Bihar sets up special court to try prohibition cases
Patna, April 12 (IANS) Bihar has set up its first special court for speedy trial in cases relating to violations of the new prohibition law that seeks a total ban on liquor in the state,…
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SC ruling on tariff is credit-negative for Tata Power: Moody’s
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Following the Supreme Court’s rejecting the Tata Power plea for compensatory tariff, US rating agency Moody’s said on Wednesday that though the company’s ‘Ba3 negative’ rating remains unaffected, the court…
Afghanistan troops seize drugs worth $26 million
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Afghan troops seized drugs worth $26 million during an anti-drug operation in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, the command of Afghan Special Forces said on Wednesday. “Afghan Special Forces and counter-narcotics police of…
Agra street children march for secure future
Agra, April 12 (IANS) Urging Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide them identity and a secure future, scores of street children of the Taj city took out a march here on the International…
Boko Haram’s use of child suicide bombers in Nigeria triples
Geneva, April 12 (IANS) The number of children used by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram as suicide bombers tripled during the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, the…
Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at UN to focus on digital empowerment
United Nations, April 12 (IANS) Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at the United Nations on Thursday will focus on the empowerment of the poor and the marginalised using information and communication technologies to achieve the UN’s sustainable…
Parliament passes HIV/AIDS Bill
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Parliament on Tuesday passed the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, which provides for the prevention and control of the disease and protection of human rights of those affected…
Curbing sex determination test adds should not affect genuine information: SC
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that while prohibiting the advertisement on sex determination techniques on the internet, care has to be taken that it does not interfere with the access…
SC notice to UP for not evicting ex-CMs from official residences
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) In fresh trouble for nearly half-a-dozen former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court has slapped a contempt notice on the Rajya Sampati Department of the state for not getting…
Tamil Nadu farmers meet Agriculture Minister, say will continue protest
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) They bite rats, snakes and even stripped naked outside the Prime Minister’s office; however farmers from Tamil Nadu, some even protesting with the skulls of their kin, continue facing apathy,…
Complainants allege threat: Delhi Court pulls up Noida police
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday slammed the Noida police for not properly probing charges that some complainants were being threatened for filing FIRs against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and…
Setback for Tatas, Adanis as SC rules out compensatory tariff
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea for compensatory tariff by Tata Power and Adani Power Ltd for the additional costs that they were incurring on raised prices of…
HC dismisses plea challinging special status to J&K
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the validity of Article 370 of the Constitution that gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A division bench…
Gaikwad says AI staffers provoked him, police probe on
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Delhi Police is investigating claims by Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad that Air India staffers provoked and manhandled him, forcing him to hit back, a senior officer said on Tuesday….
Indian-origin soldier in UK on trial for murder
London, April 11 (IANS) An Indian-origin soldier is on trial in Britain for killing his former girlfriend by slitting her throat “from ear to ear” after she ended the relationship due to his “controlling and…
Ketamine to remain in Psychotropic Substances list: HC
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld stringent penal provision for illegal use and abuse of Ketamine, notorious for its use as a date rape drug. For preparation, possession and…
SIT to probe death of protestor against Bihar sugar factory
Patna, April 11 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ordered a Special Investigation Team-probe into the death of a sugar factory worker in a self-immolation bid to protest against unpaid wages, officials said….
SC reserves verdict on former Kerala DGP’s plea against transfer
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea by former Director General of Kerala Police T.P. Senkumar against his transfer as the Chairman and Managing Director of…
File FIR in activist Catholic priest’s death case: HC
Panaji, April 11 (IANS) The Bombay High Court bench in Panaji on Tuesday directed the Crime Branch of Goa Police to file an FIR in connection with the mysterious death of a former Roman Catholic…
Goa Deputy Speaker apologizes for minister’s comments
Panaji, April 11 (IANS) Goa Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Tuesday offered an apology for Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar’s comment against Lamanis, a nomadic tribal community. Lobo, addressing a press conference, said…