On average, 98 deaths in police custody every year
By Jai Vipra A staggering 1,275 people died in police custody in India between 2001 and 2013 but less than 50 per cent of custodial deaths led to a case being registered, data from the…
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Japanese court rules against n-plant over safety concerns
Tokyo, June 17 (IANS) In a fresh setback to Japan’s plans to reactivate nuclear plants that fulfil the new safety parameters, a court has rejected an appeal by the operator of the Takahama nuclear plant…
Bangladesh urged to halt mass arbitrary arrests
New York, June 17 (IANS) The Bangladeshi authorities should investigate attacks on secular writers and others but must stop arbitrarily arresting people without proper evidence of a crime, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Between…
Meghalaya High Court orders CBI probe in police scam
Shillong, June 17 (IANS) The Meghalaya High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry into an alleged recruitment scam of the police conducted by the Meghalaya Public Service Commission. Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen issued the order…
11 sentenced to life in Gulberg massacre
Ahmedabad, June 17 (IANS) A special court here on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment 11 persons, of the 24 convicted for the Gulberg Society massacre of 2002. One of the convicts was sentenced to 10…
Australian PM ‘regrets’ inviting Islamic cleric to state dinner
Canberra, June 17 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday expressed regret that an Islamic cleric, who once said AIDS was a fitting punishment for being a homosexual, was invited to a government-hosted dinner….
Ecuador renews state of emergency for another 30 days
Quito, June 17 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced that the government has renewed a state of emergency which was declared following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 16 for another 30 days. The president renewed…
Centre wilfully disobeying SC order on drought-hit states: Yogendra Yadav
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday accused the Centre of “wilfully disobeying” a Supreme Court order on the 13 drought-hit states in the country. “Universal access to foodgrain in…
Yet another woman gang-raped in car in Delhi, three held
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman returning home after watching a movie was abducted and gang-raped in a moving car here by three men, police said on Thursday. All three accused have been…
Registration of Teesta Setalvad’s Sabrang Trust cancelled
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In first-ever major crackdown against NGOs, the central government on Thursday cancelled the “permanent registration” of Sabrang Trust, run by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand. This…
Woman claiming to be late Saudi king’s ‘wife’ loses legal battle
London, June 16 (IANS) A woman claiming to be the “wife” of late Saudi King Fahd has lost the latest round of a legal battle with his son over a $28 million payout she was…
Compensation awarded for workers suffering burns at Kudankulam N-plant
Chennai, June 16 (IANS) Finding safety measures lacking in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday ordered compensation of Rs.50,000 each as relief to six…
HC dismisses pleas against ‘Udta Punjab’ release
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Clearing desks for the release of “Udta Punjab”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions seeking a stay on it. Justice M. Jeyapaul dismissed the…
‘Udta Punjab’ clears all hurdles for Friday release
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Bollywood film “Udta Punjab” will hit the theatres on Friday after the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block a Bombay High Court order allowing its release while the Punjab…
Indian jailed for 14 months in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, June 16 (IANS) A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced an Indian man to 14 months in prison for sexually abusing an underage girl, an anti-pedophile agency said. Raj Deo, 46, a cloth seller…
Supreme Court okays ‘Udta Punjab’ release
The Supreme Court of India (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order allowing the release of Bollywood film “Udta Punjab”, set…
HC seeks status report on Shimla traffic
Shimla, June 16 (IANS) Acting tough against traffic blues in Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday told the government and the civic body to file status report on the city’s traffic every three…
HC dismisses pleas against ‘Udta Punjab’ release
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Clearing desks for the release of “Udta Punjab”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions seeking a stay on it. Justice M. Jeyapaul dismissed the…
Bulgarian parliament adopts ban on face veils
Sofia, June 16 (IANS) The Bulgarian parliament has approved a bill that would ban the wearing of garments concealing the face entirely or partially in public places. A total of 108 MPs voted in favour…
Missing documents anti-national activity: Naqvi
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday that the “missing documents” of the Ishrat Jahan encounter case amounted to “anti-national activity” and those involved will be punished. Naqvi’s reaction…