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Maldives declares emergency for 30 days over threat to national security

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen issued an executive decree.

Nov 4, 2015

Observers say fear overshadowed Turkish election

European election observers voiced concerns on Monday (2 November) over Turkeys snap elections which saw the ruling AK Party sweep back to power. A jubilant President Tayyip Erdogan cast the return of Turkeys Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party to single-party rule as a vote for stability that the world must respect, but opponents fear it heralds growing authoritarianism and deeper polarisation.

Nov 2, 2015

AAP files complaint against Jung with ACB

AAP leaders Raghav Chadha, Dilip Pandey and Ashutosh reached ACB office and registered a complaint against the L-G.

Oct 31, 2015

It is time to fix the outdated Security Council set-up before it destroys the UN

for every state that feels it deserves a place on the Security Council, there are several who know they will not benefit from any reform.

Oct 31, 2015

Modi UK visit: Cambridge scholars want his invitation to the varsity scrapped

The invite would be seen as condoning "ongoing attacks on academic freedom and freedom of expression in India''.

Oct 23, 2015

Govt raises monthly bonus calculation ceiling to Rs 7,000 from Rs 3,500

The government wants the changes to be effective from 1 April, 2015

Oct 21, 2015

Muslim women need not cover their faces, Pakistan's Islamic body rules; says transvestites have rights to inheritance

The Council of Islamic Ideology is a constitutional body that advises Pakistan's legislature on Islamic laws.

Oct 20, 2015

Parliamentary sovereignty has received a setback, says govt after Supreme Court struck down NJAC

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the NJAC was a part of judicial reforms which was exercised after deep consideration.

Oct 16, 2015

Supreme Court scraps NJAC, declares 99th amendment void and unconstitutional

The Supreme Court Collegium System for appointment and transfer of judges has been restored.

Oct 16, 2015

Who will win Nobel Peace Prize 2015? Angela Merkel, Pope Francis among likely contenders [WHERE TO WATCH LIVE]

There are 273 candidates for the peace prize this year, including 205 individuals and 68 organisations.

Oct 8, 2015

Nehru's niece Nayantara Sahgal returns Sahitya Akademi award over Dadri lynching, Kalburgi murder

Sahgal returned the award, saying the government failed to protect people who spoke against Hindutva.

Oct 6, 2015

Oregon UCC shooting eyewitnesses: I heard crying and I love yous

A gunman opened fire at a community college in southwest Oregon on 1 October, killing nine people and wounding seven others before police shot him to death, authorities said, in the latest mass killing to hit an American campus.

Oct 2, 2015

Fitch cuts India's GDP growth forecast to 7.5% in 2015-16

Fitch expects the country to grow by 8% in the next fiscal year if reforms are implemented.

Oct 1, 2015

Draft encryption policy withdrawn, will be re-released with changes: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Earlier, the government had exempted WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter from the policy.

Sep 22, 2015

Not in favour of reconsidering reservation policy: BJP on RSS supremo's remark

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat made the remark in the wake of ongoing protest by Patel community in Gujarat.