New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India on Tuesday strongly rebutted criticism by the United Nations Human Rights Council of its handling of the issue of Rohingya Muslims, saying it was based on selective and inaccurate…
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) A two-member team of the Haryana Police on Tuesday questioned a few staffers at Ryan International School’s Kandivali headquarters here in the wake of the murder of a seven-year-old boy in…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Liquor shops near city schools, found to be degrading the atmosphere of the educational institutions, will be shut down, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said here on Tuesday. Information about…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said there should be a protocol or a scheme in place so that the Delhi State Legal Service Authority (DSLSA) is immediately alerted by…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the Central government was empowered under the Constitution to take steps for the fast tracking of the trial in criminal cases against the…
Tehran, Sep 12 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday said that violence in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslims marks the “death of Nobel Peace Prize”, a media report said. Khamenei called Myanmar’s…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India has ordered a special drive to remove encroachments — including illegal parking of vehicles, and hoardings and advertisements — from the national highways, it…
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said his party will soon approach the Supreme Court seeking monitoring of the ongoing CBI probe into the Rs 2,000-crore Srijan scam. “RJD will approach…
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Thousands of social activists, journalists, people’s forums and various political party workers from across the country on Tuesday held a protest meet at Central College Grounds here to condemn the murder…
London, Sep 12 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May’s landmark bill to pave the way for the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) cleared its major hurdle in the House of Commons in the…
Bangkok, Sep 12 (IANS) Interpol issued an international arrest warrant on Tuesday against Red Bull’s Thai heir, who is accused of having fatally run over a policeman in 2012 when he was driving a Ferrari…
Dhaka, Sep 12 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged Myanmar to take back the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Rakhine state to her country. Speaking as…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani on Tuesday said counselling of parents and family of people with different abilities, also known as ‘Divyangjans’, is extremely important for their…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday rejected a Delhi Police plea to seek extension in time to deseal a room in Hotel Leela Palace where former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife…
Ahmedabad, Sep 12 (IANS) A special trial court here on Tuesday directed BJP President Amit Shah to appear as a witness for Maya Kodnani, a former BJP leader and minister in the then Narendra Modi…
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) A local court here on Tuesday again rejected the bail plea of Vikas Barala, the son of Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar who were arrested in…
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) In a temporary relief on Tuesday, the Bombay High Court adjourned till Wednesday the hearing of an anticipatory transit bail application filed by the trustees of Ryan International Schools in the…
Chennai, Sep 12 (IANS) The DMK has filed a case in the Madras High Court seeking immediate direction to Governor to convene the assembly and ask Chief Minister K. Palaniswami to prove his majority, party…
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a five-judge bench will be formed to hear the review petitions of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his children, son-in-law and Finance Minister Ishaq…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police not to grant more than 500 temporary licences for the retail sale of firecrackers in the national capital during this year’s…