Allahabad: President Pranab Mukherjee addresses during inauguration of the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the High Court of Judicature, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on March 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS/RB) Allahabad, March 13 (IANS) Expressing his concern over…
Nairobi, March 13 (IANS) Kenya is drafting a bill that will allow nationals serving jail terms in foreign countries to be repatriated to serve the remaining years or months of their sentence in local jails,…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) A Kerala Women’s Commission member on Sunday welcomed the RSS’ stand favouring entry of women into temples. Lissy Jose, in a release issued here, said she welcomes the stand of the…
Beijing, March 13 (IANS) Chinese courts have concluded 19,000 criminal cases involving environmental pollution and undermining resources in 2015, up 18.8 percent year on year, a report of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said Sunday….
Beijing, March 13 (IANS) A report by the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) on Sunday said the country will set up an international maritime judicial centre in its latest bid to protect national sovereignty and maritime…
Beijing, March 13 (IANS) Chinese courts convicted 1,419 criminals of harming state security, including taking part in terrorist attacks and secessionist activities, in 2015, Chief Justice Zhou Qiang said on Sunday. Chinese courts concluded the…
New Delhi/Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to inaugurate the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Allahabad High Court, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. He will be accompanied by…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said education can bolster India’s economy and enable social justice. “The road to sustained economic growth, inclusive development and social justice passes only…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) We need to create more weapons for peace and not new weapons for war, former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin said on Saturday. Speaking at a session on “Creating…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Deepening inequalities across societies globally is turning up as a major challenge for the world, Pakistani leader Sherry Rehman said here on Saturday. Rehman, a member of the Pakistan senate…
Beijing, March 12 (IANS) China has condemned an invitation to the Dalai Lama to attend an event on the sidelines of an ongoing UN human rights meeting, the media reported on Saturday. Reports said the…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Election Commission on Saturday directed the authorities in five election-bound states to identify localities predominantly inhabited by the “weaker sections” to help ensure their participation in the polling process….
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) The Goa Police’s Crime Branch on Friday filed a charge sheet against a ruling BJP legislator Michael Lobo and three others for allegedly cheating and forging documents related to CRZ clearances…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea filed by father of a six year-old Ryan International School student, found dead in a septic…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A city court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Sambia Sohrab, the prime accused in the hit-and-run case that killed an IAF officer but granted the relief to two others…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday summoned the balance sheets of the Congress party, and the Associated Journals Pvt Ltd. (AJL) for the year 2010-2011 in connection with the National Herald…
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday issued summons for appearance to former liquor baron Vijay Mallya and questioned some former Kingfisher airlines executives while his “fleeing” from India triggered a…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned, to March 28, the Maharashtra service tax department’s pleas for recovery of dues worth crores of rupees from the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines (KFA)…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to quash a criminal case against Gujarat Police personnel involved in the Ishrat Jahan shoot-out case in view of…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of C. Muniappan and two others who were given capital punishment for their involvement in the…