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DDCA imbroglio: Special Delhi assembly session on Tuesday 21 Dec 2015 - 10:35 am

New Delhi: The Delhi government has called a special session of the assembly on Tuesday to set up a panel to probe the...

Cambodian police use water cannon on garment worker protest 21 Dec 2015 - 10:32 am

Phnom Penh: Cambodian police arrested dozens of garment workers Monday, breaking up a pay protest with water cannon at a factory site near...

Rajya Sabha likely to take up juvenile justice bill 21 Dec 2015 - 10:14 am

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha is likely to take up on Monday the Juvenile Justice Bill as the members agreed on its discussion...

Nigerian troops kill 12 Boko Haram fighters: Military 21 Dec 2015 - 10:06 am

File photo of Nigerian troops Lagos: Nigerian troops have killed 12 Boko Haram fighters and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from...

Supreme Court says no power to extend sentence of Delhi gang rape convict 21 Dec 2015 - 10:01 am

Demonstrators have been protesting against release of juvenile convict in New Delhi. AFP NEW DELHI: India's top court said on Monday it had...

Shooting Kills 3 People in Germany's Bayreuth Town 21 Dec 2015 - 10:00 am

Berlin: Three people were killed in the southern German town of Bayreuth late Sunday, the German police said. The bodies of three victims...

China appoints first anti-terror czar: State media 21 Dec 2015 - 09:55 am

Commissioner of counter-terrorism Liu Yuejin previously served as an assistant minister of public security and was with the anti-narcotics department Beijing: China has...

Juvenile convict of 2012 gang rape out of correctional home 21 Dec 2015 - 09:49 am

Demonstrators shout slogans after being detained by police in a bus while protesting against release of a juvenile rape convict, in New Delhi, ...

'Will compensate industry in another way for GST delay' 21 Dec 2015 - 09:39 am

File photo of Power Minister Piyush Goyal. Reuters Jaipur: On the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill currently stalled in...

Justice has failed us: India gang-rape victim's father 21 Dec 2015 - 09:35 am

Father of gangrape victim 'Nirbhaya' (C) addresses a rally in New Delhi on December 20, 2015, held to protest the release of a...

French defence minister in Moscow for anti-IS cooperation talks 21 Dec 2015 - 09:31 am

File photo of French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Paris: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will meet with his Russian counterpart in...

Pakistan's justice system unfriendly to children: Daily 21 Dec 2015 - 09:29 am

Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. Reuters Islamabad: The criminal justice system in Pakistan is "quite unfriendly to child rights", said a...

SC dismisses plea in December 16 gangrape 21 Dec 2015 - 09:26 am

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea by Delhi Commission for Women opposing the release of juvenile accused in the...

Taliban treated alongside angry soldiers in Afghan hospital 21 Dec 2015 - 09:10 am

Kabul: The injured Taliban fighter stands shackled, with his face covered by a ski mask and wearing a helmet to block out noise...

Hungary accuses Austria of 'stupidity' in refugee crisis 21 Dec 2015 - 09:09 am

Budapest: Hungary has accused Austria of confusing "solidarity and stupidity" after Vienna said that nations which do not accept their share of refugees...

Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists 21 Dec 2015 - 09:07 am

Beijing: Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its "red alert" measures to deal with smog, the...

Australia, Indonesia boost anti-terror co-operation 21 Dec 2015 - 09:05 am

Sydney: Australia and Indonesia on Monday agreed to boost intelligence-sharing in the fight against terrorism, days after police arrested several men allegedly linked...