Foreign law firms not allowed to practice in India: SC
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that foreign law firms cannot set up offices in India but their lawyers could visit in ‘fly in and fly out’ mode to give…
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Delhi court grants bail to Karti’s CA in money laundering case
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday granted bail to Karti Chidambaram’s Chartered Accountant and co-accused S. Bhaskaraman in the INX media money laundering case. Special Judge Sunil Rana granted bail to…
Maneka Gandhi cancels speech to UN on rural women’s empowerment
By Arul Louis United Nations, March 13 (IANS) India’s Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has cancelled a speech to the UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW) and Joint Secretary Chetan Sanghi is…
Ilyasi moves HC against conviction for wife’s murder, pleads for bail
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Former TV serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court to challenge a trial court order to convict him for the murder of his wife in 2000…
SIT to conduct narco test on Lankesh murder case accused
Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) A narcoanalysis test would be conducted on the man arrested in connection with the murder of Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh six months ago here, an officer of the Special Investigation Team…
SC extends Aadhaar linking deadline till its verdict
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking of various services with Aadhaar till it delivers its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of…
Haryana recommended CBI probe into land acquisitions, CM tells Assembly
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) The Haryana government has recommended a CBI probe into alleged irregularities committed during the previous Congress rule vis-a-vis land acquisition in Rohtak and Sonipat districts, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar told…
PIL for access to justice, not judicial activism: SC’s Justice Lokur
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Judiciary cannot remain silent or inactive in case of violation of human rights and access to justice is available to people through the PIL which is sometimes confused with judicial…
Indian rural entrepreneur praised in UN as symbol of women’s empowerment
By Arul Louis United Nations, March 13 (IANS) UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has held up Sunita Kashyap, the founder of Umang, as an example of women empowering themselves and coming up with solutions…
Iraq lifts ban on international flights to Kurdish airports
Baghdad, March 13 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday lifted a ban on international flights to two airports in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan. A statement by his office…
SC extends Aadhaar linking deadline
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the deadline for linking of various services with Aadhaar till it delivers its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of…
Maharashtra proposes three-year jail for milk adulteration
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Maharashtra plans to make the menace of milk adulteration a non-bailable offence, attracting a punishment of up to three-year jail, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Girish Bapat said here on Tuesday….
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High Court seeks CBI response on Karti’s bail plea
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file reply on the bail plea of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram in the…
White House defends Trump’s position on guns
Washington, March 13 (IANS) The White House has defended Donald Trump’s gun control plan, saying that the US President has not shied away from his previous support on stronger arms regulations. “He (Trump) hasn’t backed…
Government mulling giving patent registrations quickly: Prabhu
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Indian government will soon unveil a plan for issue of patent registrations in the shortest possible time towards further streamlining the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime in the country,…
Naresh Agrawal regrets comments on Jaya Bachchan
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party former leader Naresh Agrawal on Tuesday expressed regret for calling actress and politician Jaya Bachchan a “mere film dancer” while joining the BJP on Monday. “I express regret…
ED moves SC against HC order giving relief to Karti Chidambaram from arrest
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order giving relief to Karti Chidambaram till March 20 from arrest in the INX Media…
Republican senator introduces bill to quash Trump’s tariffs
Washington, March 13 (IANS) Republican Senator Jeff Flake slammed President Donald Trump’s newly signed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports while introducing a bill that would nullify them completely, the media reported. “Tariffs are bad…
Australia begins probe into financial sector misconduct
Canberra, March 13 (IANS) Australia’s Royal Commission into misconduct of the financial sector began its first public hearing on Tuesday with a focus on residential mortgages, car finance, and credit cards. Several major banks, including…