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Supreme Court decriminalises Homosexuality
ONI Bureau: In a huge victory for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in India, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised Section 377 and legalised homosexuality.
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said LGBT…
Trade, Energy, Terrorism focus of India-US Talks: Pompeo
ONI Bureau: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on said Thursday the 2+2 talks with India would focus on jointly tackling terrorism and enhancing trade, energy and economic cooperation between the two strategic partners.
"Meeting today…
Union Cabinet approves permanent campus of 7 new IIMs including Sambalpur
ONI Bureau: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has approved the establishment and operationalization of permanent campus of seven new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Amritsar, Bodh Gaya,…
Poonam Khetrapal re-elected in WHO
ONI Bureau: Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Wednesday was elected as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia for a second five-year term, World Health Organisation said.
Singh's candidature was unopposed, as the 11 member countries of WHO…
CBI raids TN Minister, DGP in Gutkha Scam
ONI Bureau: CBI officials from New Delhi on Wednesday searched the residences of several persons including Health and Family Welfare Minister C. Vijayabasker and Director General of Police (DGP) T.K. Rajendran in connection with a…
SC chooses 10 Documents for NRC enrolment, seeks Centre’s response
ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Wednesday choose 10 identity proof documents from a list of 15 to be accepted as a valid claim of people left out of the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) and sought the views of…
Assam: Boat Capsizes in Brahmaputra; 12 rescued, many missing
ONI Bureau: At least 12 persons have been rescued, many passengers were reported missing on Wednesday after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assam.
The Kamrup Metro district administration confirmed the incident but could not…
Om Prakash Mishra from Koraput Dist among National Teachers’ Awardees
ONI Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the recipients of the National Teachers’ Awards including Omprakash Mishra from Jeypore in Koraput district of Odisha on Tuesday, on the eve of National Teachers’ Day.
48-year-old…
SC/ST Act Amendments: Bharat Bandh’ on Sept 6, security beefed up in MP
ONI Bureau: On the eve of the 'Bharat bandh' on September 6 called by 35 organisations in Madhya Pradesh to protest against the SC/ST Amendment Act, security has been beefed up in the state and prohibitory orders have been issued under…
PTI’s Arif Alvi wins Pakistan Presidential Election
ONI Bureau: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) candidate Arif Alvi won the presidential election of the country on Tuesday, according to official TV channel PTV News and initial reports of vote counting.
Three candidates…