Bihar toppers scam: Arts topper Rubi Rai arrested
Patna, June 25 (IANS) Bihar’s Class 12 “topper” in Arts Rubi Rai, who had said political science is all about cooking, was arrested on Saturday when she appeared for a re-test at the Bihar School…
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Another MLA arrested, AAP accuses Centre of witch hunting
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) As Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Dinesh Mohaniya was whisked away by police in the midst of a press conference, the AAP accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Post Brexit MEA should reach out to Goans in UK: Congress
Panaji, June 25 (IANS) The Congress in Goa has demanded that the Ministry of External Affairs should protect the interest of Goans living in the UK on Portuguese passports, in view of Brexit. “I think…
Dalit girl’s ragging: Karnataka Police arrest three
Kozhikode/Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) The Karnataka Police has arrested three female nursing students for allegedly ragging and forcing their junior, Aswathi K.P., to drink a disinfectant, reducing her to a critical condition. Lakshmi, Athira and…
Rousseff to provide written statement in corruption case
Brasilia, June 25 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who is currently suspended from office in an ongoing impeachment process, will provide a written statement in a corruption case where she was called as a witness….
US-owned security firm slaughters dogs after losing contract in Kuwait
Kuwait City, June 25 (IANS) Two dozen bomb-sniffing dogs were killed by an American-owned security firm in Kuwait after its contract with a local oil company expired. The owners say they killed 24 dogs “humanely”…
Sri Lanka’s parliament votes in favour of right to information bill
Colombo, June 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s parliament on Friday voted in favour of a Right to Information (RTI) bill which had failed to get approval for several years. The RTI bill was unanimously passed in…
NHRC notice to Karnataka over ragging of Dalit student
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued a notice to Karnataka over reports that a Dalit nursing student from Kerala was forced by her seniors to drink phenyl while…
Chinese national gets nine-year jail in Pakistan
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Friday sentenced a Chinese national to nine years imprisonment for trying to smuggle weapons from Pakistan to China. The court also banned him from…
HC orders police protection to BSES staff going to power supply
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday directed police to provide protection to BSES officials when they go to restore the power connection at the premises of a 66-year-old woman, who…
Forensic tests of Narada tapes now at CFSL Chandigarh
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) With the CFSL Hyderabad expressing its inability, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed sending the Narada sting tapes to the Chandigarh laboratory for forensic examination. Hearing multiple litigations seeking probe…
Goa Cricket Association trio freed on bail
Panaji, June 24 (IANS) A Goa court on Friday granted conditional bail to top Goa Cricket Association officials including president Chetan Desai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla, who were earlier arrested for cheating…
Kejriwal targets Modi after bills are returned
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the central government returned bills passed by the Delhi assembly. “Modi’s slogan — Na kaam karoonga, na…
Meghalaya seeks exemption from coal mining law
Shillong, June 24 (IANS) The Meghalaya cabinet on Friday decided to urge the central government to exempt the state from the purview of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, following the National Green Tribunal’s ban…
‘Goans living in UK on Portuguese passports should be helped’
Panaji, June 24 (IANS) Following the Brexit vote, the Goa government should help Goans who used Portuguese passports to settle in the UK, a political party in the state said on Friday. “We are with…
British Muslim gets life for plotting attack
London, June 24 (IANS) A British Muslim extremist was sentenced for life in prison after plotting a ‘Lee Rigby’ style beheading on Remembrance day. Nadir Syed, 23, who was sentenced on Thursday, will serve a…
Jammu temple desecration: PSA detention of accused revoked
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has revoked an administrative order slapping Public Safety Act (PSA) on a youth accused of desecrating a temple on the ground that he suffers from “psychiatric…
Fearing arrest, Prachanda cancels Australia visit
Kathmandu, June 24 (IANS) Nepal’s Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has cancelled his visit to Australia, apparently due to fears he may be arrested for war crimes. Prachanda, who was to visit Australia…
Supreme Court’s tie blocks Obama’s immigration plan
Washington, June 24 (IANS) The US Supreme Court’s 4-4 tied decision over President Barack Obama’s immigration policy, which left nearly five million undocumented immigrants in a legal limbo, became the most important issue at the…
US Supreme Court blocks White House’s immigration plan
Washington, June 24 (IANS) US Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a heavy blow to the White House’s immigration programme by unable to come to a decision on a lower court’s ruling that blocked the programme….