Taj must be protected; no namaz allowed inside: SC
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow outsiders to offer ‘namaz’ at a mosque inside the Taj Mahal premises, saying the historic monument, which is one of the seven…
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‘Disappointing’, says Cyrus Mistry as NCLT upholds his sacking by Tata Sons
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) In a significant ruling, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday upheld the October 24, 2016 decision of the Tata Sons Board of Directors dismissing its then Chairman Cyrus Mistry,…
Vindicated once again: Nirbhaya’s mother
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) After the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence to four men in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case, the victim’s mother Asha Devi said she had been vindicated once again…
Punjab CM defends dope testing on government staff
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday defended his decision to order dope testing of government employees and police personnel, saying such tests were also conducted in the Army as a…
Kejriwal writes to Baijal urging implementation of SC order
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wrote to Lt Governor Anil Baijal urging him to fully implement the order of the Supreme Court giving primacy to the Delhi government…
Myanmar charges Reuters reporters with illegally obtaining state secrets
Yangon, July 9 (IANS) A Myanmar court on Monday charged two Reuters reporters with breaching a colonial-era law and illegally obtaining state secrets, according to the news agency. The court approved the plea of the…
SC reaffirms death sentence to four in Nirbhaya case
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its verdict upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gangraped and murdered Nirbhaya. Dismissing the plea for the recall of the May 5,…
Sharif’s son-in-law sent to Pakistan’s Adiala Jail
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan (retired), who was earlier arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a real estate corruption case, was shifted to Adiala…
NCLT upholds Tata Sons 2016 move sacking Cyrus Mistry as Chairman
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) In a significant ruling, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday upheld the October 24, 2016 decision of the Tata Sons Board of Directors dismissing its then Chairman Cyrus Mistry,…
SC open to live-streaming its proceedings
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) In a step aimed at bringing transparency and accountability, the Supreme Court on Monday said it was open to live-streaming its proceedings under “comprehensive and holistic guidelines.” A bench of…
Provide free treatment to poor: SC to private hospitals
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said all private hospitals in the national capital, which were given land on concessional rate, must provide free treatment to certain percentage of poor patients….
SC refuses to adjourn hearing on Section 377
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the central government’s plea for adjourning a scheduled hearing by a constitution bench on July 10 on petitions against Section 377 of the Indian…
China urged to stop persecuting lawyers
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) A Chinese human rights group on Monday urged the government to probe the unlawful persecution of Chinese human rights lawyers, including arbitrary arrests and torture. Three years ago China had cracked…
Trump administration provides names of separated children
Washington, July 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration has released the names of children under the age of five who were separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border, complying with a federal court…
Angry protesters pursue US Senate leader outside restaurant
Washington, July 9 (IANS) A group of angry protesters pursued US Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell as he was leaving from a restaurant in Kentucky, berating him with a mixture of immigration rhetoric and personal…
Brazilian judge blocks ruling to release Lula
Sao Paulo, July 9 (IANS) Brazil’s judiciary has issued contradictory orders over the controversial imprisonment of ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was convicted of corruption and sent to jail in April. On Sunday,…
Court orders release of former Brazil President Lula
Sao Paulo, July 8 (IANS) A judge of a federal regional court in Brazil on Sunday ordered the release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The former President has been serving a 12-year…
Simultaneous polls to erode federalism, Law Commission told
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) A majority of regional parties that took part in a discussion on simultaneous polls on Sunday told the Law Commission that such an exercise would undermine the regional aspirations and…
DRI seizes 10 kg of smuggled gold in Bengal, 2 held
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized ten kgs of smuggled gold worth Rs 3.18 crore from West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, a DRI release said on Sunday. Acting on a…
Delhi gang rape: SC to deliver verdict on convicts’ plea
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday will pronounce its verdict on pleas filed by the three death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case. A bench of Chief Justice…