Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) The US Supreme Court said that it will consider whether to restrict nationwide access to a widely used abortion drug, even in the states where the procedure is still allowed after the landmark Roe v. Wade judgment was overturned last year.
Patna, Dec 12 (IANS) A veteran RTI activist was stabbed to death in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Tuesday, police said.
Sydney, Dec 12 (IANS) The Federal Court in Australia on Tuesday ordered Google-owned wearable brand Fitbit to pay $11 million after the company admitted making false, misleading, or deceptive representations to 58 consumers about their consumer guarantee rights to a refund or a replacement after they claimed their device was faulty.
Houston, Dec 12 (IANS) A woman who sued Texas to get an abortion after learning that the foetus has a fatal condition, has left the US state to have the procedure, her lawyers have confirmed.
United Nations, Dec 10 (IANS) After the US vetoed the UN Security Council draft resolution which sought an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, many countries expressed disappointment and regret over the Washington's act.
Lucknow, Dec 10 (IANS) Islamic scholars have said that Muslim personal law mandates that women -- mother, sister, wife, daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, stepsister, grandmother and great-grandmother -- should get shares in inheritance as directed by holy Quran.
Seoul, Dec 9 (IANS) A recent court victory for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery was confirmed on Saturday after Japan decided not to appeal the earlier ruling, sources said.
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Rishi Sunak, 42, the Indian-origin British Prime Minister, is fighting with his back to the wall to save his premiership as well as his political career.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise between alleged kidnappers and parents of a minor child.
Dubai, Dec 6 (IANS) The COP28 Presidency on Wednesday joined with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to call on housing, urban development, environment, and finance ministers to back the ‘Joint Outcome Statement on Urbanisation and Climate Change.’
