US lawmakers cheer as court blocks $100,000 H-1B fee in major blow to Trump visa curbsUS lawmakers welcomed a court ruling blocking a proposed USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, despite White House plans to appeal. The decision cruci...
09 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
After Yunus regime freed Rahmani, India watches Bangladesh's radical Islam surgeConcerns rise over Islamist radical movements in South Asia. Jashimuddin Rahmani, an influential ideologue, has been released on bail in Ba...
02 Jun, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn't listeningStates are grappling with artificial intelligence regulation as the federal government resists. Lawmakers are proposing new rules for AI, f...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Myanmar frees Aung San Suu Kyi ally, stirs faint hopes for democracyMyanmar's military leadership has pardoned former president Win Myint. This move raises questions about the fate of detained leader Aung Sa...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Bangladesh interim govt plans ordinance to protect 'July warriors' from prosecutionBangladesh's interim government is planning an ordinance to shield "July warriors" from prosecution for their role in toppling the previous...
06 Jan, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
UN's top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international lawThe International Court of Justice has declared that nations could violate international law if they fail to protect the planet from climat...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.22 PM IST
Banks urge Britain to tighten laws around seizing Russian assetsSweeping international sanctions, imposed after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, froze an array of assets including about $30...
24 Feb, 2024, 11.41 PM IST
Saudi woman activist Salma Al-Shehab sentenced to 34 years in prison for using TwitterSalma al-Shehab is a Ph.D. student at the University of Leeds in Britain. Shehab had openly tweeted about Saudi women's rights in the other...
18 Aug, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
The strange case of eco-activists who invaded a bank dressed as Roger FedererIn November 2018, the activists entered a Credit Suisse branch in Lausanne to denounce the Swiss tennis star.
28 Sep, 2020, 07.24 PM IST
France mulls constitution change to extend state of emergencyThey said the legal framework to extend special powers beyond the current three-month limit, set out by President Francois Hollande after l...
03 Dec, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
Bangladesh needs to do more on workers safety and rights: USThe US has said that despite making progress on workers safety & rights, Bangladesh needs to do more before reinstatement of trade benefits...
17 Jan, 2015, 09.45 AM IST
Protest march at Aligarh Muslim University over Afzal Guru's hangingOver 100 protesters of the Aligarh Activists' Society took part in the march and distributed a printed statement titled "Justice Hanged".
11 Feb, 2013, 02.57 PM IST
- Global Action Day hits climate talks in Durban
Thousands of activists, including members of the civil society groups, farmers and waste pickers, gathered outside the venue of the landmar...
03 Dec, 2011, 08.16 PM IST
- NAC meets today to discuss key policy issues
Proposals on draft Food Security Bill & amendment to RTI, Forest Rights Acts on agenda.
21 Jan, 2011, 06.25 AM IST
- Judge refuses request to block Mittal-Arcelor merger
Courts in the Netherlands and France on Tuesday refused to grant injunctions blocking the $ 41 billion merger between steel giants Mittal S...
28 Aug, 2007, 09.11 AM IST
- No blocking for Mittal-Arcelor merger: Judge
Courts in the Netherlands and France on Monday refused to grant injunctions blocking the $ 41 billion merger between steel giants Mittal St...
28 Aug, 2007, 01.47 AM IST
- Request to block Mittal-Arcelor merger refused
Courts in the Netherlands and France on Monday refused to grant injunctions blocking the $41 billion merger between steel giants Mittal Ste...
27 Aug, 2007, 11.20 PM IST