A court in Karachi on Saturday sent 66 Indian fishermen to jail a day after their arrest for allegedly fishing in Pakistani waters.


66 Indian fishermen jailed in Pakistan


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The Greek population kept shrinking in 2016 due to low birth rate and rising migration, official data has said.


Greek population shrinks due to low birth rate, migration


Hundreds of patients in Manipur on Saturday faced inconvenience as the staff at the state run Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) went on strike to protest the lack of security in the campus, an official here said.


Patients suffer as Imphal hospital staff strike work


A family in the US who lost their young daughter in a car crash recently filed a lawsuit against Apple for allegedly encouraging distracted driving through "FaceTime" video calling app, media reported.


US family blames 'FaceTime' for car crash, sues Apple


China will ban the processing and sale of ivory for commercial purposes by the end of 2017, closing down the world's biggest ivory market, officials reported on Saturday.


China to ban ivory trade by end of 2017


Former Union Home Secretary Anil Baijal on Saturday took oath as the Lt. Governor of Delhi here.


Anil Baijal takes oath as Delhi's Lt Governor


In yet another measure to curb generation of black money, India on Friday amended its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with Singapore, the Indian government said.


India-Singapore double tax treaty amended to curb round tripping


The Delhi Metro Museum here on Friday launched a special brochure in braille for the blind to commemorate its eighth anniversary.


Metro museum launches brochure in braille


A civic group on Friday installed a statue of a girl symbolising victims of Japanese wartime sex slavery in front of the Japanese consulate in South Korea's city of Busan, a move that could strain Japan-South Korea relations, the media reported.


South Korea allows new 'comfort women' statue


A court here on Friday extended the judicial custody of two persons arrested in multi-million-dollar AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter scam.


AgustaWestland deal: Judicial custody of two accused extended


The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday approached the Delhi High Court to seek cancellation of bail to former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief S.P. Tyagi in the AgustaWestland chopper deal case.


CBI moves HC seeking cancellation of Tyagi's bail


The former head of China's spy agency is set to be prosecuted for alleged bribery and abuse of authority nearly two years after he was arrested, said the Communist Party of China (CPC) Friday.


Ex-chief of Chinese spy agency to be prosecuted for graft


A group of activists has requested US President Barack Obama to reject asylum application of Afghanistan's first female pilot, Captain Niloofar Rahmani, and deport her to the war-torn country.


Deport Afghan female pilot to Afghanistan, say activists


The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry has summoned the Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka and demanded the early repatriation of all its Rohingya Muslim citizens, a media report said.


Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy on Rohingya's


New York Police Department (NYPD) will now allow Sikh officers to wear turbans and beards marking another milestone for members of that religion although it restricts the beard size to half-an-inch.


New York police allows Sikh officers to wear turbans, restricts beard to half-inch


Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that his ministry will establish world class educational institutions for the students belonging to minority communities.


Government to set up world class institutes for minorities: Naqvi


A court here on Thursday sent to ED custody, till January 2, hawala trader Paras Mal Lodha who was arrested for converting demonetised notes worth Rs 25 crore linked to industrialist J. Sekhar Reddy and lawyer Rohit Tandon into new currency.


Hawala trader Paras Lodha sent to ED custody till Jan 2


The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the health department to submit an inquiry report into the death of infants in Sishu Bhawan at Cuttack.


OHRC seeks report on infant deaths in Sishu Bhawan


The New York Police Department (NYPD) will now allow Sikh officers to wear turbans and beards marking another milestone for members of the religion to wear the symbols of the faith in security jobs.


New York police to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans


On the eve of the expiry of the deadline  to deposit demonetised currency in banks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens not to regard digital transactions as a short-term substitute for cash payments.


Digital transactions not short-term substitute for cash: Modi


The Union government has constituted a high level committee to "analyse and review effectiveness of present arbitration mechanism" and streamline the process, Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

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