Kohli’s Pakistani Fan Umar Draz Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison
Lahore, Jan 28 (IANS) A Pakistani fan of Indian star batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to a decade in jail after being taken into custody for raising the Indian tricolour on the roof of…
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Kirti Azad to Petition High Court in DDCA Row
New Delhi: BJP MP Kirti Azad addresses a press conference at his residence in New Delhi on Dec 28, 2015.(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Thursday demanded the…
HC Slams Centre for Not Clearing Additional Delhi Police Force
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday slammed the central government for not clearing funds to create additional posts in the Delhi Police, wondering how an inadequate force would ensure the…
Kerala Bar Scam: HC Suspends Lower Court Order Against Minister
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) Kerala’s Excise Minister K. Babu, who resigned after a lower court ordered a case against him for allegedly accepting a Rs.50 lakh bribe to permit bars to continue to function, got…
Arunachal Governor Submits Reports on Political Crisis to SC
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa on Thursday submitted to the Supreme Court, in a sealed cover, his reports to the central government on the political crisis in the northeastern…
Global Index Ranks Italy As Corrupt As Senegal
Rome, Jan 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy remains one of the most corrupt countries in Europe and is now ranked equally with Senegal, Montenegro, Lesotho and South Africa, according to an annual global report released on Wednesday….
Iranians Detained in Andhra Are Tourists, Say Police
Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) The five Iranians detained in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday were tourists and travelling on legal documents, police said on Thursday. The Iranian nationals, including two women, were detained…
Salman Khan Files Caveat in SC in 2002 Accident Case
Actor Salman Khan. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court urging it to grant him a hearing before passing any order on…
Justice Sanjay Mishra Appointed Up Lokayukta
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed Justice Sanjay Mishra, a former judge of the Allahabad High Court, as the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh. The apex court bench comprising Justice Ranjan…
Suspected Terrorists Who Fled from Odisha Detained in AP
Bhubaneswar/Visakhapatnam, Jan 27 (PTI) Five suspected terrorists who fled from a hotel in Bhubaneswar after being asked to produce identity proofs on Republic Day eve were detained in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh today. After being…
Union Minister Babul Supriyo Defies Prohibitory Orders to Meet Dead Girl’s Family
Asansol, Jan 27 (IANS) Union minister Babul Supriyo on Wednesday defied prohibitory orders to visit the house of a deceased minor girl in West Bengal’s Burdwan district. Supriyo, the Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member…
IAF Requests Joint Probe in Hit-And-Run Case
Kolkata: The car that hit an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer supervising the Republic Day parade rehearsal in Kolkata, on Jan 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has…
Delhi Under Centre’s Control: Centre to HC
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Delhi is under the overall control of the central government as it is not a full-fledged state but a union territory, the centre told the court on Wednesday during the…
SC Seeks Probe Status in Anti-Sikh Riots Cases
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report on the status of a probe by a Special Investigation Team into certain cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The SIT…
1.5 Lakh MCD Workers Go on Strike, HC Issues Notice
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Over 1.5 lakh workers of Delhi’s three main civic bodies went on a three-day strike on Wednesday over non-payment of salary — a development that could cripple essential services like…
Serial Killer Chandrakant Jha’s Death Penalty Commuted to Life Term
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday commuted to life term the death sentence handed down to serial killer Chandrakant Jha. A division bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice R.K….
SC Notice to Centre on President’s Rule in Arunachal
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the central government on a plea challenging the imposition of President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh on January 26. The…
Tribunal Quashes Probe Appointment in IPS Officer’s Case
New Delhi: IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was allegedly threatened by Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav comes out Home Ministry in New Delhi, on July 13, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) In…
Chandy Dismisses Bribery Charges in Solar Scam
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. (File Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday dismissed allegations of bribery in the solar scam levelled against him by Saritha Nair, one of…
Madras High Court Allows Second Autopsy
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday allowed a second autopsy on the body of T. Monisha, one of the three girl students who according to the police committed suicide, said an…