Washington, June 12 (IANS) Two US attorney generals have announced that they will sue President Donald Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions in payments and…
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a man to death for allegedly committing blasphemy on Facebook, the media reported. According to a report in the Guardian on Sunday, a court…
Islamabad, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appear before a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in connection with the Panama Papers probe into his family’s assets, the media reported on Monday. Sharif on…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, whose term has been extended, on Sunday said he has written to the government that he was not interested in continuing in office and wanted to…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its 16th meeting here on Sunday revised the rates of 66 items out of the 133 for which representations had been received…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) “Tele-law”, a scheme under which 1,000 trained volunteers will assist residents of rural areas in reaching legal experts via video conferencing, was launched here on Sunday. The assistance will be…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its 16th meeting here on Sunday revised the rates of 66 items out of the 133 for which representations had been received…
New York, June 11 (IANS) A US-based augmented reality (AR) company Meta has filed a lawsuit against its former employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets regarding its technology and market strategy. According to a report…
Tel Aviv, June 11 (IANS) An Israeli court on Sunday ordered a journalist to pay 115,000 shekels ($32,500) in damages to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara for defaming them. The Tel Aviv…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its 16th meeting here on Sunday has revised the rates of 7-8 items from the fitments originally made in the four-slab indirect…
San Francisco, June 11 (IANS) Facebook has introduced a rainbow emoji to honour the LGBT Pride Month — celebrated every year in June — and show support to their community and cause. “As Pride celebrations…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) will be here later this month for a week-long hearing of cases related to West Bengal, a state minister said. “The Commission sits in…
Paris, June 11 (IANS) An Algerian man who was shot after attacking a policeman with a hammer at the Notre Dame cathedral last week was charged by a French court with terrorism. Judiciary sources told…
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) MDMK leader Vaiko, who was deported from Malaysia, said common courtesy was lacking in the way he was treated by the Malaysian immigration officials at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Speaking…
Dehradun, June 10 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government is likely to challenge the stay by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the functioning of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) in the Supreme Court, an official…
Washington, June 10 (IANS) Religious leaders in the US state of Indiana have jointly denounced an “anti-Muslim” billboard and called for tolerance and understanding. At a press conference in the capital Indianapolis, the leaders on…
Brasilia, June 10 (IANS) Brazil’s top electoral court has voted against a decision that could have potentially stripped Brazilian President Michel Temer off his presidency. President of the Supreme Electoral Court Gilmar Mendes on Friday…
Palermo (Italy), June 9 (IANS/AKI) Ailing Sicilian mafia ‘boss of bosses’ Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina, is “perfectly lucid”, prosecutor Nino Di Matteo on Friday told a trial on alleged negotiations between the Italian state and the…
Palermo (Italy), June 9 (IANS/AKI) Jailed mafia boss Filippo Graviano told a cellmate that Italy’s former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, asked him “a favour” according to a transcript of a bugged conversation cited by prosecutors…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi termed the Supreme Court verdict on Friday upholding linking of the Aadhaar number with the Permanent Account Number as vindicating the government’s stand. “It is vindication…