SC imposes Rs 1 lakh costs on advocate for frivolous PIL
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on a lawyer who wanted the repeal of all the colonial laws which he said were at the…
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JIT observes discrepancies in Sharif family assets
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) A three-judge bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday began examining a report submitted by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) which probed allegations of money laundering against Prime Minister Nawaz…
India eyes issuing 1.5 cr passport in 2017
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) India has a target of issuing 1.5 crore passports this year, a Ministry of External Affairs official said here on Monday. “All over India we issue around 60,000 to 65,000 passports…
Enable consumers to choose healthy farmed chickens: Law panel
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) To check unhealthy rearing practices in chicken farms — which have direct consequences on human health, the Law Commission has recommended that the consumers should be enabled to distinguish between…
Stray dog menace: SC to decide if central rules or state laws prevail
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decidd whether the laws enacted by the states or the Central government’s 2001 Animal Birth Control Rules would prevail in dealing with…
World Bank: New facility to empower women in entrepreneurship
Accra, July 10 (IANS/MAP) The World Bank Group has announced the creation of a more than $1 billion innovative new facility that aims to advance women’s entrepreneurship. The facility would also help women in developing…
Delhi Assembly ruckus: HC to hear pamphlet throwers’ plea on Tuesday
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday posted for Tuesday a plea of two men who were sent to 30 days’ jail by the Delhi Assembly Speaker for throwing pamphlets and…
NABARD’s SHG initiative raises Rs 61,000 cr loans for poor women
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Programme run by NABARD has helped poor women source collateral-free loans totalling Rs 61,000 crore from the banking system, the government said on…
Bar Council of India to suggest modifications in Advocates Act
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Bar Council of India (BCI) is going to formulate its own recommendations relating to amendments required in the Advocates Act, an official said on Monday. “Bar Council of India…
SC vacates stay on counselling, admissions to IITs under JEE-Advanced
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday vacated its stay on counselling and admissions to IITs and other institutions related to JEE (Advanced), 2017 entrance examination. The bench of Justice Dipak Misra,…
Lalu’s son-in-law skips ED summons, Misa to appear on Tuesday
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) RJD Chief Lalu Prasad’s son-in-law on Monday skipped the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons in a case of alleged money laundering, an official here said. “We had summoned Shailesh Kumar on…
China’s Nobel-winning dissident in ‘critical condition’
Beijing, July 10 (IANS) Chinese Nobel Peace laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo, who is suffering from terminal cancer, is in “critical condition”, a hospital in northern China, where he is admitted, announced on Monday. Many…
Pakistan SC examines Panamagate JIT inquiry report
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) A three-judge bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday began examining a report submitted by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) which probed allegations of money laundering against Prime Minister Nawaz…
SC defers contempt sentencing hearing as Mallya fails to appear
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday deferred a hearing on sentencing of absconding beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya for contempt as he did not appear before the court in response to…
Kejriwal launches Delhi government’s online RTI portal
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched his government’s e-RTI portal at the Delhi Secretariat here and said that the public who pay tax have all the rights to…
UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia lawful, says High Court
London, July 10 (IANS) The UK government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are lawful, the High Court ruled on Monday after seeing secret evidence. The court rejected claims that the government was acting illegally by…
Rights panel directs Rs 10 lakh compensation to Kashmiri man used as human shield
Srinagar, July 10 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday asked the state government to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to a man who was tied to the front of…
Man carries body of dead brother denied an ambulance
Ranchi, July 10 (IANS) The poor medical services in Jharkhand were again highlighted when a man and his sister-in-law carried the dead body of his brother after being denied an ambulance in the state’s Chatra…
Mallya fails to appear in SC
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday deferred a hearing on a contempt plea against beleaguered liquor barron Vijay Mallya as he did not appear before the court in response to its…
SC vacates stay on counselling, admission to IITs under JEE
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday vacated its stay on counselling and admission to IITs and other institutions related to JEE (Advanced) entrance examination. The bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra,…