President’s Rule set aside in Uttarakhand
Dehradun, April 21 (IANS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday set aside the President’s Rule imposed in Uttarakhand.
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High Court axes President’s Rule in Uttarakhand
Dehradun, April 21 (IANS) In a major setback to the central government, the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday set aside the imposition of President’s Rule in the hill state. After two consecutive days of hearing…
UP government suspends IAS officer convicted of graft
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Rajeev Kumar who was convicted in 2012 in a Noida plot allotment scam and was sent to prison earlier this…
New Zealand launches one rule for fee-charging rides
Wellington, April 21 (IANS) Taxi and ride-sharing companies such as Uber are to be governed by one set of rules in New Zealand, following pressure for a shake-up from both sides. Transport Minister Simon Bridges…
Women allowed to enter Maharashtra’s Trimbakeshwar temple
Nashik (Maharashtra), April 21 (IANS) Signalling a major social change, women on Thursday morning were permitted entry to the Trimbakeshwar temple here, one of the 12 ‘Jyotirlingas’ (a devotional object representing Lord Shiva) in the…
Brazil court postpones decision on Lula’s cabinet appointment
Brasilia, April 21 (IANS/EFE) Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to postpone discussions on whether former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can assume a key position in his successor’s cabinet. Justice Teori Zavascki, one…
US Supreme Court rules in favour of terror victims
Washington, April 21 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a judgement which would allow victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut and other terrorist attacks to collect nearly $2 billion from…
Vijay Mallya convicted in cheque bounce case
Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) A city court on Wednesday convicted now defunct Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya in a cheque bounce case. The 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate convicted the…
Congress jumps on Kohinoor bandwagon, wants Indian artefacts abroad back
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Amid demands from various quarters to get the Kohinoor diamond back from the British, the Congress on Wednesday said that it was keen on getting Indian artefacts lying abroad to…
Government wants remarks against president expunged, may move SC
(Photo: IANS) By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The union government is likely to move the Supreme Court to expunge the comments made by the Uttarakhand High Court on President Pranab Mukherjee…
President too can go wrong: Uttarakhand HC
Dehradun, April 20 (IANS) The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday said that the president of India is not a king who is infallible but can go wrong and that his decision is open to judicial…
Kohinoor issue: Sukhbir Badal asks SGPC to file caveat in SC
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to file a caveat in the Supreme Court so that the committee could be heard…
Kohinoor issue: Sukhbir Badal asks SGPC to file caveat in SC
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to file a caveat in the Supreme Court so that the committee could be heard…
Navy to grant permanent commission to women officers
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Wednesday announced grant of permanent commission to women officers on completion of seven years in service, adding that seven of its women officers who joined in…
Deep and disturbing decline found in world media
Paris, April 20 (IANS) A leading journalism advocacy group says media freedom experienced a sharp decline around the world over the past year, citing increasing government restrictions in places like Turkey, Poland, Tajikistan, and Egypt….
Allow women into Haji Ali dargah: Rights group
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Bhumata Ranragini Brigade on Wednesday said it will launch an agitation so that women entry to the famed Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. ‘Haji Ali For All’ forum was launched…
Bombay High Court allows Pune to host May 1 IPL tie
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants to be held in Pune on May 1 as scheduled, despite…
President is not king, he too is fallible: Uttarakhand HC
Nainital, April 20 (IANS) A bench of the Uttarakhand High Court here on Wednesday said the country’s President is not a King who may be infallible. The strong rebuke over imposition of President’s Rule in…
Government’s ‘no’ to free Rajiv killers condemned
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) The PMK and CPI on Wednesday condemned the central government’s refusal to back the release of seven convicts linked to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination. PMK founder S. Ramadoss said…
Sikh-American teenager forced to remove turban at US airport: Report
New York, April 20 (IANS) A Sikh-American teenager who authored a book about bullying that the community faces in the US was forced to remove his turban at the Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, California,…