New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court it needs more time to complete investigations into an FIR filed against its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana in a bribery…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Actor Rajpal Yadav, who came out of prison late February after serving a sentence in a case of non-repayment of a loan, says he is healed, happy and…
Algiers, March 27 (IANS) In a new day of ongoing protests, the Algerian army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah demanded the removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been seriously ill since 2013, an official statement…
Washington, March 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the US-Mexico border survived a critical vote in the House on Tuesday, as Democrats failed to muster the necessary two-thirds majority…
Rome, March 26 (IANS/AKI) Divorce, abortion and women’s rights are “not up for discussion”, far-right Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday, signalling there would be no change to Italy’s abortion laws….
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A Delhi Court has issued summons to former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank Usha Ananthasubramanian and 11 other PNB officials in a case related…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday declined to share details relating to the appointment of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das citing a clause in the transparency law that bars disclosure relating to the…
Ahmedabad, March 26 (IANS) An application was filed in the Special CBI Court, here on Tuesday, challenging the Gujarat government’s refusal to sanction prosecution of retired police officials D.G. Vanzara and N.K. Amin in the…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it will hear on April 2 petitions challenging the electoral bond scheme. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Deepak Gupta and…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing from Wednesday on five matters, including whether a member of legislative assembly can escape criminal prosecution for accepting or…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday warned that it could attach the entire amount of the one-time settlement (OTS) to be paid by the absconding directors of the scam-hit Sterling Biotech…
Islamabad, March 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday granted bail of six weeks to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for health reasons. Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven-year sentence for corruption….
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday stayed the two notices issued by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to Reliance Communications (RCom) for cancellation of its spectrum licence…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to quiz businessman Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case. Gupta…
London, March 26 (IANS) Women are, on an average, 30 per cent less likely to be called for a job interview than men, even if they have similar qualifications, say researchers. To understand the gender…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it has not intercepted phone of the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and former CBI…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to let go the West Bengal Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) in a contempt plea by the CBI allegedly for…
Yangon, March 26 (IANS) Two journalists who were jailed after reporting a massacre carried out by Myanmar’s military forces against the Rohingya minority on Tuesday filed their final appeal in the Supreme Court against their…
Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday offered legal assistance to the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and the local Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) organisations. Senior PDP leader and noted advocate Muzaffar…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) he Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed 2G spectrum accused – Shahid Usman Balwa of Swan Telecom and others – to comply with its earlier order and complete a plantation…