the state government's court, the centre feels its hands are tied in initiating tripartite talks to end the current impasse in the Darjeeling hills, till West Bengal government gives it's formal consent to begin any dialogue.
An app is being developed by researchers to help improve the environment at workplaces.
A suicide bomber on Wednesday attacked a courthouse in the centre of the Syrian capital, killing atleast 25 people and wounding others, state media reported.
As the results of the civic polls trickled in, Sena was at the top after winning 84 seats in the 227-member BMC, while its estranged ally BJP was close behind at 82.
Museums and galleries across the UK have stepped up security amid fears of a possible bomb attack by the Islamic State terror group, a media report said on Sunday.
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh on Friday rubbished reports of having stitched an alliance with Samajwadi Party and Congress ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, saying "there have been no talks with either Congress or SP on alliance".
COAI Director General Rajan Mathews said that operators have provided strict guidelines to their distributors and retailers for accepting and processing Rs 500 demonetised notes.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted on his Facebook page asking users to vote and make it count in US Elections 2016.
US President Barack Obama said that Republican nominee Donald Trump does not share the values of most Americans.
Haiti continued its efforts to normalize areas devastated last week by Hurricane Matthew, while more than a million are awaiting supplies of food and medicine.
The Finance Ministry on Thursday exuded confidence that currency and stock markets, which tumbled following the surgical strike, will stabilise in the next few days and decisive action against terrorism will spur growth.
The makers reveal that they had to go through several hardships and the film faced objections because of the backdrop of the anti-Sikh riots in the country after Indira Gandhi's assassination.
With no help from any quarters, hope is what has kept thousands of home buyers going.
