Karti Chidambaram can’t leave India for now: SC
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, cannot leave the country for now as the court will hold a further hearing on…
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HC judgment on idol immersions an appeal to peace: Bengal Governor
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) A day after the Calcutta High Court lifted the state government’s restrictions on Durga idol immersions on October 1 during Muharram, West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Friday said the judgment…
Rajasthan HC sets up high-level committee for Pakistani minority migrants
Jodhpur, Sep 22 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Friday set up a three member high-level committee comprising a retired High Court Judge to advise the state government in relation to different issues pertaining to…
Meat exporter Moin Qureshi’s judicial custody extended
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A court here on Friday extended, to October 6, the judicial custody of meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi, who was arrested in a money laundering case. The extension came as…
Goa opposition leader appears in illegal gambling probe
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) Goa opposition leader Chandrakant Kavlekar on Friday appeared before the Goa Police’s crime branch in connection with an illegal gambling probe. Kavlekar was summoned by the Crime Branch, after a raid…
UK banks to carry out immigration checks
London, Sep 22 (IANS) UK banks will carry out immigration checks on 70 million current accounts from January in the biggest extension of Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to create a “hostile environment” for illegal…
Four refugees drown in Black Sea
Istanbul, Sep 22 (IANS) At least four refugees drowned and 15 others were reported missing on Friday when their boat capsized off the Turkish coast in the Black Sea. Thirty-eight refugees were rescued, the Turkish…
Man charged with head-butting ex-Australian PM
Canberra, Sep 22 (IANS) A 38-year-old man has been charged with head-butting former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, police said on Friday. Abbott alleged a same-sex marriage campaigner assaulted him on Thursday after asking to…
Mizoram government, militant outfit likely to sign peace pact
Aizawl, Sep 22 (IANS) The Mizoram government is likely to sign a peace agreement with the Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), a Manipur-based terror outfit whose cadres are expected to surrender, an official said here on…
Facebook to share 3,000 Russian ads with US Congress
San Francisco, Sep 22 (IANS) A week after Facebook disclosed the details about Russian political ads worth $100,000 on its platform during the 2016 US presidential election, the social media giant has announced it would…
People’s tribunal holds Myanmar guilty of ‘genocide’ against Rohingyas
By Garima Tyagi Kuala Lumpur, Sep 22 (IANS) An international people’s tribunal on Friday held Myanmar guilty of “genocide” against Rohingya Muslims and said the “systematic targeting of civilians” and other acts committed by the…
Vrindavan widows find solace in blue-jacket volunteers
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Vrindavan, Sep 22 (IANS) Abandoned by her family, an elderly and wrinkled woman lies crumpled on a hospital bed here, maggots falling off one of her decaying hands. The Ramakrishna Mission…
Himachal HC fixes timeline for bio-metric attendance in offices
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) Expressing concerns over lethargy on part of officials of Panchayati Raj Institutions, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state to increase their accountability by installing bio-metric attendance system in…
US Marine Corps to assign female infantry officer
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) The US Marine Corps is expected to assign its first female infantry officer next week. The female officer, whose name was not revealed, is expected to break the major gender barrier…
Need to expose Modi government on Narmada Dam before 2019: Medha Patkar
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Sarovar Dam over Narmada River in Gujarat, activist Medha Patkar, who led a three-decade-long movement against the project, said that it…
Election Commission to hear AIADMK case on Oct 5
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Thursday told the factions of the DMK that it will hear their competing claims to the party’s frozen ‘two leaves’ poll symbol on October 5….
Political parties, media groups condemn Tripura scribe’s killing
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday condemned the killing of Tripura-based journalist Santanu Bhowmick, seeking harsh punishment for the culprits. The CPI-M blamed the Bharatiya…
Congress to submit signatures on women’s bill to President
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) As part of the Congress efforts to push for the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill, a delegation of its women leaders will meet President Ram Nath Kovind to submit…
Centre, states failed to enforce police reforms: CHRI
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Thursday said that the central and state governments had failed to implement the Supreme Court directions on improving the policing system even 11…
Treat Rohingyas as refugees, CPI-M tells Modi government
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The CPI-M has urged the Modi government to reverse its policy and treat Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar as refugees and said “they cannot be the victims of Islamophobia”….