Rights
NY bar turns away turban-wearing Sikh youth
New York, May 17 (IANS) A Sikh youth has claimed that a bar in New York’s Long Island didn’t let him enter because he was wearing a turban. Gurvinder Grewal, a recent graduate from the…
HC defers hearing on parties names with religious connotations
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday deferred the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission to review political parties having names with religious connotations…
Cadre choice: SC gives 2nd choice to IAS, IPS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday modified a Delhi High Court order that quashed cadre allocation of IAS and IPS officers of the 2018 batch, giving them choices of a second…
Poet, lawyer jailed in fresh crackdown in Bangladesh: HRW
New York, May 17 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities made a series of new arrests in their crackdown on the right to free speech, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. The arrests were based on vague charges…
Co-location case: NSE to appeal against Sebi order
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) NSE will appeal against a Sebi order in the co-location issue in which it has been penalised up to Rs 1,000 crore and barred from approaching market for the next six…
Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage
Taipei, May 17 (IANS) Taiwan’s Parliament on Friday legalized same-sex marriage following a vote, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first in Asia to pass gay marriage legislation. In 2017, the island’s…
Trump proposes ‘merit-based’ immigration system
By Arul Louis New York, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has proposed a sweeping change to the immigration system to make it “merit-based” favouring professionals and well-educated people who will be high earners….
Chelsea Manning to return to jail for refusing to testify
Washington, May 17 (IANS) Former US military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was once again found in contempt by a federal judge for refusing to testify before a grand jury and will return to jail, just…
Khashoggi’s fiancee asks US to lead probe into murder
Washington, May 17 (IANS) The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi has asked the US to lead an international investigation into the murder of the Washington Post columnist last October inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. “Jamal’s…
Trump unveils plan for immigration reform
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to reform the nation’s immigration system, intended to favour high-skilled immigrants and restrict family-based migration. Speaking at the White House, Trump on Thursday…
Rs 2,500 cr marked as working capital: Essar Steel creditors
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Essar Steel creditors on Thursday informed the NCLAT that the Rs 2,500 crore of the Rs 42,000 crore coming from the resolution plan of Arcelor Mittal has been marked as working…
Muslim woman moves SC against husband over ‘talaq’
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A Muslim woman on Thursday moved the Supreme Court to restrain her husband from divorcing her in view of a judgement in August 2017 in Shayara Bano case. She has…
Once BJP’s face in Bofors case, advocate says party using it for political gains
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) On a day when CBI said it will continue its probe in Bofors kickbacks case, advocate Ajay Aggarwal, who once spearheaded the case, claimed the “BJP does…
NCLT asks SEBI to de-attach corporate debtor’s properties
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Principal Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to de-attach the properties of a corporate debtor attached…
Madras HC adjourns Kamal’s anticipatory bail petition
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday adjourned the anticipatory bail petition filed by actor-politician Kamal Haasan. The actor who has floated the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party,…
Bofors case: CBI withdraws plea seeking further probe
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday withdrew its application seeking further probe into the Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case from a Delhi court. The CBI has moved the application…
SREI for faster arbitration payout, dispute resolution
By Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Upset over the enforcing of contractual obligations and delays in arbitration awards, Kolkata-headquartered infrastructure finance major Srei has decided to be extra cautious where the government or…
Jindal Global Law School breaks new ground in campus placements
Sonipat, May 16 (IANS) The 2019 graduating class of the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) has broken a new record with over 57 corporate law firms’ offers, 24 litigation offers and 30 higher education offers…
WhatsApp warns clones to cease bogus operations in India
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Companies in India claiming that they can help people send bulk messages on WhatsApp must cease operations, the Facebook-owned messaging app warned on Thursday. A media report on Wednesday said…