Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) US Justice Department said on Tuesday it would ask the Supreme Court to review Monday’s ruling by a federal appeals court against US President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action. A ruling…
Colombo, Nov 10 (IANS) Over 200 Tamil prisoners, including former Tamil Tiger rebels, re-started a hunger strike in jails across Sri Lanka on Tuesday for their immediate release. The prisoners launched a similar fast last…
Dhaka, Nov 9 (IANS) A court in Bangladesh capital Dhaka issued an arrest warrant against the country’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s eldest son Tarique Rahman in a sedition case. Moshiur Malek, president of Bangabandhu…
Hyderabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday booked a legislator of the ruling TDP and his aides for criminal trespass in a wildlife sanctuary and alleged assault on forest officials. Chinthamaneni Prabhakar…
Indore: Geeta, a deaf-mute Indian woman who had been stranded in Pakistan for over a decade arrives at Indore, on Oct 27, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Indore, Nov 6 (IANS) Visibly happy on her return to…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked yesteryears film actor Aditya Pancholi to vacate the rented accommodation he is living in in Mumbai by December 31 and hand over its possession…
Mumbai: Absconding mafia don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan, who has been arrested in Indonesia. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Long-absconding underworld don Rajendra Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan was brought to…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) on Friday called for a ban on the “triple talaq” divorce system, saying it was un-Islamic and outlawed in several Muslim countries. “The Quran…
Hyderabad, Nov 6 (IANS) A former Congress Party member of parliament, his wife, and their son have been arrested and sent to jail in Telangana’s Warangal town in a case relating to the death of…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a law to prohibit cow slaughter and sale of beef and its products across the national capital region (NCR). A…
Ahmedabad, Nov 5 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Thursday ruled that Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code against re-marriage during the lifetime of husband or wife could not be enforced on Muslim men…
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) In an innovative step, Goa Police on Thursday unveiled a Whatsapp number on which aggrieved people can report and file their complaints related to police corruption. A statement issued by the…
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Long-absconding mafia don Rajendra Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan will be brought to India from Indonesia early on Friday, a senior Maharashtra government official said. Additional Chief Secretary K.P. Bakshi said at…
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) For the second time in less than two months, a US judge declared a mistrial in the case against an Alabama police officer charged with slamming an Indian grandfather to the…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Justice T.S. Thakur, the seniormost judge after Supreme Court Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, will become the next Chief Justice of India and would be at the helm of the country’s…
New York, Nov 4 (IANS) An Indian-American nurse has filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against her employer because she was fired for taking a break as she was suffering from nausea, a media report said. Saijal…
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) After two straight days of deliberation, a US federal Jury has sought another day to debate the case against an Alabama police officer charged with slamming an Indian grandfather to the…
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) A former Congress member of parliament, his wife and their son have been detained for questioning about the death of the ex-MP’s daughter-in-law and three grandsons in a fire at his…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav who raped a woman executive on December 5 last year was awarded life imprisonment till death by a court here on Tuesday. Additional Sessions…
London, Nov 2 (IANS) An internal probe was launched by Merseyside police in North West England after its Twitter account was used with a fan likening defeat in a football match to a rape. The…