SC allows 24 weeks pregnant woman to abort malformed foetus
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a 24 weeks pregnant woman to abort as the foetus suffers from severe abnormality of not having a skull for which there was no…
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Abu Dhabi police launch campaign against fireworks
Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The police here on Thursday launched an awareness campaign to warn residents against risks of using fireworks. The campaign is part of Abu Dhabi Police’s “Your Security is Our Happiness”…
HC orders inspection of Gorakhpur hospital services
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) to inspect the services at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur where a large…
Delhi HC judges visit district courts on surprise inspection
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In a first, six senior-most judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday morning visited the capital’s six district courts here for surprise inspections to check the punctuality and discipline…
Court allows Shabir Shah to appear via video-conferencing
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A court here on Thursday allowed Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah’s plea seeking to appear before the court through video-conferencing, apprehending that he could be attacked by other inmates in…
Benazir Bhutto’s children call verdict ‘disappointing, unacceptable’
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Following the verdict in the 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case, the former Prime Minister’s children expressed their displeasure with the judgement on Twitter. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari…
ED custody of meat exporter Moin Qureshi extended
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A court here on Thursday extended by four days the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody of meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi, who was arrested in a money laundering case. After being…
Benazir murder: Musharraf declared absconder, five let off
Rawalpindi, Aug 31 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday declared former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf an absconder in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Five others accused in the case were acquitted…
HC judges visit district courts on surprise inspection
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In a first, six senior-most judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday morning visited six district courts here for surprise inspections to check the punctuality and discipline of judges…
Ex-JDU MLC’s son convicted in road rage case
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) A court in Bihar on Thursday convicted Rakesh Ranjan Yadav, alias Rocky Yadav, of killing a Class 12 student in the infamous Gaya road rage case, a government lawyer said. The…
20 Rohingya refugees drown fleeing Myanmar
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) The bodies of 20 Rohingya refugees, including children, were recovered from Naf River on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border after their boat capsized while they were fleeing violence in Myanmar that has forced…
Pakistan court declares Musharraf absconder in Benazir murder case
Rawalpindi, Aug 31 (IANS) An Anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on Thursday declared former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf absconder in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto while acquitting all the five accused arrested…
US anti-vaccination activist denied Australian visa
Canberra, Aug 31 (IANS) A US author who bills himself as the “world’s number one anti-vaxxer” has been denied a visa to enter Australia for a speaking tour, a minister announced on Thursday. Immigration Minister…
Google-funded think tank fires tech giant’s critic
San Francisco, Aug 31 (IANS) Already mired in several controversies, Google once again was at the receiving end of condemnation after a tech giant-funded think tank ousted a group of scholars who hailed European antitrust…
Controversial Texas immigration bill temporarily blocked
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked key provisions of a law that bans sanctuary jurisdictions in the US state, the media reported. A sanctuary city is a broad term…
Benazir Bhutto murder case verdict on Thursday
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A Pakistani court is set to announce its verdict in the murder case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday after about a decade, officials said. Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge…
California university offering legal aid to undocumented students
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) The California State University-Northridge (CSUN) in association with the Southwestern Law School has inaugurated a “Legal Support Clinic” to provide pro bono assistance to students on immigration issues. “The university…
Brazil’s top prosecutor to remain in Temer graft case
Brasilia, Aug 31 (IANS) Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) dismissed a motion to remove General Prosecutor Rodrigo Janot from heading investigations into President Michel Temer’s alleged corruption. STF Judge Edson Fachin said on Wednesday there…
Egypt puts 296 Muslim Brotherhood defendants on terror list
Cairo, Aug 31 (IANS) An Egyptian court has decided to place 296 defendants loyal to the banned Muslim Brotherhood on the country’s terror list for three years. The defendants admitted during investigations that they joined…
Turkey calls for UN intervention on Rohingya Muslims’ plight
Ankara, Aug 31 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to “put pressure on Myanmar government” over the suffering of the Rohingya Muslims in the country, semi-official Anadolu Agency…