SC tells Unitech to pay interest to flat buyers
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked real estate major Unitech to pay interest to 39 flat buyers who chose to withdraw after the builder’s failure to deliver flats as promised….
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SC junks plea against UP government’s pension scheme
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea challenging the Akhilesh Yadav government’s ‘Samajwadi’ pension scheme for the poor in Uttar Pradesh. Dismissing the plea by some Hindu Front for…
SC reserves order on referring Sabarimala row to constitution bench
New Delhi, Feb. Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may refer a plea for allowing the entry of women aged between 10 to 50 years in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple to…
Turkey tries 47 over President’s assassination attempt
Ankara, Feb 20 (IANS) A Turkish court on Monday began the trial of 47 people over their alleged involvement in plotting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s assassination during a coup attempt in July last year. The…
Court seeks CBI reply on Anuj Saxena’s bail
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday asked the CBI to file its reply on a bail plea by Anuj Saxena, the COO of Elder Pharmaceuticals, accused of bribing former Corporate Affairs…
SC summons Bengal Environment Secretary on Wednesday
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Environment Secretary to appear before it on Wednesday along with a status report on the critically and severely polluted areas in…
10 sentenced to death for Egypt stadium massacre
Cairo, Feb 20 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced to death 10 persons over charges of murder and violence for the 2012 stadium massacre that left over 70 people dead. The relatives of the…
‘Shramoday’ schools to be set up in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Feb 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government is to establish ‘Shramoday’ schools in the state to provide private school-like education to the children of labourers free of cost, officials said on Monday. These schools,…
350 migrants enter Spain after breaching border fence
Madrid, Feb 20 (IANS) Some 350 sub-Saharan migrants on Monday managed to enter Spain after breaching a border fence that separates it from Morocco, authorities said. Red Cross emergency response teams in the area said…
Trump’s revised travel ban exempts green card holders
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts green card holders and those who already have a visa to travel…
SC tells Unitech to pay interest to flat buyers
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked real estate major Unitech to pay interest to 39 flat buyers who chose to withdraw after the builder’s failure to deliver flats as promised….
Stop stalling impeachment trial, S. Korean court tells Park
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) A South Korean court on Monday urged President Park Geun-hye to decide whether she will attend her final impeachment hearing and to stop stalling trial, indicating it would not accept attempts…
DMK approaches High Court on trust vote
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) The DMK on Monday approached the Madras High Court with a request to hear the issue of trust vote won by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami two days ago. The…
SC summons Bengal Environment Secretary on Wednesday
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Environment Secretary to appear in court on Wednesday along with a status report on the critically and severely polluted areas in…
Times Square rally protests Trump immigration policies
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) More than a thousand people of various faiths rallied in New York City in support of Muslim Americans and to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The “I Am A…
Thousands in US plan protest on President’s Day
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Thousands of people across the US are planning to protest on President’s Day against President Donald Trump and his policies, according to media reports. The President’s Day is a federal…
Retired Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir dead
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir died at a private hospital here on Sunday due to renal complications. He was 68, and leaves behind his wife Minna, son Deep and…
Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir dead
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir died at a private hospital here on Sunday due to renal complications. He was 68, and leaves behind his wife Minna, son Deep and…
EU citizens in UK could face legal limbo
London, Feb 19 (IANS) The European Union (EU) fears millions of its nationals living in the UK will be left stranded in a legal no mans land after the country leaves the bloc because of…
Elvis Presley’s grandchildren taken into child custody
Los Angeles, Feb 19 (IANS) Rock n’ roll legend Elvis Presleys daughter Lisa Marie is out of rehabilitation centre, and her eight-year-old twin daughters are taken into child custody, new court papers reveal. Lisa Marie…