Children toil away as India observes day against child labour (June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour)NEW DELHI - Come Saturday and it will be yet another World Day Against Child Labour, a day that holds little meaning for thousands of children who toil away in eateries, homes and on the roads in the national capital and elsewhere. Live action updates from Game 4 of the NBA finals between longtime rivals Celtics, Lakers
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NY judge: New 9/11 health pact ‘very good’ deal Nothing wrong in representing Dow Chemicals: SinghviNEW DELHI - Congress spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Manu Singhvi Thursday denied any wrongdoing in his defending Dow Chemicals, which purchased Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), as a legal counsel in courts. Even poor man’s son can rise to become IAS officer: CourtNEW DELHI - There was “no presumption that son of a poor man could not rise to level of an IAS officer or a successful businessman”, said the Delhi High Court while hearing an appeal filed by an insurance company on the issue of loss of future income. Forget about freedom, apex court tells married menNEW DELHI - Married men should forget about their freedom after they tie the nuptial knot as restrictions on their independence are like “dividends” they have to pay for matrimony, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a divorce suit. India relaxes visa norms for select PakistanisNEW DELHI - India Thursday relaxed visa extension norms for a select category of Pakistan nationals, including Hindus, Sikhs and other minorities who have come to the country seeking Indian citizenship. Colombian judiciary protests over spyingBogota, June 10 (IANS/EFE) Some 25,000 judges, prosecutors and court employees took to the streets of Colombian cities following a scandal involving illegal spying. Delhi’s unsafe potable water under human rights panel scannerNEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday said it has issued notices to the Delhi government and the Delhi Jal Board over supply of unsafe potable water in the city. Mumbai Congress chief’s response sought to graft chargesMUMBAI - The Bombay High Court Thursday asked Mumbai Congress chief Kripa Shankar Singh and his family members to respond to a public interest lawsuit accusing them of amassing huge wealth and assets and links to former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, the main accused in a money-laundering case. India relaxes visa norms for some Pakistani nationalsNEW DELHI - India Thursday decided to relax visa extension norms for certain categories of Pakistani nationals, including Pakistani Hindus and Sikhs, who have come to the country seeking Indian citizenship. US teacher sues school for firing her over ‘fornication’WASHINGTON - A former teacher from Florida has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against a Christian school in St. Cloud after administrators fired her because of “fornication” claims. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage will be ground for divorceNEW DELHI - The irretrievable breakdown of a marriage will be made an additional ground for divorce under an amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act approved by the cabinet Thursday. Would British history have been same if current rules were applied?LONDON - There may not have been a Victorian era if the latest immigration rule requiring the spouse of a British citizen to know English to enter the country was in vogue only a couple of centuries ago, a newspaper asked here Thursday. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage made ground for divorceNEW DELHI - The cabinet Thursday approved an amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act to make irretrievable breakdown of marriage an additional ground for divorce. No Victorian era if new immigrant rule imposed back then?LONDON - Imagine what would have happened if the latest British immigration rule requiring the spouse of a British citizen to know English to enter the country was in vogue only a couple of centuries ago? There just might not have been a Victorian era! Nepal Maoists to launch anti-dam stirKATHMANDU - Fifteen regional organisations affiliated to the opposition Maoist party have warned the Nepal government that they would start a “strong” protest movement against a mega power project to be built in collaboration with India. |
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