Nepal’s second Constituent Assembly gets under way

Nepal’s second Constituent Assembly gets under way

More than two months after the Nov 19 elections to Nepal’s second Constituent Assembly, the new lawmakers were Tuesday administered oath by senior-most member Surya Bahadur Thapa. A total 575 lawmakers — elected directly under the first-past-the-post system and selected as per the proportional representative electoral system — took the oath from Thapa, a former […]

Setbacks for women, minorities in Nepal: report

Setbacks for women, minorities in Nepal: report

Nepal saw new setbacks in efforts to end impunity for perpetrators of wartime abuses over the last year, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday in its World Report 2014. The newly elected Constituent Assembly should take immediate steps to implement the 2006 peace agreement and to provide justice for victims of serious human rights violations during […]

SC agrees to hear PILs against Kejriwal, Bharti

SC agrees to hear PILs against Kejriwal, Bharti

The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear two PILs seeking action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti for creating chaos in the heart of the capital by going on in an unprecedented 10-day sit-in protest. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said they will hear the […]

Amitabh Bachchan’s AB Corp to bid for kabaddi players

Amitabh Bachchan’s AB Corp to bid for kabaddi players

mitKabaddi may not be popular like cricket, but it has attracted Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s AB Corp. The company will bid for players when the auction for the 4th edition of the Kabaddi Premier League (KPL) gets underway here next week, officials said. “Amitabh Bachchan’s AB Corp will be one of the franchisees bidding for […]

Aamir Khan: Christmas is my lucky date

Aamir Khan: Christmas is my lucky date

After rocking the box office last year with Christmas release Dhoom: 3, superstar Aamir Khan has once again locked the festive season for P K. He confesses that X-Mas is “lucky” for him. Aamir took to microblogging website Twitter to share his views. “Hey guys, P K release date is finally locked…This Christmas (Dec 25)…My […]

Victorians warned against deadly impact of tanning

Victorians warned against deadly impact of tanning

A campaign urging Victorians to guard against the dangerous effects of excessive sun exposure will hit TV screens again this summer. Minister for Health David Davis said the successful Dark Side of Tanning media campaign starts again today warning people on the dangers of tanning. “The Victorian Coalition Government is committed to reducing the burden of cancer […]