Real’s James Rodriguez Clocks over 200 Kmph
Madrid, Jan 2 (IANS) Real Madrid attacking midfielder James Rodriguez has been found reaching speeds of more than 200 kmph as he made his way to the club’s Valdebebas training facility with a police car…
Legal
Bangladeshi Law Violated While Paying Foreign Bpl Players
Dhaka, Jan 2 (IANS) A rule that makes Bangladesh Bank’s permission mandatory to pay foreigners in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) teams in foreign currency seems to have been often violated. A Bangladesh Bank official said…
Remo, Son Face Case for ‘Misusing’ Indian Identity
Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) A case of a minor girl being verbally abused in December 2015 has snowballed into a crisis for pop star Remo, who along with his son, was accused of fraudulently using…
203 Fined on First Day Of Odd-Even Plan Implementation
New Delhi: Policemen stop an even numbered car driver and explains him about Delhi governments’ even-odd traffic formula in New Delhi, on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Sandeep Datta/IANS) New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) As many…
Remo Fernandes Seeks Anticipatory Bail
Panaji, Dec 31 (PTI) Popular pop singer Remo Fernandes, accused of verbally abusing a minor girl who got injured by a vehicle driven by his son, has sought anticipatory bail from the Goa Children’s Court….
Case Against DMDK Men for Attack on Journalists
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) A case was registered against DMDK legislator P. Parthasarathy and 18 party cadres on Thursday on the charge of attacking and injuring a few journalists protesting near party chief A. Vijaykant’s…
Cadila Clarifies US Regulatory Warning on Gujarat Units
Ahmedabad, Dec 31 (IANS) Pharma major Cadila Healthcare on Thursday clarified that products from its Moraiya and Ahmedabad plants in Gujarat were safe in the market and effective. “We take quality and compliance issues seriously…
Death for Killers Of Bangladesh Blogger
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced two people to death for the February 2013 murder of blogger and activist Ahmed Rajib Haider. The court pronounced various prison terms for six others…
Facebook Investor Class-Action Suit Cleared in US
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) A US judge has cleared a class-action suit against social networking giant Facebook from investors claiming it failed to fully disclose its risks at the time of its 2012 share…
Tarantino Sued over ‘Django Unchained’
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and production banners the Weinstein Company and Columbia Pictures have been accused of copyright infringement over their 2012 film Django Unchained. Tarantino and the distributors were named as…
US Jury Indicts Friend Of Pakistani-Origin California Killers
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) A longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, who supplied the Pakistani origin gunman with two assault rifles used in carrying out the massacre in San Bernardino, California, has been indicted by…
US Tightens Security on New Year’s Holiday Threats
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) US federal and local security officials are tightening security in high-profile locations tied to New Year’s celebrations, considering possible security threats on the New Year holiday, local media reported on Wednesday….
Director Fan Popo Wins Lawsuit Against Censorship in Chinese Court
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Director Fan Popo says he won a lawsuit targeting censorship in China, but the victory is only partial because he must continue his fight to screen a film. A Beijing court…
APIIC-Raheja Project: Court Summons Senior Bureaucrats
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (PTI) The special ACB court here today issued summons to five government officers accused of causing a loss of Rs 500 crore to the state exchequer by reducing the government’s stake in…
Bill Cosby Charged with Sexually Assaulting Woman in 2004
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) The US comedian-actor Bill Cosby was on Wednesday charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2004, a media report said. The charge was announced by Montgomery County District Attorney’s…
Punjabi Man Jaskaran Sidhu Arrested for Assaulting Air Canada Flight Attendant
Toronto, Dec 30 (IANS) An Indian Canadian Punjabi man was arrested for assaulting an Air Canada flight attendant on the Delhi-bound flight from Toronto on Wednesday, police said. The flight returned to Toronto’s Pearson International…
Probe on to Find if Andrabi Visited Telangana: DGP
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (PTI) Telangana Police on Wednesday said they are investigating into “reports” claiming that firebrand separatist leader Asiya Andrabi had visited the state earlier, and denied that three youths, arrested recently for allegedly…
Youths’ Arrest: DGP Denies Hyd More Prone to Is Radicalisation
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (PTI) Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma today denied that the state was more vulnerable to radicalisation by the IS in the wake of arrest of three city-based cousins for allegedly planning to join…
US Embassy Supports Delhi Govt’s Odd-Even Plan
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) The US Embassy here has come out in support of the Kejriwal government’s odd and even number car formula, saying it will comply with the restrictions despite exemption to vehicles…
Odd-Even: HC Seeks Clarification over Exempting Women, Two Wheelers
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought clarification from state government on giving exemption to single women drivers and two-wheeler users from odd-even scheme. A division bench of Justice Hima…