New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A farmers’ body on Tuesday urged the government to reduce the graphic health warnings, saying it is hurting all the stakeholders including the government. The appeal by the Federation of…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has written a letter to the Bar Council of India (BCI) to debar parliamentarians and legislators from practicing as advocates, a statement said on…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday defended its move to set up 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament and state Assemblies, asking the…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) agent Anand Chauhan in a disproportionate assets case involving Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 19 (IANS) Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday got interim relief from the Kerala High Court in the solar scam case as the court said the ‘sleaze’ letter should not be…
Gandhinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has ordered the state government to appoint a regular Director General of Police (DGP) within eight weeks. The state doesn’t have a regular DGP since April 2016,…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed two repealing and amending bills that seek to remove enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become obsolete. Replying to the…
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin’s oldest son has been charged with beating up his father, the media reported. Court records showed on Monday that the incident took place at the Palin…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 19 (IANS) Indian tops the world in the number of migrants sent abroad and more than half of the 16.59 million live in the Gulf region, according to a…
Naples, Dec 19 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of refugees will get jobs at Italy’s ancient Pompeii archaeological site and the 18th-century Reggio di Caserta palace under a multi-million euro deal inked on Monday in Naples by the…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Central and Delhi governments on a plea, seeking direction to ensure functioning of the senior citizens maintenance tribunal here. The…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to produce before it the medical opinion given by the doctors on plea of a…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Since demonestisation in November last year, the Income-Tax Department unearthed undisclosed income of Rs 7,961 crore till March this year, Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told a court here that it could not ensure fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s presence before it to face trial for allegedly evading summons…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday permanently exempted vintage cars from the 15-year-old vehicle ban for participating in “rallies and exhibitions”. The green court, however, observed that the Association…
Panaji, Dec 18 (IANS) The Goa assembly’s privileges committee on Monday resolved to take legal opinion on whether Facebook officials can be summoned in connection with a probe involving a government officer, accused of breaching…
Abu Dhabi, Dec 18 (IANS/WAM) A conference on women empowerment to promote international peace and security was held in the United Arab Emirates’ capital on Monday. The conference titled “Women, Security and Peace Summit: The…
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IANS) Senior Uttar Pradesh police officer Amitabh Thakur on Monday proceeded on long leave, alleging discrimination and “improper posting”. The 1992 batch UP cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Thakur, who was…
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have been hit with a lawsuit alleging illegal omissions on their public financial disclosure forms. The couple, both serving…
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 18 (IANS) The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported the burning of 40 additional Rohingya villages in Myanmar in a military campaign, which has led more than 655,000 people of…