Lawyers smear face of UP builder
Kanpur, Jan 30 (IANS) Lawyers smeared with black ink the face of a builder accused of stocking old currency notes totalling over Rs 96 crore when he was produced in a court here, police said….
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File reply in AAP MLAs disqualification case: HC to EC
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the poll panel to file a detailed affidavit on the eight AAP MLAs plea challenging their disqualification for holding office of profit. A…
BJP leader Ammu back in Haryana jail
Gurugram, Jan 30 (IANS) A BJP leader, who put a reward of Rs 10-crore on the “Padmaavat” maker and his heroine’s heads — has been sent back to a Haryana prison after his medical reports…
‘2018 could see leprosy eliminated globally’
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The current year should see the elimination of leprosy as a “public health problem” — a status prevalent in only one country — but a lot remains…
US lawmakers vote to release memo on Russian probe
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) The House Intelligence Committee has voted to make public a Republican memo that reportedly shows abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice in launching the Russia probe against US President…
Meryl Streep files trademark to protect her name
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (IANS) Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep has filed a trademark application for use of her name. The actress, 68, filed a trademark to protect her name for “entertainment services, namely, live, televised,…
Lawyers smear face of UP builder accused in Rs 96-cr cash seizure case
Lucknow, Jan 30 (IANS) Lawyers in Kanpur smeared the face of a builder, accused of stocking old currency notes to the tune of over Rs 96 crore, with black ink when he were produced in…
CBI shouldn’t file SLP before SC in Bofors, AG tells government
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Attorney General K.K. Venugopal has told the government that the CBI should not file a special leave petition (SLP) in the Bofors case against 2005 Delhi High Court judgment discharging…
SC asks Centre to publicise information on pollution
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre that efforts to prevent air pollution, including from stubble-burning, cannot be limited to National Capital Region (NCR) and asked it to publicise…
SC seeks NIA’s response on Purohit’s plea
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea by 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit challenging the…
HC Division Bench to hear AAP MLAs’ disqualification
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court will now hear the plea of eight Delhi MLAs of the AAP who challenged their disqualification for holding office of profit as…
No custodial parole to Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday did not entertain a plea by Unitech Managing Director Sanjay Chandra for eight-week “custodial parole” as he said the people he was negotiating with to…
Reply to contempt plea on cow vigilantism, SC tells three states
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Chief Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana on a contempt plea filed by Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, for…
BJP leader Ammu complains of chest pain, admitted in Rohtak’s PGIMS
Gurugram, Jan 29 (IANS) Arrested BJP leader Kunwar Surajpal Singh Ammu — who announced a Rs 10-crore award to behead actress Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali over the ‘Padmaavat’ movie — was on…
Delhi HC calls police reply on attack on advocates’ properties
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city police to file response on the attack on properties of two senior advocates. Taking suo motu cognisance of the incident, a…
Tej Pratap meets father in Ranchi jail, accompanies him to court
Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) Former Bihar Minister Tej Pratap met his jailed father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad in the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Jharkhand capital Ranchi on Monday and later accompanied him to…
Economic Survey’s cover Pink for gender issues
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Economic Survey tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Parliament on Monday had a pink cover as it lay “special emphasis” on gender. A statement issued by the…
Delhi fire: Court extends factory owner’s police custody
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A court here on Monday extended the police custody of the owner of a plastics factory, where a major fire killed 17 persons last week, till January 31. Metropolitan Magistrate…
SC junks plea for deletion of some scenes in ‘Padmaavat’
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said a time comes when one must rest the cause one is fighting for as it rejected a petition seeking to delete some of the…
Indepth discussions needed over impeachment motion: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Congress on Monday described the CPI-M’s suggestion for an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra as a “sensitive issue” which would require indepth deliberations before a…