New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday said the statement of Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena, who wants to become an approver in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, will be recorded on…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Islamic State sympathisers were planning lone wolf attacks to target government employees, security forces, investigating agencies and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members, National Investigation Agency (NIA)…
Ottawa, March 2 (IANS) The Canadian government has given its go-ahead to begin the extradition of Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou to the US, leading to China’s dissatisfaction and Beijing even questioning Ottawa’s authority. The extradition…
Brasilia, March 2 (IANS) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been granted leave from prison to attend his seven-year-old grandson’s funeral, who died of meningitis. The boy died on Friday, and the…
Ottawa, March 2 (IANS) The Canadian government has authorised the start of a formal process to consider a request from the US to extradite Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Meng Wanzhou, who Washington accuses of…
Rome, March 2 (IANS/AKI) Just 262 boat migrants reached Italy this year via the Mediterranean, a tiny fraction of the 5,247 who arrived in 2018, Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has said, hailing the plunge…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by Lt. General Ravi Dastane (since retired) challenging the appointment of then Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi High Court judge Justice Valmiki Mehta passed away on Friday morning due to a heart attack, the Bar Council here said. He was cremated at the electric crematorium at…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Deterrence is crucial for encouraging pro-market behaviour, while effective competition is important for fostering innovation, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) K.V. Subramanian on Friday. Delivering a lecture here on the Economics…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Centre on Friday defended its decision to authorise 10 agencies to undertake surveillance by intercepting, monitoring or decrypting any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer under…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday lashed out at the industry for using a technology junked all over, in their “obsession for profit” and treating human life “very cheap” as it…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday took a dim view of the Haryana Assembly amending the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), 1900 taking away the protection to the forest cover in…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has served a show cause notice to the DSSSB Chairperson after it received a complaint from a disabled person alleging that the government…
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed against the release of Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who was captured by Pakistan two days earlier….
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) Bangladesh has told the UN that it won’t accept any more Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the first time the country has threatened to close its borders to members of the Muslim…
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday petitioned the Supreme Court against a decision by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejecting him bail in a corruption case. Sharif was on…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried simultaneous raids at the residences of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Videocon Group promoter Venugopal Dhoot in connection with an ongoing…
Rome, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government is committed to its membership of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Premier Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday. “This government has absolutely no intention of…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal for setting up of a Centre for Disability Sports at Gwalior. To be registered under the Societies Registration Act, the proposed Centre…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved promulgation of an ordinance for establishing the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) to create an independent and autonomous regime for institutionalised arbitration. The…