Washington, July 5 (IANS) Michael Cohen has removed on his Twitter biography the reference to being personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, in an attempt to distance himself from his long-time client. Cohen’s move…
Rome, July 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday he had signed deportation orders for three alleged Islamic extremists, vowing “zero tolerance” for jihadists. “I have signed expulsion orders for three…
Geneva, July 4 (IANS) Two UN rights experts have urged Indian authorities to complete investigations into alleged killings by security forces in Manipur, after “officials failed to meet a deadline set by the Supreme Court”…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday said that a “historic struggle” by the farmers “forced” the government to hike Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Kharif crops, though it is…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Terming the idea of holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies as “inherently anti-democratic”, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in a letter to the Law Commission…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the move of West Bengal State Election Commission of first extending the deadline for filing of nominations for the panchayat polls and taking the…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) In a message to Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court in its Wednesday ruling on who administers the capital warned against obstructionism and cautioned…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Central government for stepping on the domain of the Delhi government beyond the matters of land, police and public order of the…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) With Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) failing to deposit Rs 1,000 crore, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the real estate firm to pay Rs 600 crore to pay back to…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The government has decided to issue one more Look out Circular (LoC) against an NRI to create a stronger deterrent for husbands who have abandoned their wives in India, the…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave the green signal to the signing of a MoU with Britain for cooperation in the…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Delhi will suffer if the Lt Governor and the Delhi government do not work together or are in conflict, former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Wednesday. She said that…
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission has asked the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to explain why there is no provision for reservation in admission for the SC/ST community…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday deferred to July 6 the hearing on consideration of the ED chargesheet against former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram and two companies in…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Centre on a fresh plea that challenged the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that Delhi’s Lt Governor was constitutionally bound by the “aid and advice” of the elected government — a decision hailed by the ruling…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Criticizing the replacement of two-storey buildings with high rises, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a detailed response from the NBCC and DDA and explain the meaning of redevelopment…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Taking cognisance of the Indian government’s concerns over the misuse of its platform for repeated circulation of provocative content, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday wrote to the IT Ministry, saying the…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from all state governments on a PIL alleging flagrant violation of fire safety norms specified in the National Building Code, 2016, by builders,…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave its nod for the continuation, up to 2020, of eight schemes of the Home Ministry for relief and…