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Hundreds Turn Out to Protest Alabama's Most Restrictive Abortion Ban at State Capital
Protesters in Montgomery held up signs reading 'her body, her choice' and 'we are not ovary-acting.' There we no counter-demonstrators.
Croats Gather in Austria for Controversial Commemoration
For Croatian nationalists, the controversial annual event symbolises their suffering under communism in the former Yugoslavia before they fought a war for independence in the 1990s.
Withdraw Kejriwal’s Security Cover if He Doesn’t Apologise for Statement, Delhi BJP Tells Police Chief
BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said Kejriwal's statement was 'damaging' for the morale of his security staff as well as the entire police force in the national capital.
What the Tea Gardens of Bengal Mean to Female Labourers: A Home that Will Never be their Own
Wages in tea gardens are given on the basis of kilograms of green tea leaf picked. Increased from Rs 9 per kilogram to Rs 25 per kilogram. Laborers carrying up to 90 kilograms of collected tea leaves get paid Rs 5 per kilogram carried. The minimum wage is...
Hinduja Bank Chief Attacks 'Toxic Culture' for Women in Finance Sector
Shanu Hinduja said that the female entrepreneurs were frozen out by a 'deeply patriarchal' system that often refused to fund their ventures
Names of Rajya Sabha MPs Who Moved Impeachment Motion Against HC Judge Can't be Disclosed: CIC
A petition had sought to know from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat the number of MPs who had signed and moved the impeachment against Justice C V Nagarjuna Reddy, and those who withdrew it.
Iran Dismisses All Possibility of Conflict, Says it Does Not Want War with US
President Donald Trump has tightened economic sanctions against Iran, and his administration says it has built up the US military presence in the region.
Austrian Government Collapses After Far Right Leader Caught in Video Sting
The far-right Freedom Party's Heinz-Christian Strache resigned as vice chancellor and party leader after the video was released by two German news organisations. He acknowledged that the video was 'catastrophic' but denied breaking the law.
Akshay Kumar's Laxmmi Bomb in Search of a New Director After Raghava Lawrence Quits
Raghava Lawrence is the director of the original Muni 2: Kanchana, from the hit Tamil horror film franchise, on which Laxmmi Bomb is based. He stepped down as the director of the Hindi remake after the poster of the film was released without informing him...
Violent Prelude May Not Deter Urban Kolkata from Stepping Out to Vote Today
The violent precursor seems to have had no effect on the urban pockets and a few rural areas in West Bengal that are geared up to vote on Sunday.
IndiGo's Co-founder Not Intent on Taking Control of Company, Says CEO Amid Reports of Crisis
InterGlobe’s shares fell nine per cent on Thursday after media reports that the co-founders and two largest shareholders were at odds over its expansion.
Cyclone Fani-affected Puri Shows Little Signs of Improvement, State Govt Announces Additional Relief
Chief Secretary A P Padhi said as all people in the district are yet to be provided with electricity, the state cabinet has decided to give Rs 1,000 to all eligible families.
IndiGo Has Great Track Record of Resolving Issues, Says Airline CEO on Speculated Differences Between Promoters
This is a first statement issued by Dutta since Thursday morning when various media reports were published about differences between Bhatia and Gangwal.
Youth Shot at Multiple Times After Being Chased in Delhi's Rohini, Cops Say 'Personal Enmity'
The victim was in his car, along with four other friends, when a vehicle pulled up alongside his car and one of the persons got out and pointed a gun at him.
EC Issues Notice to MP Congress Candidate for Distributing 'Nyay' Forms
A BJP member had lodged a complaint on May 3, alleging that the Congress is illegally distributing and filling up Nyay scheme enrolment forms, bearing Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Yadav's pictures along with party's symbol, in three districts in Ma...
Mumbai Cricket Association Fails to Clear Dues of Past Seven IPL Matches to Mumbai Police
In a reply to Right to Information (RTI) activist Anil Galgali, the Mumbai Police has revealed that it is yet to receive its fees of Rs 21.34 crore, including pending interest of Rs 5.61 crore.
