Panaji, April 19 (IANS) US-based ISKCON devotees have started an online petition demanding a probe into the death of a former US airman and Hare Krishna devotee Caitanya Holt, who died in mysterious circumstances in…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, April 19 (IANS) As his family was at its wits end to obtain 50-year-old Ranjan Saha’s death certificate, the banana seller startled one and all by returning home 16 years after…
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) Reshma Thomas is working for a doctorate on health issues relating to LGBTs and has over 200 paintings – out of an oeuvre of 500 – on the…
Mexico City, April 19 (IANS/EFE) Three members of Mexico’s Federal Police have been suspended in connection with last week’s appearance of a video showing the torture of a woman in custody, the force’s director said…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) In a U-turn, Delhi’s AAP government on Monday sought to distance itself from the previous Congress government’s opposition to the Punjab Termination of Agreement Act, brought in 2004 by then…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking quashing of the president’s rule in Uttarakand and a CBI probe into the allegations of ‘horse-trading’ before the dismissal…
Ahmedabad, April 18 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Monday rejected Amreli BJP Lok Sabha member Naranbhai Kachhadia’s plea against his conviction by a sessions court, but allowed him relief from immediate imprisonment in a…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court in Monday said that gender equality is a constitutional message and Sabarimala temple management cannot say that banning entry of women of a particular age group comes…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government, the censor board and the producers to file affidavits over a petition filed against upcoming Bollywood film “Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd.”….
Patna, April 18 (IANS) Hundreds of Bihar’s toddy tappers on Monday protested against the ban on sale of the drink, the main source of their livelihood. As mark of their angst, they drank toddy in…
Shillong, April 18 (IANS) India is in the process of finding a solution to thwart trafficking of women and children from Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said here…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Proceedings into the ongoing legal battle between Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan and Kangna Ranaut have been stalled as the latter has not yet recorded her statement to assist in the investigation,…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the British East India Company did not take away the Kohinoor diamond but it was gifted to Britain by Maharaja…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the city government on a fresh plea against app-based taxi aggregators, including Ola and Uber, for allegedly over-charging and arbitrarily applying…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A court here on Monday fixed April 22 for its order on a plea for examining doctors on the potency of one of the accused in the Danish woman’s gang…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Adding to the woes of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, a special court here on Monday issued an undated non-bailable arrest warrant against the beleaguered businessman, official sources said here. The non-bailable…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday briefed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj about progress in the investigations into the deaths of three Indian nationals in Russia earlier this year. The…
Kullu, April 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said there are areas in the state that are known for cultivation of cannabis and opium and the practice needs to be curbed…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) A court here on Monday sentenced a 42-year-old IT professional to death and his married lover to double life imprisonment for murdering her four-year-old daughter and mother-in-law in 2014. Nino Mathew…
Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) A special court here on Monday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against liquor baron Vijay Mallya, official sources said. On April 15, the Enforcement Directorate had…