China drafts law on national anthem misuse
Beijing, Aug 28 (IANS) China is drafting a law on the misuse of its national anthem with violators set to face criminal prosecution or up to 15 days detention. The draft legislation was given a…
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I was asked to close case against Ram Rahim: Ex-CBI officer
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 (IANS) A former CBI officer who nailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh said on Monday that two senior officials a decade back handed him the case…
High alert in western UP ahead of Ram Rahim’s sentencing
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) An alert has been sounded in all districts of western Uttar Pradesh ahead of the sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Monday. A police spokesman said…
Samsung heir appeals against convictions, jail term
Seoul, Aug 28 (IANS) Samsung group’s heir Lee Jae-yong filed for an appeal on Monday, three days after he was sentenced to five years in jail for bribery and embezzlement in a corruption case that…
Shanghai firm fined for disgracing ‘comfort women’
Shanghai, Aug 28 (IANS) A Shanghai tech firm was fined for making emoticons based on “comfort women”, police said on Monday. Shanghai Siyanhui Technology Co., Ltd. was fined 15,000 yuan ($2,255) and ordered to suspend…
Hundreds rally in Chicago against white supremacy
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the US city of Chicago, denouncing white supremacy and neo-fascists. The rally, called “Solidarity Against White Supremacy”, held on Sunday afternoon gathered members…
Haryana tense but under control: MHA
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Home Ministry said on Monday the situation in Haryana three days after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was still tense but under control….
Justice Dipak Misra sworn in as Chief Justice of India
New Delhi, Aug. Aug 28 (IANS) Justice Dipak Misra was sworn in on Monday as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI). Justice Misra was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind….
Sentencing of Dera chief at 2.30 pm; lockdown in Rohtak
Chandigarh, Aug 28 (IANS) Rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will be sentenced on Monday at 2.30 p.m. at a special court near Rohtak town in Haryana. The quantum…
Tight security in Rohtak ahead of Dera chief sentencing; curfew in Sirsa
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) Security forces were on high alert again on Sunday in Haryana and Punjab as both states braced for the announcement of quantum of punishment on Monday to Dera Sacha Sauda sect…
Sushma inaugurates India’s first ‘Videsh Bhavan’ in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Signalling a significant new era in cooperation with states, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the country’s first Videsh Bhavan, assimilating all Regional Passport Offices and allied departments under a single…
Tight security ahead of Dera chief’s sentencing: Haryana DGP
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) Haryana Police on Sunday said tight security was in place ahead of the pronouncement of the quantum of sentence for Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, adding that the Army…
Haryana, Punjab suspend mobile internet till Tuesday
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) With tension building up ahead of the sentencing of convicted Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Monday, the Haryana and Punjab governments on Sunday suspended mobile internet…
Justice Khehar’s short tenure as CJI saw two landmark verdicts
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who will demit office on Monday, had a short but eventful tenure as the country’s top judge in which he presided over two constitutional benches…
Aadhaar helped disburse Rs 83,000 cr via DBT: Assocham
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Biometric cards have facilitated disbursement of as much as Rs 83,184 crore to beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes without the notorious leakages of the past, industry body Assocham…
Lies, half-truths, secrets — all from Khattar government!
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) In the past over 100 hours of the Dera Sacha Sauda mayhem, the BJP government in Haryana led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar relied on lies, half-truths…
Modi takes strong exception to law and order violation
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Those who take law in their hands and resort to violence will not be spared, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, in an apparent reference to the violence in…
Mann Ki Baat: Modi condemns violence
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said no one has the right to violate law and order in the name of faith, in an apparent reference to the violence in…
Trains affected due to Haryana violence resumed
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Trains affected due to law and order situation in Haryana and Punjab have been resumed after receiving security clearance from authorities, the Railways said on Sunday. “All the trains on…
Haryana, Punjab peaceful; security remains on high alert
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) Affected areas in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday morning were peaceful as security forces remained on high alert, officials said. Curfew was withdrawn in Panchkula, adjoining Chandigarh, which saw the maximum…