US resumes premium processing of H-1B visas
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) The US has resumed the premium processing of all H-1B visa petitions subject to the fiscal 2018 cap, five months after it was suspended to check the rush of work visas…
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Governor reaches Chennai, HC to hear MLAs disqualification on Wednesday
Chennai, Sep 19 (IANS) Political developments in Tamil Nadu in the wake of disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs gathered momentum on Tuesday with the arrival of Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao here and the Madras High…
Congress’ Maharashtra legislator offers to sponsor CCTVs in schools
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Congress’s Maharashtra legislator Arif Naseem Khan on Monday announced plans to sponsor CCTVs in economically weak schools, especially in slums, “to ensure that students’ security is not compromised in any manner”….
Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rohingya region, UN seeks access
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Breaking her silence on Rohingyas, Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said she and her government condemned all human rights abuses and unlawful violence in…
Cash-for-query: Charges to be framed on September 27
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday fixed September 27 for formally framing charges against 11 former MPs in connection with the 2005 cash-for-query case. Delhi Police has chargesheeted the 11 –…
Incidence of child marriage in Bihar highest in India: Study
Patna, Sep 19 (IANS) Notwithstanding the laws, child marriage in Bihar particularly in rural areas is a reality, with the percentage of under-age marriages touching as high as 50 per cent in 340 blocks, says…
High Court to hear petition against disqualification of 18 MLAs
Chennai, Sep 19 (IANS) The Madras High Court is expected to hear on Wednesday the petition of 18 legislators disqualified under the anti-defection law by Tamil Nadu Speaker P. Dhanapal. When the counsel for the…
India welcomes Suu Kyi’s statement on Rohingyas
Yangon, Sep 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday welcomed as encouraging and positive Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s address on the situation in the country’s Rakhine state where violence has triggered an outflow of…
Pintos’ bail plea referred for assigning to another HC bench
Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) A Punjab and Haryana High Court judge on Tuesday refused to hear the anticipatory bail plea of Ryan International Schools’ three trustees since he knew the Pinto family and referred the…
When picked up, Iqbal Kaskar was watching ‘KBC’, eating biryani
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 19 (IANS) When Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, the brother of absconding mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, was picked up from his home in south Mumbai late on Monday night, he was busy watching…
India stresses on restoration of normalcy in Myanmar’s Rakhine
Geneva, Sep 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday stressed on restoration of normalcy in Myanmar’s Rakhine state where violence has triggered an outflow of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to neighbouring Bangladesh and called for…
UN seeks unrestricted access in Myanmar
Geneva, Sep 19 (IANS) The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has sought unhindered access to verify reports of human rights abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority. “It is important for us to see with our…
Kerala HC posts actor Dileep’s 5th bail plea for September 26
Kochi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday posted actor Dileep’s fifth bail application hearing in the Malayalam actress abduction case for next week. The actor has been in jail since July over…
Two Kashmiri stone-pelters sent to judicial custody
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday remanded two alleged stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir to judicial custody till October 17. During the in-camera proceedings, District Judge Poonam Bamba remanded Javed Ahmad…
Pakistan anti-graft court indicts ex-PM in fake recruitment scam
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday indicted former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and eight others in a case related to illegal recruitment in the Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco)….
Pakistan accountability court again summons Sharif family
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday gave former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other family members another seven days to appear before the accountability court in connection with the Supreme…
Two accused in Malegaon 2008 blast case get bail
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) A Special NIA court on Tuesday granted bail to Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Suhakar Dwivedi, two prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, on grounds of parity. The two were…
Uber apologises for sexist promotional message
Bengaluru, Sep 19 (IANS) Global ride hailing app Uber has apologised after its food delivery service’s ‘Wife Appreciation Day’ promotion in Bengaluru was called out for being ‘sexist’ by social media users from across the…
Suu Kyi condemns human rights violations in Myanmar’s Rakhine
Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 19 (IANS) Breaking her silence over the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said she and her government “condemn all human rights violations and…
U-17 World Cup hits shop owners at Kochi stadium; Kerala HC orders compensation
Kochi, Sep 19 (IANS) The U-17 World Cup to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here from October 7 has hit over 200 small businessmen who own shops at the stadium with the Greater…