Can’t order UK to return Kohinoor: SC
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Refusing to monitor government efforts for getting the Kohinoor back to India from the United Kingdom, the Supreme Court on Friday said the court cannot order the diamond’s return or…
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Arkansas carries out first execution in 12 years
Washington, April 21 (IANS) The US state of Arkansas carried out its first execution in more than a decade after the Supreme Court, in a last-minute series of orders, rejected requests by a death row…
Image of Muslims in US very negative: French scholar
Karachi, April 21 (IANS) One reason why Muslims in the US are seen very negatively is that they dont assimilate in host societies, a French scholar said in comments published on Friday. Journalist and scholar…
I, not Advani, incited mob to raze Babri mosque: Ex-BJP MP
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), April 21 (IANS) Former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti on Friday said it was he and not former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani who egged a frenzied mob to raze the Babri…
Sun TV restrained from using Sony Music recordings
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Sun TV, which was found using a number of Sony Music Entertainment songs without prior approval, has been barred from using Sony Music copyrighted work with immediate effect. The Madras…
Freed Egyptian-American prisoner returns home
Washington, April 21 (IANS) An Egyptian-American charity worker who was imprisoned in Cairo for three years has returned home to the US after President Donald Trump’s administration “quietly” negotiated her release, the media reported on…
Los Angeles police won’t act as federal immigration force
Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti vowed that local police would not help the federal government detain undocumented immigrations for deportation. In his State of the City address in English and…
Trump plans executive actions on finance, tax rules
Washington, April 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is planning to order a review of key financial rules on Friday, according to a White House official. Trump will sign two presidential memos in this regard,…
Pakistan SC clears Maryam Nawaz in Panama Papers case
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court has cleared Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz in the Panama Papers case, a media report said on Friday. Last year’s Panama Papers leaks, which documented…
Tripura, Mizoram liquor shops relocate to follow SC order
Agartala/Aizawl, April 21 (IANS) The Tripura and Mizoram governments have implemented the Supreme Court order in toto to ban liquor shops and outlets along the National Highways, officials said on Friday. According to officials of…
Former Pakistan PM’s son charged in ephedrine case
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A special anti-narcotics court on Friday indicted former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Musa and 10 others in an ephedrine scandal which rocked the Pakistan’s Peoples Party (PPP) government…
Hillary Clinton slams Trump on LGBT rights
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed President Donald Trump’s administration for what she said were moves against LGBT rights, the media reported. “Each time this administration elevates an outspoken opponent…
HC dismisses AAP’s plea to use EVMs with VVPAT in civic polls
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the Aam Aadmi Party’s plea to use second-generation EVMs with paper trail in the April 23 civic polls in the national capital. Justice…
US prepares charges to seek Assange’s arrest
Washington, April 21 (IANS) US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, officials told CNN on Friday. The Justice Department investigation of Assange and WikiLeaks dates to at least…
44 Nepalis imprisoned in India
Kathmandu, April 21 (IANS) The relatives of 44 Nepali workers, who have been languishing in a prison in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, have requested the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to take the…
Ousted S.Korean President’s trial to begin in May
Seoul, April 21 (IANS) The preparatory session of the trial against South Korea’s ousted President Park Geun-hye, who is charged with corruption, will take place in May, only a week before the vote to elect…
HC nixes triple talaq plea, says women entitled to equality
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea to direct the government to ensure that triple talaq must not be applicable to Hindus married to Muslim men….
SC to decide validity of linking Aadhaar with Pan card
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine the constitutional validity of the central government’s decision to link the Aadhaar card with the Pan card. A bench of Justice A.K….
We can’t order UK to return Kohinoor: SC
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that it cannot pass an order to bring back the Kohinoor diamond which is in the possession of the United Kingdom or say that…
US state carries out first execution in 12 years
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Death row inmate Ledell Lee has been executed in Arkansas, the state’s first in 12 years, shortly after the US Supreme Court denied emergency motions in his case, the media reported…