New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has recorded the highest number of deaths in judicial and police custody in the country, revealed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday. “Uttar Pradesh has recorded…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dubbed as “alarming” the pile-up of garbage up to 45 metres at Delhi’s landfills in Okhla, Ghazipur and Bhalsawa and called for urgent steps to…
Shimla, Oct 21 (IANS) A court in Himachal Pradesh on Friday allowed two feuding couples to settle their child swapping case amicably and directed hospital authorities to chalk out steps to prevent such incidents in…
Los Angeles, Oct 21 (IANS) Actress Shailene Woodley has penned an essay that reveals the truth about her arrest. The “Divergent” star wrote it for Time magazine, explaining the importance of her peaceful protest, reports…
Hyderabad, Oct 21 (IANS) A signature campaign by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board against the Uniform Civil Code gathered pact on Friday with thousands of Muslims in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh signing it….
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Indian Patent Office has on the anvil a Detailed Annual Plan (DAP) to spread awareness about the new Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, a senior official said on Friday….
New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday submitted in a special CBI court in Mumbai a supplementary chargesheet in the 2012 Sheena Bora murder case. Sheena Bora, 24, the daughter…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy to deposit another Rs 200 crore by November 28, as it extended its interim order granting him parole till…
Bangkok, Oct 21 (IANS) Former Thai Premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday vowed to fight the current government’s demand for her to pay $1 billion in compensation for a loss-ridden rice subsidy programme. Yingluck, who appeared…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) BCCI President Anurag Thakur on Friday said he will read the Supreme Court ruling allowing the Lodha Committee to appoint an auditor to study the Indian cricket board’s finances before…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said the Justice Lodha Committee will appoint an independent auditor to study BCCI’s finances, including contracts involving media rights. A bench headed by Chief Justice…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) BCCI President Anurag Thakur on Friday said he will read the Supreme Court ruling allowing the Lodha Committee to appoint an auditor to study BCCI’s finances before commenting on it….
Ranchi, Oct 21 (IANS) The opposition and tribal leaders in Jharkhand on Friday accused Chief Minister Raghubar Das of raising the issue of conversion to weaken the ongoing agitation against proposed amendments to two land…
Agra, Oct 21 (IANS) Greens on Friday hailed a court ruling on a Yamuna beautification project in Vrindavan that was seen as a threat to heritage structures, ghats and ASI-protected temples. Despite protests from activists,…
Wellington, Oct 21 (IANS) New Zealand witnessed a record net gain of 70,000 migrants in the year to September, the government statistics agency said on Friday, fuelling a row over the government’s immigration policy. The…
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the status of Field Marshal for Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif. The Dawn newspaper on Friday quoted Justice Aamer Farooq as…
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that the Justice Lodha Committee will appoint an independent auditor to scrutinise the finances of the BCCI, including contracts involving media rights. A bench…
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) The authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar and other places in the Kashmir Valley to prevent post-Friday prayer protests, a senior police officer said. “Restrictions were imposed in…
Mexico City, Oct 21 (IANS) A Mexican court has denied drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s appeals against extradition to the United States, the Mexican Prosecutor-General’s office said on Thursday. A district court in Mexico…
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said Parliament has done nothing in the last two decades to stop misuse of religion for electoral gains. The apex court’s seven-judge Constitution Bench asked…