Phnom Penh, Aug 3 (IANS) A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced Australian Tammy Davis-Charles to one-and-a-half-years in prison for running a surrogacy clinic in the country which has banned the process. Judge Sor Linna also…
By Arul Louis New York, Aug 3 (IANS) A proposed US immigration reform legislation is narrowly focused on Green Cards and it does not cover temporary non-immigrant visas like the H1-B given to tens of…
Lampedusa (Italy), Aug 3 (IANS/AKI) An Italian judge on Wednesday ordered seizure of a migrant rescue ship chartered by German NGO Jugend Rettet which they accuse of abetting illegal immigration. Italian police and Coast Guard…
By Arul Louis New York, Aug 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has endorsed a bill with far-reaching consequences for Indians that would drastically cut immigration to the US while boosting skilled immigration at the…
Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) A total 95,215 boat migrants reached Italy this year till August 2, against 97,892 over the same period of 2016, Italy’s Interior Ministry reported Wednesday amid a lull in mid-summer crossings….
Palermo (Italy), Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) Italian Coast Guard blocked a migrant rescue ship chartered by the German NGO Jugend Rettet early on Wednesday off Lampedusa and escorted the vessel to the southern Italian island’s port…
Ajmer, Aug 2 (IANS) Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday urged religious leaders to use their huge following to unleash a “mass awakening” against sex abuse and trafficking of children. “Every religious head I have…
Bhopal, Aug 2 (IANS) A court here has issued notice to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and others on a petition that accused him of involvement in misleading promotion of a shaving cream. Petitioner Rajkumar…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Aslam Wani, a Kashmiri trader whose confession is tipped to be a key evidence to prove separatist leader Shabir Shah’s role in terror funding in the…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on whether the right to privacy can be considered a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. The nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by…
Ajmer, Aug 2 (IANS) Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has sought support of religious leaders across different faiths here for his fight against child sexual abuse, saying it blurs the lines between region and religion….
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday directed the CBI to conduct a lie- detector test on arms dealer Abhishek Verma, a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikhs riot case allegedly involving Congress…
Jaipur, Aug 2 (IANS) A court here is likely to deliver its judgment on the alleged violation of the Copyright Act by the makers of Akshay Kumar-starrer “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha”. “The arguments were completed…
Seoul, Aug 2 (IANS) Jailed Samsung Group scion Lee Jae-yong on Wednesday denied his involvement in the merger of two group units inhis first court interrogation on corruption charges in connection with a scandal that…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday extended by a day the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, arrested on charges of money laundering. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh…
Shimla, Aug 2 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the CBI to complete, within two weeks, the probe into the sensational gang rape and murder of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Shimla district,…
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In what could be a major blow to the mining companies involved in illegal operations in Odisha, the Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed 100 per cent penalty on mining lease…
Bangkok, Aug 2 (IANS) Thailand’s Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted former Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on charges relating to a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in 2008 in which two people died and hundreds were…
Lucknow/New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday reduced to two years the jail term of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Neera Yadav in a Noida land allotment scam and disproportionate assets case….
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of the Congress on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision to introduce None of the Above (NOTA) option for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in…