Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered confiscation of all the bank accounts and properties of former President Pervez Musharraf for not appearing in a high treason case, lawyer said. The court,…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea filed by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh seeking a restraint order against the…
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Veteran Maoist spokesperson Gour Chakraborty, who was behind bars since his arrest in 2009, was on Tuesday acquitted by a city court here. The septuagenarian Chakraborty was arrested on June 23,…
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Awais Ali Shah, the son of Chief Justice of Sindh province Sajjad Ali Shah, has been rescued from a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan splinter group, ISPR Director General Asim Bajwa said on Tuesday….
Manila, July 19 (IANS) The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of plunder for lack of evidence. The apex court’s ruling paved the way for Arroyo, 69, to walk out…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi would have to face trial in a defamation case filed by an RSS activist for allegedly accusing the…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday admitted that rate of conviction of those accused of committing cyber crimes is low, but said it is taking steps to fight the threat posed by…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it can transfer cases being adjudicated by the courts in Jammu and Kashmir to other states in pursuance of the right of citizens to…
Ankara, July 19 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday announced that he was ready to reinstate the death penalty “if the people demand it”, following the recent attempted coup on July 15. He…
Istanbul, July 19 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday spoke again of reinstating death penalty and urged the US to hand over an exiled movement leader, in efforts to fight those accused of…
Berlin/Vienna, July 19 (IANS) The introduction of the death penalty in Turkey would consequently end the European Union (EU) accession negotiations, said German government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Monday in Berlin, a view which was…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) AAP legislator Manoj Kumar on Monday appeared before the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) in connection with a case of domestic violence filed by his wife. The Aam Aadmi Party…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined the request by two amicus curiae – senior counsel Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay R. Hegde – to withdraw from assisting the court in the…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A Syria-based Islamic State (IS) handler sent over Rs 5 lakh to one of the suspected IS members to distribute it to other sympathisers of the banned terror outfit, the…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) No minister or government official can be an office-bearer of the national cricketing body, the Supreme Court said on Monday in a major setback to the BCCI while it also…
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) A court in Amritsar city on Monday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders in a defamation case filed by Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia….
Imphal July 18 (IANS) The Manipur government has failed to pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of 28 persons killed in fake encounters, a member of one of the bereaved families…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday expressed regret before the Delhi High Court over the “inconvenience” caused to Justice Vipin Sanghi, whose calls to the emergency helpline number 100 went unanswered,…
Rajkot, July 18 (IANS) Seven Dalit youngsters on Monday attempted to commit suicide in two separate incidents in Saurashtra the entire region erupted into a wave of protests against the thrashing of four Dalit boys…
The Supreme Court of India (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) No minister or government official can be an office-bearer of the national cricketing body, the Supreme Court on Monday said in a major…