Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that if the Narendra Modi government is really concerned about the empowerment of Muslims, it should take concrete steps like providing reservation and demand-driven…
Patna, Sep 28 (IANS) Security of Chandrakeshwar Prasad and his wife Kalavati Devi in Bihar’s Siwan was beefed up on Wednesday as the Supreme Court began hearing a plea by them and the state seeking…
Shillong, Sep 28 (IANS) A Meghalaya court has sentenced a man convicted of raping a minor school girl to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after a Fast Track Court had acquitted him. On November 30, 2011,…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Justice Lodha Committee on Wednesday sought the removal of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office-bearers, telling the Supreme Court that the country’s apex cricketing body was…
Ranchi, Sep 28 (IANS) Jharkhand government doctors began a three-days strike on Wednesday pressing for various demands, including implementation of the Medical Protection Act. The strike was called by the Jharkhand Health Services Association (JHASA),…
Karachi, Sep 28 (IANS) An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan has ordered that a judicial commission would visit Karachi to inspect a boat which was allegedly used in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. An ATC judge on…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The National Commission for Minorities, in its report on the murders and gang rape of two members of a Muslim family in Haryana’s Mewat, welcomed the transfer of investigation to…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the non-appearance of Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in the Bulandshahr gang rape case through his lawyer despite service of a court…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the central government to convene a meeting of the Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to find a solution to the impasse over…
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday “strongly” condemned the continued “illegal detention” of Kashmiri rights activist Khurram Parvez and urged India to release him immediately and unconditionally. In a statement, the Pakistan Foreign Office…
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa discussed the issues related to the Supreme Court directions on Tuesday on the Cauvery water sharing row at the Apollo Hospital. Jayalalithaa also dictated her…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the central government to convene a meeting of the Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for finding some way to break the impasse…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to convene meetings of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on release of Cauvery river waters.
Geneva, Sep 27 (IANS) India has termed Pakistan “a terrorist state”, and urged the UN Human Rights Council to Islamabad to do an honest introspection and to focus its energies on acting against perpetrators of…
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) The US Senate will vote on Wednesday to override President Barack Obamas veto of legislation that would allow the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue…
Bengaluru, Sep 26 (IANS) An aggrieved Karnataka on Monday sought time till January from the Supreme Court to release more Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu as it needs the depleting quantity for drinking purpose….
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday was informed by the Army that its judge advocate general (JAG) branch doesn’t recruit married women as they may “seek maternity leave which will…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India’s income tax department on Monday published three draft rules and their formats relating to registration, invoice and payments under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Following the…
New Sep 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the city police’s response on a plea filed by Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) for quashing of an FIR registered against its chief Swati…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked expelled AIADMK Rajya Sabha member Sasikala Pushpa to join the probe into two criminal cases relating to alleged sexual harassment, ill-treatment of her former…