New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging an order of Allahabad high Court order which had dismissed a petition seeking prosecution of…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Monday sought presidential security to appear before a court here in a high treason case citing threats to his life. During Monday’s hearing, Musharraf’s attorney,…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya who has been accused of money laundering. Vikramaditya Singh appeared before the court…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday appeared before an accountability court here for the hearings of the two remaining corruption references against him. Mehboob Alam, the investigation officer in…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Rajasthan government to apprise it of the action the state has taken in a lynching case in Alwar district in July. A bench…
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (IANS) Leading #MeToo advocate Asia Argento settled an accusation of sexual assault from former child actor and musician Jimmy Bennett for the sum of $380,000 to be paid over the course…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) Federal prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen and could announce them by the end of the month, according to sources. The US Attorney’s…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will appeal in the Delhi High Court against an appellate tribunal’s order to release flats attached as part of an ED probe against fugitive liquor baron…
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on World Humanitarian Day, tweeted that her heart goes out to those 40 lakh people left out of the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC)…
Los Angeles, Aug 19 (IANS) TV anchor Matt Lauer’s divorce with estranged wide Annette Roque is nearing its finalisation and with it comes a multi-million dollar settlement. According to Page Six, Lauer, 60, has agreed…
San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) For the efforts it makes to “customise” audience for its advertisers, Facebook should legally be considered as a “content creator” just as any other media outlet, according to US attorneys…
Cairo, Aug 19 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed a new law that tightens controls over the internet. The legislation on “cybercrime” means websites can be blocked in Egypt if deemed to constitute…
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) A two-member judicial commission will hold its first hearing on the January 1 caste riots in Bhima-Koregaon in Maharashtra from September 5 to 7, an official said on Saturday. The hearings…
Jaipur, Aug 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Saturday asked the ruling BJP to submit an affidavit with details of expenses incurred on the ongoing Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra under the leadership of Chief Minister…
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Eight months after the January 1 caste riots in Bhima-Koregaon rocked Maharashtra’s politics, the first hearing by a judicial commission of enquiry will begin here in September, a top official said…
By Vishnu Makhijani Title: God Save The Hon’ble Supreme Court; Author: Fali S. Nariman; Publisher: Hay House; Pages: 304; Price: Rs 599 Atal Bihari Vajpayee taught noted jurist Fali S. Naiman an invaluable lesson: It…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Attorney General has recommended that matters of national security, protection of confidential or sensitive information, or those which may provoke sentiments, arouse passions and provoke enmity among the communities…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Attorney General has recommended that matters of national security, protection of confidential or sensitive information, or those which may provoke sentiments, arouse passions and provoke enmity among the communities…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Mining major Vedanta on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision not to entertain the Tamil Nadu government’s plea against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing the company access to…
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the Tamil Nadu government’s plea against an NGT order to permit mining major Vedanta to access the company’s administrative office inside its…