Chile lawmakers lift abortion ban
Santiago, March 18 (IANS) Chile’s lower house of Congress has approved a proposal that lifts a ban on abortion in cases of rape, when there is health risk for the mother, or when the foetus…
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Toshiba US subsidiaries under probe
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) Japanese tech giant Toshiba on Friday admitted that its American subsidiaries are being investigated by the US Justice Department for an accounting scandal that was recently revealed. Toshiba representatives said the…
Australia tightens laws on state sales
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) Months after a decision to lease Darwin’s port to a Chinese company, the Australian government on Friday announced it will step up its scrutiny of the sales of state infrastructure to…
China to adopt national standard on lab animal welfare
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China is set to adopt its first national standard on laboratory animal welfare and ethics by the end of this year, the media reported on Friday. The draft, which is available…
SC allows photos of governor, CM, ministers in ads
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the publication of the photos of governor, chief minister and the ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements. The apex court…
Musharraf leaves for Dubai to ‘seek medical treatment’
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talking to the media during a press conference in New Delhi on November 17, 2012. (Photo: PP Sarkar/IANS) Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday left…
SGPC seeks clampdown on websites carrying Sikh-centric jokes
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee – the highest temporal body of Sikhs – to suggest the areas where it could give direction for curbing…
SC asks TRAI if it is inclined to review call drop penalty
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the telecom regulator TRAI whether it would relook its decision imposing penalty on the telecom service providers for call drops in the wake of…
Pakistan government allows Musharraf to go abroad for treatment
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) The Pakistani government has allowed former President Pervez Musharraf to travel abroad for medical treatment, the country’s Interior Minister said here on Thursday. The decision came a day after the Supreme…
Court sets aside Roja’s suspension from Andhra assembly
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday set aside the suspension of opposition YSR Congress Party legislator R. K. Roja from the Andhra Pradesh state legislative for one year. Passing interim orders…
Maintain status quo on SYL canal: SC
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and police…
Himachal HC gets tough against frivolous litigation
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) Getting tough against frivolous litigation, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has said public interest could only be served by a bonafide litigant. It clarified that unscrupulous litigants cannot disguise personal or…
Baig acquitted in German Bakery blast, death sentence commuted
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to life imprisonment, the death sentence of IM operative Mirza Himayat Baig after acquitting him any involvement in the February 13, 2010 German Bakery…
Maintain status quo on SYL canal, orders SC
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SYL canal) and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and…
German Bakery blast: Baig’s death sentence commuted to life term
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to a life term, the death sentence to Mirza Himayat Baig after his conviction for the February 13, 2010 Pune German Bakery blast which…
Provide security for online taxi services: Kerala HC
Kochi, March 17 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state police to ensure necessary security to all drivers working for operators of online taxi services. Justice V. Chitambaresh directed Kerala Police chief…
1 in 3 Europeans say Crimea is Russian, says a survey
Moscow, March 17 (IANS) At least one-third of Americans, Dutch, British, French, German and Italian people believe that Crimea is part of Russia, says a survey report. According to a survey organised by Sputnik.Polls and…
Maintain status quo on SYL canal: SC
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the SYL canal and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and DGP as…
German Bakery blast: Death commuted to life term for Baig
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted to life term the death sentence awarded to Himayat Baig, convicted for the February 13, 2010 Pune German Bakery blast in which 17 people,…
Land deal inquiry in Haryana politically motivated: Hooda
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the state government’s action in ordering a probe into alleged land scam in the state was “politically motivated”. Hooda has…