Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) A court in Ludhiana has issued fresh arrest warrants against controversial actress Rakhi Sawant after she failed to appear before it, court sources said on Tuesday. Rakhi had been directed by…
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) An eight-year-old Indian-American transgender girl and her family are suing a private school in California for forcing her to dress as a boy and preventing the child from expressing her preferred…
Geneva, Aug 8 (IANS) Venezuela’s security forces have mistreated and tortured protesters and detainees in a generalised and systematic manner, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday. Spokeswoman…
Seoul, Aug 8 (IANS) A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay damages to the country’s victims of forced labour during World War II. The Gwangju city court ruled…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea challenging the validity of the Article 370 of the Constitution that…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre three months’ time to take a decision on a plea to grant minority status to non-Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench…
Kochi, Aug 8 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday extended Malayalam superstar Dileep’s judicial remand till August 22 in a case involving the alleged abduction and molestation of a popular actress in February. This is…
Canberra, Aug 8 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Tuesday that if his proposal to hold a plebiscite to decide on legalising same-sex marriage is rejected again by the Senate, he will put…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said yoga cannot be imposed on anyone. A bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur said it can’t decide what is to be taught in…
San Francisco, Aug 8 (IANS) Google CEO Sunder Pichai has reportedly cut his vacation short to deal with the crisis over an anti-diversity “manifesto” that went viral inside the company and infuriated thousands of employees….
Ankara, Aug 8 (IANS) Turkish security forces have detained 1,026 foreigners at the border for entering the country illegally, the Turkish General Staff said on Monday. They included 926 Syrians, 28 Bulgarians, 18 Greek and…
Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) Italian Rear Admiral Enrico Pacioni on Monday became the new commander of his country’s naval mission in the Mediterranean, which is now conducting security operations in some 160,000 square km including…
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 7 (IANS) Social activist Medha Patkar was on Monday forcibly removed by Madhya Pradesh Police from the site, where she was on the 12 day of her indefinite fast to protest…
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) The Central government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that the Look Out Circular (LOC) against Congress leader Karti Chidambaram was issued to prevent him from going abroad. It also…
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Monday declined to restrict the height of Dahi Handis during the upcoming Janmashtami festival and pointed out that nobody can stop accidents, which can happen even…
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 7 (IANS) The indefinite hunger strike by Medha Patkar and 11 others entered the 12th day on Monday, affecting their health, as the government failed to take any concrete steps to…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The Thiruvananthapuram district and sessions court on Monday denied bail to Congress legislator M. Vincent, arrested on charges of sexually harassing and stalking a 51-year-old woman. Vincent, a first-time legislator representing…
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that he is going to file a public interest litigation (PIL) in the case of “attempted abduction of a IAS officer’s…
Kochi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday lifted the life ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on discarded Indian pacer S. Sreesanth. Sreesanth had approached the…
Madrid, Aug 7 (IANS) Around 200 migrants managed to breach the border fence that separates Morocco from Spain, security forces said on Monday. Border guards were deployed along the fence after warnings were issued that…