Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday launched an online portal for registration of real estate promoters. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Council…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Jharkhand governments decision to ban a collection of short stories by an Adivasi writer and suspend him from his government job for allegedly hurting peoples sentiments is an attack…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A three-day workshop on enforcing intellectual property rights (IPRs) will get underway here from Tuesday for various concerned agencies, including the police, according to workshop organiser, the Union Commerce Ministry….
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on the constitutional validity of triple talaq – a practice already described by All India Muslim Personal Law Board…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to suspended Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, after he had spent nine years in prison….
Seoul, Aug 21 (IANS) South Korea’s Prosecutor’s Office on Monday sought a 12-year prison sentence for the vice chair of the Samsung Group over charges that include bribing the former President as part of a…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A special court here on Monday adjourned hearing in the 2G spectrum allocation case against Essar and Loop promoters for September 20. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P….
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Model-turned-nun Sofia Hayat has shown support to controversial actress Rakhi Sawant, who is facing charges of making objectionable remarks against sage Valmiki. Sofia, a former “Bigg Boss” contestant, said in a…
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The US administration’s decision to reverse a ban on the sale of plastic water bottles in some of Americas national parks shows “the corporate agenda is king and people and the…
Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday disposed a plea filed against BJP chief Amit Shah’s public meeting at the Goa Airport, after the Airport Authority of India…
London, Aug 21 (IANS) The Cambridge University Press (CUP) must reject China’s “disturbing” censorship demands or face a potential boycott of its publications, academics have warned. In a petition published on Monday, academics from around…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people after he had spent…
Canberra, Aug 21 (IANS) Australian flag carrier Qantas’ CEO Alan Joyce on Monday urged the country to support same-sex marriage in a looming postal vote, the media reported. In May, Joyce vowed to press charges…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition in the Kerala Assembly on Monday demanded that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan remove Health Minister K.K. Shailaja, who is facing nepotism charges. The Kerala High Court in its…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Aug 21 (IANS) “Sudhir Sukta”, a collection of poems by a former BJP legislator, which takes graphic and at times raunchy potshots at the state’s influential Goud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) community,…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit (retired), the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people. A bench of Justice…
Hong Kong, Aug 21 (IANS) Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest against the jailing of three pro-democracy leaders for their involvement in the 2014 anti-government occupation known as the…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Swaraj India on Sunday accused the Delhi government of being “insensitive and irresponsible” over the death of sewer workers here and demanded a White Paper on their problems. Accusing the…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) A man died while cleaning a sewer at a government hospital here on Sunday, while three others were taken ill, the Delhi Fire Service said. Rishi Pal, 40, Bishan, 30,…
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) Ahead of a court verdict on August 25 in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief, the Haryana government on Sunday said the police was on alert and 35 companies…