Rawalpindi, Aug 31 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday declared former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf an absconder in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Five others accused in the case were acquitted…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In a first, six senior-most judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday morning visited six district courts here for surprise inspections to check the punctuality and discipline of judges…
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) A court in Bihar on Thursday convicted Rakesh Ranjan Yadav, alias Rocky Yadav, of killing a Class 12 student in the infamous Gaya road rage case, a government lawyer said. The…
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) The bodies of 20 Rohingya refugees, including children, were recovered from Naf River on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border after their boat capsized while they were fleeing violence in Myanmar that has forced…
Rawalpindi, Aug 31 (IANS) An Anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on Thursday declared former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf absconder in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto while acquitting all the five accused arrested…
Canberra, Aug 31 (IANS) A US author who bills himself as the “world’s number one anti-vaxxer” has been denied a visa to enter Australia for a speaking tour, a minister announced on Thursday. Immigration Minister…
San Francisco, Aug 31 (IANS) Already mired in several controversies, Google once again was at the receiving end of condemnation after a tech giant-funded think tank ousted a group of scholars who hailed European antitrust…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked key provisions of a law that bans sanctuary jurisdictions in the US state, the media reported. A sanctuary city is a broad term…
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A Pakistani court is set to announce its verdict in the murder case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday after about a decade, officials said. Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge…
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) The California State University-Northridge (CSUN) in association with the Southwestern Law School has inaugurated a “Legal Support Clinic” to provide pro bono assistance to students on immigration issues. “The university…
Brasilia, Aug 31 (IANS) Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) dismissed a motion to remove General Prosecutor Rodrigo Janot from heading investigations into President Michel Temer’s alleged corruption. STF Judge Edson Fachin said on Wednesday there…
Cairo, Aug 31 (IANS) An Egyptian court has decided to place 296 defendants loyal to the banned Muslim Brotherhood on the country’s terror list for three years. The defendants admitted during investigations that they joined…
Ankara, Aug 31 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to “put pressure on Myanmar government” over the suffering of the Rohingya Muslims in the country, semi-official Anadolu Agency…
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Revealing the low efficacy of last November’s demonetisation of high-value currency, the RBI said on Wednesday that of the Rs 15.44 lakh crore of notes taken out of circulation, Rs 15.28…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Denying that demonetisation failed to achieve its objectives, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the measure had succeeded in reducing cash in the economy, increasing digitisation, expanding the tax…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea of meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi challenging his arrest in connection…
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) The Balochistan High Court on Wednesday dismissed an application challenging the acquittal of former President Pervez Musharraf and others in the Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti murder case. The application had been…
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Revealing the low efficacy of last November’s demonetisation of high-value currency, the RBI said on Wednesday that of the Rs 15.44 lakh crore of notes taken out of circulation, Rs 15.28…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said he will soon launch another round of agitation in Delhi for the appointment of Lokpal, Lokayuktas and for farmers’ rights as the Prime…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a plea by the Central government seeking the transfer of 20 cases pending before various High Courts across the country challenging the Real…