Madras HC orders CBI probe into gutka scam
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into the multi-crore gutka scam in which a minister and top state police officers and government officials are alleged to be…
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Iraq sentences five women to death for joining IS
Baghdad, April 26 (IANS) An Iraqi court on Thursday sentenced five foreign women to death for joining the Islamic State (IS) terror group. “The Central Criminal Court sentenced three female Kyrgyz nationals and two female…
Apollo Hospital does not have Jayalalithaa blood sample
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) The Apollo Hospital on Thursday told the Madras High Court that it does not have blood samples of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. On Wednesday, the court had ordered…
Pakistani court disqualifies Foreign Minister
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif from Parliament for holding a work permit of the United Arab Emirates. The court announced its verdict on a…
SC will transfer Kathua trial out of J&K on ‘slightest’ sign of unfairness
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will shift the Kathua gang-rape and murder trial out of Jammu and Kashmir at the “slightest possibility of lack of a fair trial”….
IS trying to foment migration wave to Europe: UN
Brussels, April 26 (IANS) Islamic State (IS) commanders fleeing Syria are conspiring with extremist groups in Africa to foment and infiltrate a new migration wave destined for Europe, the head of the UN World Food…
SC moved over remarks against judiciary
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider the plea of a lawyer who alleged that various politicians and advocates were making contemptuous allegations against the judiciary. A bench…
Why not death sentence, asks Rakhi Sawant on Asaram’s conviction
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Controversial actress Rakhi Sawant is happy that self-styled godman Asaram has been “punished” for raping a minor girl but she wonders why he was given only a life sentence. A Special…
Cohen asserts constitutional rights in Stormy Daniels case
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, said that he would assert his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination regarding his involvement in a non-disclosure deal involving porn star Stormy Daniels and the…
Myanmar bomber gets 20-year prison term
Yangon, April 26 (IANS) A bomber, convicted for planting crude bombs in two places in Myanmar here in 2016, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with labour, Myanmar News Agency reported Thursday. Ko…
Painstaking investigation helped CBI arrest Kotkhai rape-murder accused
By Anand Singh and Rajnish Kumar Singh New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Painstaking scientific investigations virtually starting from the scratch, including use of advanced DNA mapping and technical surveillance, and spread over nearly nine months…
Plea seeks CBI probe into CBSE paper leak
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a fresh plea seeking a CBI probe into the CBSE paper leak case and re-examination. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice…
Change names of crossings named after Asaram in MP cities: AAP
Bhopal, April 25 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday demanded that crossings named after self-styled godman Asaram in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal as well as Indore city be changed after his conviction by a…
Ex-MLA gets bail in murder case; police says NSA will prevent his release
Ghaziabad, April 25 (IANS) Former Sahibabad MLA and Congress leader Amar Pal Sharma, who was arrested in connection with the murder of BJP leader Gajendra Bhati, was bailed out by the Allahabad High Court on…
Former J&K exam board sentenced to 10 years in jail
Srinagar, April 25 (IANS) An anti-corruption court on Wednesday sentenced former Chairman of state Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, to ten years in jail and a fine of Rs 1 crore….
Child rights body to suggest measures against child sexual abuse
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will soon recommend to the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry potent and effective measures to prevent sexual abuse…
Cabinet approves declaration of Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved declaration of Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan under the Constitution’s Fifth Schedule for benefit of tribals living there, an…
Life term to Asaram in minor’s rape case, two others get 20-year jail
Jodhpur, April 25 (IANS) A Special Court in Jodhpur on Wednesday convicted self-styled godman Asaram for raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013 and sentenced him to a prison term for…
US judge rejects Trump bid to end DACA, orders resumption
Washington, April 25 (IANS) A US judge has labelled as “unlawful” President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme protecting young illegal immigrants, and for the first time,…
Ex-MLA gets bail in BJP leader’s murder case
Ghaziabad, April 25 (IANS) Former Sahibabad MLA and Congress leader Amar Pal Sharma, who was arrested in connection with the murder of BJP leader Gajendra Bhati, got bail from the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday,…