New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Clarifying that it has “neither intended not declared” the entire area falling under Amarnath shrine as a silent zone, the NGT on Thursday said that people shall only maintain silence…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) In a victory of sorts for Vodafone, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that the process for appointing a presiding arbitrator in the second arbitration in tax demand of Rs…
Shimla, Dec 14 (IANS) After the facelift of Town Hall, an iconic British-era structure in Shimla, it can be used either as a museum or a library rather than leaving it at the mercy of…
Ranchi, Dec 14 (IANS) The fate of two former Bihar Chief Ministers — Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra — will be decided by a special court here on December 23 in a fodder scam case,…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Dec 14 (IANS) Cement companies in Rajasthan have welcomed the Supreme Court order lifting the ban imposed on use of pet coke by the industry, while environmentalists have voiced concern. The…
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) A Pakistani minister’s admission that the World Bank was involved in drafting a law on the countrys natural resources has taken Senators by surprise. The statement by Minister of State for…
Madrid, Dec 14 (IANS) A group of 113 sub-Saharan migrants were rescued from three small boats adrift in the Alboran Sea at the western end of the Mediterranean on Thursday while one person died, a…
New Delhi/Agartala, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday extended by six months the December 31 deadline to terminate 10,323 Tripura government teachers as per its earlier order following a state government appeal, a…
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) An Indian American cardiologist based in the US state of Nevada has been arrested on 39 charges of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and healthcare fraud, officials said. Devendra Patel, 58,…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday clarified that it did not declare the Amarnath cave shrine a silent zone and that silence has to be maintained only in front…
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 14 (IANS) Myanmar on Thursday charged two journalists with violating the British colonial era Official Secrets Act and illegally obtaining confidential documents from the police related to a controversial military offensive…
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 14 (IANS) Myanmar authorities will enforce a new Companies Law next year to attract more foreign investment. The new Myanmar Companies Act, approved by Parliament this month, was enacted to replace…
Seoul, Dec 14 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Thursday demanded 25 years jail term for Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of former President Park Geun-hye, for her role in a massive corruption scandal which led…
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) A 21-year-old Indian-origin student has pleaded guilty of executing a series of cyber attacks on the Rutgers University computer network in the US, authorities said. Paras Jha of New Jersey along…
Jakarta, Dec 14 (IANS) An Indonesian court on Thursday rejected the petition of a conservative organisation to criminalise sexual relations outside of marriage and between people of the same sex. The petition to reform the…
Ahmedabad, Dec 14 (IANS) The Congress party on Thursday complained to the Election Commission about a road show undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he cast his vote here during the second phase of…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Assocham on Thursday urged the government to remove a clause in the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDA) Bill that seeks to treat bank depositors as other creditors and shareholders…
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) A UN committee against torture has advised the Australian government not to deport a Sri Lankan man, fearing he might be tortured upon return, the media reported on Thursday. The Geneva-based…
Kochi (Kerala), Dec 14 (IANS) A sessions court in Kerala on Thursday sentenced to death Ameerul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, who on Tuesday was found guilty of rape and murder of a law…
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 14 (IANS) Global humanitarian NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) announced on Thursday that at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed after violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine state late August. Based on…