Tripura to set up commercial courts
Agartala, April 5 (IANS) The Tripura government will soon set up commercial courts in each of the eight districts to resolve commercial disputes in a time-bound manner, an official said here on Tuesday. Among the…
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Khaleda Zia gets bail in five cases
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Tuesday surrendered to separate courts in Dhaka before securing bail in five cases related to violence, graft and sedition. The former prime minister and Bangladesh…
In Indias district courts, a crisis is revealed
By Shobhit Mathur and Nomesh Bolia As of today, there are more than 20 million cases pending in the Indian district courts; two-thirds are criminal cases and one in 10 have been pending for more…
Vice president, others pay tributes to Jagjivan Ram
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari and other dignitaries on Tuesday paid tributes to former defence minister Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, observed as ‘Samata Diwas’. A prayer meeting was…
Not every off-shore company need be illegitimate: Rajan
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said not every off-shore company opened by an Indian national need be illegitimate and that this will be primary task of…
SC grants bail to DU professor Saibaba
New Delhi, April 4 (IA NS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba, accused of being associated with a front organisation of a banned Maoist outfit. A bench of…
Young voices from varsities lighting nation in dark times: Mandar
Hyderabad, April 4 (IANS) Rights activist and former bureaucrat Harsh Mandar on Monday said the young voices for justice and equality being raised in universities are the sparks which should lit the whole nation in…
SC imposes costs on states, UTs for not furnishing information
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday imposed cost of Rs.25,000 each on 26 states and seven union territories for not responding to the central government’s communication seeking information on utilisation of…
Centre to withdraw plea supporting AMU’s minority status
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked whether a university could be described as a minority institution as it allowed the central government to move an application withdrawing its appeal challenging…
SC begins hearing appeals by December 16 gangrape convicts
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday commenced the final hearing on the appeals by four December 16, 2012 Delhi gangrape accused challenging the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their…
AAP demands SC-monitored probe into Panama Papers
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The AAP on Monday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe against companies and people named in the Panama Papers. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chadha said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Delhi court acquits Amit Jogi, others in sting case
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A special court here on Monday acquitted Amit Jogi, son of Congress leader Ajit Jogi, and four others in a 2003 sting operation case. In the sting video footage, the…
Coal case: Four years jail for two JIPL directors
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) In the first sentencing in a coal block allocation case, a special court here on Monday sent to jail, for four years, two directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. whom…
India sets up multi-agency probe team on ‘Panama Papers’ expose
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday ordered a multi-agency probe team on the global expose by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), dubbed the “Panama Papers”, which found over 500…
47 UP policemen get life term for staged gun battle
Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) A special CBI court on Monday sentenced 47 Uttar Pradesh policemen of various ranks to life imprisonment in a 1991 staged gun battle case in Pilibhit. These policemen were on Friday…
Solar scam: Court trashes plea for CBI probe against Chandy
Kochi, April 4 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday came down heavily over wastage of its time, and dismissed a plea by prime accused Saritha Nair for a CBI probe against Chief Minister Oommen…
‘Panama Papers’ link global politicians in offshore deals, several Indians named
Washington/New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and more than 100 other news organisations around the globe reveals the offshore links of some of the planet’s…
SC grants bail to DU professor Saibaba
New Delhi, April 4 (IA NS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba, accused of being associated with a front organisation of a banned Maoist outfit. The apex court…
Contempt notice to senior UP official in IPS officer’s case
Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court on Monday issued a contempt notice to a top Uttar Pradesh government official for not providing documents to IPS officer Amitabh Thakur with regard to a departmental…
Coal case: Four years jail for two JIPL directors
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) In the first conviction in a coal block allocation case, a special court here on Monday awarded four-year jail term to two directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd., holding them…