New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Decks have been cleared for Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday to become the first woman and the first African to become Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after South Korea's candidate pulled out of the race for the job.
Lahore [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Four men were arrested on charges of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old boy in Lahore's Raiwind, reported Geo News.
Panaji (Goa) [India], February 4 (ANI): Members of a non-government organisation (NGO) Govansh Raksha Abhiyan met Goa North District Collector, Panaji on Wednesday and urged for action to be taken against illegal bullfights.
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition against love jihad laws in Uttar Pradesh and rather asked the petitioner to approach the concerned High Court for relief.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), February 3 (ANI): At a seminar of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Baseer Ahmad Khan, advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, said there is a need to synchronise and calibrate efforts of all stakeholders to revitalise the
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Shree Cement corporate social responsibility (CSR) support for the senior citizens project Pronam got a boost in Kolkata with the formal inauguration of a fully-equipped office by the Kolkata Commissioner of Police, Mr Anuj Sharma
Faisalabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), a human rights group based in Faisalabad, has joined hands with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) to raise the issue of rights for minorities in Pakistan on international platforms.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 28 (ANI): During the annual Swachh Survekshan - a yearly survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation - on Wednesday evening, the NGO Sulabh International was fined Rs 20,000 as eggs and mutton were being sold in a 'Sulabh Shauchalaya' near Loha Mand
Chandigarh (India), January 23 (ANI): Haryana Police Academy (HPA), Madhuban has bagged the Union Home Minister's Trophy for the Best Training Institution in the country for Non-Gazetted Officers (NGOs) for 2016-17.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a bid to recognize and celebrate the initiatives driving positive change in India, Ketto, SE Asia's largest crowdfunding platform, hosted the second edition of Ketto awards.
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 22 (ANI): An NGO president was arrested on Thursday after three women made serious allegations of physical and mental harassment against workers employed in a shelter operated by the organisation.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 19 (ANI): A Hyderabad-based man who once worked as a child labourer is now working to protect the rights of underprivileged children in six states.