Kerala High Court lifts life ban on Sreesanth
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday lifted the life ban imposed by the BCCI on Indian pacer S. Sreesanth.
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12-year jail for Samsung heir sought over bribery
Seoul, Aug 7 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought 12 years in prison for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, an heir apparent of Samsung Group, for bribery and other charges in a massive…
Prosecutors seek 12 years prison for Samsung heir for bribery
Seoul, Aug 7 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought 12 years in prison for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, an heir apparent of Samsung Group, on bribery charges. Special prosecutors said in the…
Myanmar denies security forces’ abuses against Rohingyas
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 7 (IANS) Myanmar authorities have denied committing crimes against against the Rohingya Muslim minority during a 2016 military operation as alleged by the UN, state media reported on Monday. The government’s…
Saudi Arabia sentences IS man to 20 years in jail
Riyadh, Aug 7 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian court on Sunday sentenced a member of the Islamic State militant group to 20 years in prison for plotting terror attacks, local Alyaum online news reported. The person…
Will fight for justice, says stalking victim’s father
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Even as a senior Haryana IAS officer on Sunday said he was determined to ensure justice for his daughter who was allegedly stalked by Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala’s son, Chief…
UK to scrap ‘outdated’ landing cards for non-EU travellers
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Millions of travellers bound for the UK will no longer have to fill in a landing card on arrival, after the British government announced it was scrapping the “outdated” system. International…
Patkar’s health deteriorates on Day 11 of hunger strike
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 6 (IANS) The health of social activist Medha Patkar and 11 others, who are on an indefinite hunger strike, deteriorated as their fast entered its 11th day on Sunday. The “Narmada…
Google engineer’s anti-diversity ‘manifesto’ angers employees
San Francisco, Aug 6 (IANS) In July, Google emerged triumphant in its fight with the US Department of Labour over supplying pay gap data, but the ghost of discrimination came back to haunt the tech…
UNSC imposes new sanctions on N.Korea
United Nations, Aug 6 (IANS) The UN Security Council has passed a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea for its continued intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing and violations of UN resolutions, the media reported….
Privacy concerns in Kashmir over cellphone prying
By Qadri Inzamam Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) Security forces in Kashmir, particularly in its volatile south, are allegedly prying into cellphones of residents during roadside searches, raising privacy issues in a state where militants use…
Rajasthan HC halts nine Pakistani Hindus’ deportation but order comes too late
Jodhpur, Aug 5 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Saturday stayed the process of deporting nine Pakistani Hindus and directed the government to allow them to live them here till next date of hearing. However,…
Appeal to industry to give consumers GST input credit benefit: Jaitley
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The GST Council on Saturday appealed to the Indian industry to pass on to customers the benefit of the novel input credit system introduced in the new pan-India indirect tax…
Delhi court grants bail to AAP MLA
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Hours after an AAP legislator was remanded in judicial custody, a court here on Saturday granted him bail in a case related to defacement of public property as he “dramatically”…
Pachauri unable to appear before court, blames media
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Former TERI chief R.K. Pachauri could not appear before a court here on Saturday in a defamation case which he has filed against lawyer Vrinda Grover and others, blaming two…
Hardly any rush to file hard copy of I-T returns on last day
New Delhi/Chennai/Kolkata/Mumbai Aug 5 (IANS) Signalling the spread of digitisation in India, income tax (I-T) offices across the country did not witness any rush of assessees waiting to manually file their income tax returns for…
Family of infant who died in hospital to register new complaint
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The family of an infant, who had died in a hospital here due to alleged “medical negligence” in April, on Saturday said they will again register a complaint against the establishment…
Court refuses to stall proceedings in Jaitley’s defamation case
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A court here on Saturday rejected the plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking to stall the proceedings of defamation case filed against him by Union Finance Minister Arun…
Jaipur court rejects plea against ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’
Jaipur, Aug 5 (IANS) : A local court here on Saturday rejected a plea seeking a stay on the release of Akshay Kumar starrer “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha”. The arguments in the case were completed…
US court overturns murder conviction of ex-Blackwater guard
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) A federal appeals court has overturned the first-degree murder conviction of a former Blackwater security contractor sentenced to life in prison over the killings of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a…