New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday fixed August 4 for pronouncing the quantum of punishment for Mahmood Farooqui, co-director of the 2010 Hindi film ‘Peepli Live’, convicted for the rape of…
Shimla, Aug 2 (IANS) In a setback to the state government, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed a criminal case registered against state cricket body chief and BJP MP Anurag Thakur on charge…
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) There is no ‘matka’ gambling centre operating in Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the assembly on Tuesday against the backdrop of an ongoing police investigation into the matter. “There is…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) A Special MCOCA Court on Tuesday sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and six others to life imprisonment till death in the…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Ahead of taking up the GST bill in the Rajya Sabha, the government on Tuesday circulated the amendments to the draft leislation among the members of the house. Some members,…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) A Special MCOCA Court on Tuesday sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba operative and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal and six others to life imprisonment till death in the…
By Chaitanya Mallapur As thousands of laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia were said to be without food, 87 per cent of complaints received from Indian workers at Indian missions across nine countries were from…
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee with top secret security clearance is set to face up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to being an agent of…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday that the central government at present has no proposal to impose liquor prohibition across the country. Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered additional compensation to the victims of 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal district in Odisha. The bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Uday…
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) on Tuesday issued a regulation on judicial interpretation to clarify China’s jurisdiction over its territorial seas. The explanation provides a clear legal basis for China to…
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) New York state authorities have banned registered sex offenders from downloading and playing the augmented reality game Pokemon Go citing concerns that paedophiles could use the app to find or…
Houston, Aug 2 (IANS) A new law has come into effect in US’ Texas state that allows students to carry guns onto the campuses of public universities across the state. The new Campus Carry Law,…
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A New York FBI employee pleaded guilty in Federal Court on Monday to acting as a Chinese agent in the US, officials said. Kun Shan Chun, 46, who is known as…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Terming the offer by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to quit as a “cosmetic change”, Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said this was…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the government on the status of compliance of its directions on creating exclusive storage facilities for seized narcotics and drugs and…
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar, Amit Kumar was on Monday produced before a court in custody of a senior police officer for non-compliance of its orders. The SSP was produced by…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A CBI court here on Monday granted bail to R.S. Kaushik and Ashok Kumar both of whom are accused in a corruption case involving Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it will soon issue a notification to ban the Chinese kite string and allow use of string made only…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed six former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, including Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, to vacate within two months the accommodation provided to them by…