Parliament committee fails to submit report on Transgender bill
Delaying justice to the transgender community living in our country, the standing committee on social justice and empowerment failed to submit their report on the Transgender Person (Protection of Right) Bills 2016....
US court awards 90 days imprisonment to WBC title holder
The World Boxing Champion, Terence Crawford, has been awarded a 90-day imprisonment by an US court for attacking a workshop worker. As per the report, he also has to serve a two-year...
Wadia Group’s supremo files defamation case against Tatas
In what could be considered as one of the biggest corporate wars, the Wadia Group’s chairman, Nusli Wadia, who holds shares in at least three Tata companies, has filed a defamation petition against Tatas....
Brazilian senate approves 20-year austerity proposal; clashes erupt across the country
As the Brazilian senate has approved a 20-year austerity proposal, the country is witnessing violent clashes demanding the cancellation of the controversial amendment. The constitutional amendment is expected to cap the public spending...
SC observes the child drug addicts are encouraged to become drug peddlers
The Supreme Court of India observed that the children are encouraged to become the drug peddlers once they are addicted to some kind of drugs. The important observation regarding the substance abuse...
Ahok’s blasphemy trial begins today: will Indonesian courts protect minority leader
As the hearing of the blasphemy case registered against the Indonesia’s first non-Muslim governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, has begun today, the court has been equally pressured by the fundamentalist...
CBSC schools set to go cashless from next month
In a bid to teach the younger generation about the benefits of a cashless transaction system and to propagate a new system through the citizens of the future generation, the Central Board of Secondary Education...
Venezuela to scrap higher denomination banknotes
In an effort to tackle the smuggling, the Venezuelan government is set to replace the higher denomination banknotes with coins. As per the report, the government is planning a quick replacement strategy. It is...
Cyclone Vardah set to hit Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
A high alert has been declared across the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and southern region of Andhra Pradesh as the Cyclone Vardah is approaching the land. Earlier, it was predicted that the intensity...
Netherland’s Freedom Party leader convicted of hate speech
The Netherland’s Freedom Party leader and renowned anti-Islamist, Geert Wilders, was convicted of hate speech by a three-member court. Notably, the court did not give him any penalty as it observed that the conviction...