New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was the obligation of the State that crimes involving vigilante groups are prevented, saying self-appointed vigilantes can’t be allowed to take law…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Asserting that Assam is not a dumping ground, the All-Assam Students Union (AASU) on Tuesday urged the central government to implement the 1985 Assam Accord that bars illegal immigrants from…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday it verdict over who — the Centre or the elected Delhi government — controls the reins of power to administer the…
Kuala Lumpur, July 3 (IANS) Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on Tuesday by anti-corruption authorities for his alleged role in the 1MDB scandal, described as the “biggest one in Malaysian history”, involving…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held JNU Students Union members, including its President Geeta Kumari, guilty of contempt of court for violating an order that barred them from protesting…
Ranchi, July 3 (IANS) A former state Minister and now Jharkhand Party’s lone legislator, Enos Ekka, was on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment in connection with the killing of a para-teacher by a Jharkhand court. The…
Kochi, July 3 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined any relief to two of the four rape-accused Orthodox priests who had moved it for anticipatory bail, posting the next hearing for Monday. The…
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday sought the Centre’s intervention in settling electricity arrears with neighbouring Punjab and Haryana pending for over half a century in three BBMB…
New York, July 3 (IANS) Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on three additional felony sex charges, two of which carry the potential of life in prison. Weinstein is already facing three sex…
Berlin, July 3 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government remains intact after she reached a deal over the country’s migration policy, ending a political standoff with her Interior Minister. Minister Horst Seehofer dropped his…
Kuala Lumpur, July 3 (IANS) Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on Tuesday by anti-corruption authorities in relation to state development fund 1MDB graft scandal. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said in a…
Canberra, July 3 (IANS) A Catholic archbishop in Australia was on Tuesday sentenced to 12 months detention for concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s. Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson, 67, was found guilty in…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday extended interim protection from arrest to senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case till August 1. Justice A.K. Pathak directed the…
Los Angeles, July 3 (IANS) The BBC has asked a US court to compel a California-based website to produce records which could identify who leaked footage of the next “Doctor Who” series. A 53-second clip…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is an accused in the suicide case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, on Tuesday moved an anticipatory bail plea in a sessions court here. Additional…
By Arul Louis New York, July 3 (IANS) Indian American federal appeals court judge Amul Thapar has emerged as a “serious” contender for a spot in the US Supreme court and has been interviewed for…
Canberra, July 3 (IANS) A Catholic archbishop in Australia was on Tuesday given a maximum sentence of 12 months in detention for concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s. Philip Wilson, now archbishop of Adelaide,…
Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief on approved death sentence of 12 hardcore militants involved in separate incidents of terrorism in the country, official reports said on Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations, army’s media…
Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) The father of a 22-year-old alleged gangrape victim here approached the Gujarat High Court on Monday seeking transfer of investigations from the Crime Branch to any other agency, a day after…
Rome, July 2 (IANS/AKI) Police in Palermo, the capital of Italy’s Sicily on Monday said they arrested 17 mafia suspects with Balkan links who are accused of trafficking illegal immigrants, weapons of war and of…