Washington, Feb 14 (AFP) US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who helped shape the legal thought of his time, has died, the governor of his home state of Texas has confirmed. He was 79. “Justice…
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Police on Saturday arrested leaders of students’ groups AISF and ABVP in Osmania University here for staging protests over the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union president in a sedition case….
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) CBI officials on Saturday whisked away the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research’s (NIPER) officiating director in Punjab’s Mohali town even as he was holding a press conference regarding the…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) The nearly 30-hour-long examination of Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley — for five out of six days this week — before Special TADA Court Judge G.A. Sanap ended here on Saturday…
Patna, Feb 13 (IANS) An arrest order was on Saturday issued against Rajballabh Yadav, a legislator of Bihar’s ruling RJD, after a minor girl filed a complaint of abduction and rape against him, police said….
Ghaziabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The Snapdeal woman executive, who was taken to Haryana and managed to return to Ghaziabad, was abducted by someone close to her, police said on Saturday. Deepti Sarna, 23, was abducted…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Seventy percent of the people surveyed by a “citizen engagement platform” associated with the BJP, believe that corruption has not reduced in Delhi under the Arvind Kejriwal government, but nearly…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the JNU incident where anti-India slogans are said to have…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) Odisha Tourism and Culture minister Ashok Panda on Saturday said a notice would be served to the National School of Drama (NSD) to furnish a report over enactment of “nude scenes”…
United Nations, Feb 13 (IANS) An international inquiry to determine responsibility for the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict has narrowed down its initial targets from 116 to five, said a report. The…
Mexico city, Feb 13 (IANS) More than 230 inmates were relocated from the overcrowded Topo Chico prison in the state of Nuevo Leon in Mexico after a riot there left 49 prisoners dead, authorities said….
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The cash-for-vote case allegedly involving leaders of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) came to the fore again with Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday issuing notice to an accused, Jerusalem Muthaiah….
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley on Friday said he had recced Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar West in Mumbai with the intention to target the building and the then party supremo…
Vijayawada, Feb 12 (IANS) A court in Andhra Pradesh on Friday sent AgriGold chairman A.Venkata Rama Rao and managing director A.V.S. Narayana Rao to judicial custody for 14 days in a case of alleged illegal…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The president of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s students union was on Friday arrested in a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy, police said. Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested for raising anti-India slogans…
Mumbai: Actors Shah Rukh Khan with Salman Khan on the sets of Bigg Boss season 9 during the promotion of film Dilwale in Lonavala on Dec 19, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS)…
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland on Friday said that it has sent a legal notice to its Japanese joint venture partner Nissan for misusing its equipment to make cars instead of…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) An Indian-origin man who was among 47 immigrants denied recruitment as police officers for being foreign-born has won a $3.1 million discrimination suit filed against the Chicago Police Department in the…
Guwahati, Feb 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday asked Chief Secretary V.K. Pipersenia to probe why there are empty stands at some of the venues of the ongoing South Asian Games despite…
London, Feb 12 (IANS) One of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has been fined more than 37.1 pound sterling or $54 million, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority announced on Friday. GSK and other…