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Apr 18, 2018
DCW chief Swati Maliwal must act, not fast: Delhi's depleting de-addiction centres put women at risk, fuel drug abuse
Swati Maliwal also wants a high-level committee comprising the Union home minister, Delhi’s chief minister, Delhi’s Lt Governor and police commissioner and head of the Delhi Commission for Women to be set up to discuss crimes against women and that these meetings be broadcast publicly. -
Apr 12, 2018
Pope Francis admits he made 'grave errors' in Chile sex abuse case, wants to beg victims for forgiveness
Pope Francis has admitted he made "grave errors" in judgment in Chile's sex abuse scandal and invited the victims to Rome to beg their forgiveness. -
Apr 10, 2018
PCI reconstitution: Prominent media bodies write to Narendra Modi, urge PM's intervention to defer council meet
Ahead of the Press Council of India meeting, eight media bodies have sought Narendra Modi's intervention to defer the meet of the "truncated" council, alleging that the PCI chairman has adopted "arbitrary" procedure to reconstitute it -
Apr 10, 2018
Car sales marginally up; passenger vehicles rise 6.38% in March
Vehicle sales across categories registered 18.23 percent growth to 22,23,517 units in March 2018 from 18,80,592 units in March 2017 -
Apr 08, 2018
Terrorists creating safe havens on darknet to plot attacks, raise funds and recruit, claim researchers
Terrorists and extremists are creating growing numbers of safe havens on the "darknet" to plot future attacks, raise funds and recruit new followers, according to new research published on Sunday -
Apr 08, 2018
Prostitution goes hi-tech in Kerala: Study finds transactions being carried out through smartphone apps
Prostitution in Kerala has turned hi-tech with business transactions being carried out via smartphones and apps, according to a new study. -
Apr 05, 2018
Delhi HC stays decision of Press Council of India rejecting nomination given by Indian Newspapers Society
The Delhi High Court has stayed the decision of the Press Council of India (PCI) rejecting a nomination given by the Indian Newspapers Society (INS) for filling up vacancies in its 13th term. -
Mar 29, 2018
Malaysia's central bank foils unauthorised fund transfer attempts, no loss of funds reported; investigation ordered
Malaysia’s central bank said on Thursday it was the victim of a cyber attack in which hackers sought to steal money using fraudulent wire transfers -
Mar 23, 2018
Meteorologists in India celebrate World Meteorological Day themed on being weather-ready and climate smart
The India Meteorological Society, the apex professional organisation of meteorologists in India, today organised a panel discussion here to take stock as to how far was India weather-ready and climate smart and looks at what more measures were needed going forward. -
Mar 20, 2018
RTI activist Poipynhun Majaw, who exposed corruption in Meghalaya, found murdered
He was last seen riding a motorcycle near the East Jaintia Hills Deputy Commissioner's office in Meghalaya on Monday night.
