By Devanik Saha The New Year’s eve sexual attacks against female revellers in Bengaluru may have generated nationwide outrage, but most such cases end up with no punishment: No more than one in 100 cases…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday proposed to cancel the 2G licence granted to Aircel if the owner of Maxis, the Malaysia-based Anantha Krishnan, who bought the majority shares of the…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday proposed to cancel the 2G license granted to Aircel if Maxis owner Anantha Krishnan, who bought the majority shares of Aircel, and its Director Ralph…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking that the Union Budget for 2017-18 be deferred till April. The public suit by advocate M.L. Sharma…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) A push by Republican congressional leaders to defund Planned Parenthood could threaten Obamacare repeal because of opposition to the anti-abortion provision by two key GOP senators. House Speaker Paul Ryan on…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Ministry of Women & Child Development to examine the contradictions in the provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government following the reported death of 106 farmers during last one month due to the failure of crops….
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea by expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa and an NGO seeking CBI or a judicial probe into the death of late Tamil Nadu…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the CBI to look into the allegation of “unnecessary” purchase of 111 aircrafts and leasing of some other by Air India between 2004 and…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) DCW chief Swati Maliwal came across gross violation of human rights during a surprise visit to a government-run ‘beggar home’ here and found over 15 foreign nationals, including a pregnant…
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) Choi Soon-sil, the main accused in a huge corruption scandal in South Korea that led to massive protests and impeachment of the country’s President, pleaded not guilty during the first formal…
London, Jan 5 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May was urged on Thursday to set up a regional immigration policy after Brexit under which some parts of Britain would be able to clamp down on…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Union minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Thursday said he will file defamation suits against Trinamool Congress MPs Saugata Roy and Tapas Paul and Paul’s wife Nandini for alleging…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) In a bid to end the suffering of animals abroad, which are culled in large numbers to meet the market demands here, India has shut its doors to fur and…
Singapore, Jan 5 (IANS) Singapore will expand Maxwell Chambers to strengthen its position as an international dispute resolution centre, said Singapore Ministry of Law in a press statement on Thursday. The Maxwell Chambers is the…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said on Thursday that the union Environment Ministry’s notification exempting construction projects up to an area of 150,000 sq mtrs from obtaining clearance shall not…
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IANS) A special court in Bangladesh on Thursday adjourned the hearing of two graft cases against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the Special Judge Court-3 passed the…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the CBI to investigate an alleged scandal in the purchase and leasing of aircraft by Air India between 2004 and 2008 when the Congress-led…
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) In a blow to the TRS government in Telangana, the Hyderabad High Court on Thursday directed it not to acquire lands for various irrigation projects under the state government order. The…
Dubai, Jan 5 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned the keeping of wild animals as pets. The new law banned dealing in and ownership of “all types of wild and domesticated but dangerous…