A court here on Monday sent four Kashmiri separatists, arrested on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir, to 14-day judicial custody.


Delhi court sends four Kashmiri separatists to judicial custody


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Catholic clerics should face criminal charges if they do not report sexual abuse disclosed to them during confession, an Australian inquiry recommended on Monday.


Australian clergy 'must report' confessions of abuse


Several Twitter users called out the participants of the white nationalist rally in the US state of Virginia in which three people were killed and 19 injured, turning a day of violent demonstrations into a tragedy.


Twitter users call out participants of white supremacist rally in Virginia


Arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at UK airports and on flights have risen by 50 per cent in a year.


Drunk air passenger arrests up 50% in UK


The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday moved the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court order staying a lookout notice against Karti Chidambaram in a 2G related matter.


CBI moves SC on Karti Chidambaram


In a major setback to the Subrata Roy-owned Sahara Group, the Bombay High Court on Monday put up its prestigious Aamby Valley property in Maharashtra for a public auction.


Sahara's Aamby Valley up for auction at Rs 37K cr


A Google engineer fired for criticising the tech giant for its diversity policy continued his blitz against the company and dubbed his former workplace a "cult".


Fired Google engineer continues blitz against company


The annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says that the average overcrowding rate in Indian prisons is 14 per cent. What the report does not reveal is that 149 jails in the country are overcrowded by more than 100 per cent and that eight are overcrowded by margins of a staggering 500 per cent.


Indian jails overflowing with prisoners (Comment: Special to IANS)


While transgender characters on fictional TV shows has the power to influence attitudes toward transgender people and policy issues, news coverage, even when pervasive, does not have the same effect, suggests new research.


Transgender TV characters could shape audience attitudes


North Koreans are raised to be soldiers and "have no ounce of freedom", according to a journalist who lived undercover in Pyongyang.


N.Koreans have no ounce of freedom: Undercover journalist


A human rights organisation on Saturday confirmed that at least 24 persons, including two minors, had been shot dead during the ongoing post-electoral protests in Kenya.


24 dead as violent protests rock Kenya after elections


Social activist Medha Patkar on Saturday ended her 17-day fast to protest against the government's 'apathy' towards resettlement of those affected by the increase in the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam.


Medha Patkar ends fast over Narmada dam issue


An Indian origin man here was sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting and intimidating law enforcement officials who summoned him for smoking in an unauthorised area.


Indian-origin man jailed for six months in Singapore


In the aftermath of Varnika Kundu's stalking by Haryana state BJP chief Subhash Barala's son, scores of women here took out a protest march late in the night to drive home the message they were "free to move around at any time".


Chandigarh women take out protest march


Rome, Aug 11 (IANS/AKI) International charity Sos Mediterranee on Friday inked the Italian government's code of conduct for migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, the Italian Interior Ministry announced on Friday.


Another NGO signs Italy's rules for Mediterranean migrant rescues


An association of loudspeaker and lighting equipment suppliers in Maharashtra on Friday announced that they will not supply their equipment on August 15 to highlight the severe problems faced by them from police and noise pollution activists


No loudspeakers in Maharashtra on August 15


New York, Aug 11 (IANS/WAM) The ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, the United Nations children's agency said.


UNICEF: Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid


A Mumbai NGO has demanded a ban on a prime time tele-serial "Pehredaar Piya Ki" for alleged vulgarity and promoting child marriage, an official said here on Friday.


NGO seeks ban on TV show 'Pehredaar Piya Ki'


Describing the impact of demonetisation on the Indian economy, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian said on Friday that there has been a 20 per cent  reduction in cash in the economy.


CEA says demonetisation cut cash in economy by 20%


A court here has extended the judicial custody of Unitech Managing Director Sanjay Chandra and his brother Ajay Chandra, who were arrested on August 9 on the charge of cheating buyers, informed sources said on Friday.


Court extends judicial custody of Unitech MD, kin


Fresh protests erupted at Jadavpur University here on Friday with students agitating against the West Bengal government's directive to replace the existing students union with a nominated students' council.

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