New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Central government eight weeks time to tell it on the outcome of the discussion it was holding with Punjab and Haryana for some…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A petition was filed on Thursday before the Delhi High Court alleging that majority of government schools here are not facilitating science and commerce streams at intermediate level to students….
Ahmedabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Thursday sternly rebuked Vadodara Municipal Commissioner Vinod Rao for sending a sitting judge a WhatsApp message about a case and sought an unconditional apology in the…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Around 50 organisations have come together in a civil society initiative under which volunteers will visit places where lynchings have been reported and meet the affected families. The month-long journey…
Imphal Sep 7 (IANS) Three Manipuri mothers were felicitated here on Thursday for bearing many children, in an attempt to encourage Meitei women to have more children to increase the tribe’s population as a protection…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday told the Supreme Court that though its powers under Article 324 of the Constitution were wide enough, it could not take recourse to them for…
Cairo, Sep 7 (IANS/WAM) The Speaker of the Arab Parliament has called on international organisations to take immediate action to end the suffering of Rohingya Muslims. In a statement, Mishaal Al Salami on Wednesday called…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday told the Supreme Court that a candidate who files a false affidavit at the time of filing his nomination paper does not attract disqualification even…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) As expected, notorious mafia gangster Abu Salem A. Ansari, 50, was spared the death penalty and sentenced to life imprisonment by Special TADA court Judge G.A. Sanap on…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Gangster Abu Salem on Thursday escaped the death penalty in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case as a Special TADA Court here sentenced two convicts to death while awarding…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 7 (IANS) India has called on the international community to develop norms to protect people against the scourges of genocide and other crimes against humanity even when confronted by…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Tolerance is the culture and commitment of India and Indians, and it is our constitutional duty to protect and strengthen this culture, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday opposed the bail plea of alleged hawala dealer Muhammad Aslam Wani, accused of money laundering. Public Prosecutors Navin Kumar Matta and Rajeev Awasthi told…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday said the Rohingyas who have crossed over to India should be treated as refugees and not be pushed back or deported. The…
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) The North Goa district administration on Thursday extended the ban on Mangalore-based Hindu outfit Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik by 60 days with effect from September 6. “The step has…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The two senior police officers who were sentenced to 17 years in prison for negligence and security lapses that led to the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007…
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday directed Tamil Nadu assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal not to take action till September 14 on privilege notices issued to 21 DMK legislators. The court was…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) A Special TADA Court on Thursday sentenced two convicts to death, gangster Abu Salem Ansari and another to life terms and one more to 10 years jail in the 1993 Mumbai…
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) A trial court will formally frame charges in the connection with the rape and sexual harassment case against former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on September 28, public prosecutor Francis Tavora said…
By Qaid Najmi Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) As expected, notorious mafia gangster Abu Salem A. Ansari, 50, was spared the death penalty and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by Special TADA court Judge G.A. Sanap…