New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) TERI’s executive chairman R.K. Pachauri, who has been accused of sexually harassing a junior colleague, was on Friday sent on an indefinite leave by the organisation, days after being promoted…
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) only notes cases of loan default but does not take any action and the only reform needed in India is action against wilful loan defaulters,…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to put on hold criminal proceedings against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald case but expunged all…
London, Feb 12 (IANS) Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have announced that they are prosecuting Foodles Production (UK) Ltd., Walt Disney’s subsidiary, responsible for the filming of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in the…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The faculty association of AIIMS here has decided to contribute money to help an ex-colleague who they say was removed without proper inquiry from the institution for allegedly manhandling a…
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) A techie here has been arrested for sending vulgar messages through a fake email created in the name of a woman doctor whom he wanted to marry. Narayandas Ashok Kumar, the…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would balance the right to equality with the right to freedom of religion and to manage religious affairs under the constitution while…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the March 31, 2015 resolution of the Tamil Nadu assembly suspending six DMDK members from February 19, 2015 from the remainder…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh, announcing stringent action against students who raised anti-India slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, said on…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday is likely to hear Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and others’ petition challenging the Delhi High Court order rejecting their plea against their…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa on Thursday told the Supreme Court that his decision to advance the assembly session coupled with direction that a no-confidence resolution against Speaker Naram…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed the city government’s order to evict residents of the Tahirpur Leprosy Complex. Justice Ashutosh Kumar stayed the Delhi government notification issued on February…
Kendall Jenner (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Los Angeles, Feb 11 (IANS) Model Kendall Jenner is suing a skin treatment company, Cutera, Inc., for using her name and photograph to promote their product. The product in question…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all state governments and union territory administrations to formulate a “uniform scheme” for compensation to victims of rape and sexual exploitation on…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As the AAP government announced bringing back of odd-even scheme in the national capital, a PIL was filed at the Delhi High Court against the decision, saying the rise in…
Paris, Feb 11 (IANS) Indian lawyer Abhinav Bhushan has been appointed the regional director for South Asia in the International Court of Arbitration, which is under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The first Indian…
Kochi, Feb 11 (IANS) CPI-M leader P. Jayarajan was on Thursday denied anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court for the murder of RSS activist Kathirur Manoj, making imminent his arrest by the CBI. A…
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) Sadhu Yadav, a former MP involved in several criminal cases, is in trouble again after a complaint was registered against him for allegedly demanding money from a builder here, the police…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) People who are deprived of sleep are more likely to sign false confessions to a wrong they never did, than individuals who are well rested, a new study says. The…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The US Supreme Court’s surprise decision to halt President Barack Obama’s climate change regulation could imperil the Paris accord and raise doubts in India and China about US commitments, according to…