India

The earthquake has caused enormous amounts of damage in Nepal and the aftershocks have been felt all across India.

"It is a scam. Take for example Maharashtra. It received Rs 170 crore and the state has no new construction and it has not a single operational shelter home," the bench said.

The meeting will be held at Bihar Legislative Council member Sushil Modi's residence.

"We will not support land acquisition bill. We have made our stand clear in Parliament. I sat on a hungerstrike for 26 days against forcible land acquisition," Mamata said.

The victim has been seriously injured and is battling for his life.

The Indian objection came following a reference to the festering issue by Pakistani Prime Minister's Advisor Sartaj Aziz in his address at the Asian African summit 2015 in Jakarta.

More than his predecessor Hamid Karzai, Ghani has reached out to neighbouring Pakistan to help negotiate a settlement with Taliban insurgents and to China to add clout to the fragile peace process as well as to invest in the Afghan economy.

The UN agency released its "Facts about Malaria and Children" ahead of World Malaria Day to show the extensive impact of the disease on children and on pregnant women around the world.

The bill is modelled on the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

Delhi government initiated a three-day public consultation with industry leaders, service providers and IT experts for speedy implementation of free Wi-Fi facility in the national capital.

The funeral would be conducted with official honours, Andhra Pradesh Information and NRI Affairs Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy said, in the release.

The Mufti Muhammad Sayeed led coalition government had said that Alam's period of detention under the PSA had already expired and there had been no fresh grounds for his detention.

The shares are being issued to the employees under the restricted stock unit plans of 2005 and 2007, the company said.

"If I get permission, I am ready to table a full-fledged statement on the floor of the House to show how many attacks had taken place on churches and other religious places under whose regime," Singh said.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Doordarshan and NCERT on Tuesday to initiate the process.

"We have asked for an additional time and we will respond to the notice tomorrow afternoon.