New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the city government for not buying low-floor disabled-friendly CNG buses due to their high cost. “For the last 10 years…
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra was on Wednesday honoured with a Digital Marketers Award for ‘Most Effective Use Of Digital Platforms For A Social Cause’. The actor, who is serving as Unicef’s Global…
Strasbourg (France), Dec 13 (IANS) The European Parliament on Wednesday gave conditional approval to move the Brexit negotiations onto the second phase, although it added an amendment calling for agreements adopted on citizens rights and…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Expressing concern over the falling sex ratio against the girl child, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the government to take all the steps so that the trend is halted…
Singapore, Dec 13 (IANS) A 25-year-old Indian-origin student has been sentenced to 10 months jail after he was found guilty of taking the services of an underage sex worker in May last year. Hari Kumar…
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The Lahore High Court on Wednesday called on the police to explain the disappearance of Raza Mahmood Khan, an activist who formed a group to promote peaceful relations with India. Judge…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred for Thursday the hearing of the Central government’s plea challenging Delhi High Court order allowing Vodafone Group to go ahead and participate in the…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday convicted former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and others on corruption charges in a coal block allocation case. Special Judge Bharat Parashar held Koda, former…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of mandatory linking of Aadhaar to various schemes. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) A bill to provide Muslim women the right to seek maintenance from the ex-spouse after divorce and another aimed to end discrimination against the transgenders, among other proposed legislations, are…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday declared the Amarnath shrine a “silent zone”, and barred the chiming of bells or chanting of mantras in the areas surrounding the famed…
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) More and more people are being picked up in Pakistan by security agencies “for reasons never disclosed”, a commentary in a Pakistani newspaper said on Wednesday. Raza Khan, a young civil…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of mandatory linking of Aadhaar to various schemes. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak…
Bangkok, Dec 13 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday reported extensive use of oppressive laws and regulations and lawsuits by the authorities of Singapore to curb freedom of expression and assembly in the city-state….
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it would hear on December 14 the plea of former Janata Dal-United President Sharad Yadav challenging his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha. Justice…
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Even as the Centre aspires to improve connectivity in the northeast under its Act East Policy, the two-laning of a crucial 43-km highway is hanging fire as…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an NCLT order suspending real estate major Unitech’s directors and allowing the Centre to appoint its nominees in their place. A bench of Chief…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a National Company Law Tribunal order permitting the government to takeover the management of real estate major Unitech. (This story has not been edited…
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Councillors from the British city of York have refused to renew Uber’s licence to operate in the area after they received several complaints from hackney carriage and private hire drivers about…
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by former Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy in which he had accused the West Bengal government of tapping his phone, after…