Shimla, May 5 (IANS) In a setback to an Asian Development Bank-funded hydroelectricity project in Himachal Pradesh, a judicial panel hearing a petition on diversion of forest land to the upcoming project has directed the…
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered “expeditious decision” on suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur’s application pending in a Lucknow court against closure of a criminal case against…
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS) A city court on Thursday adjourned till May 9…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) An Army Captain is suing US President Barack Obama, arguing that the war against the Islamic State is illegal because it has not been authorized by the Congress. “Under the 1973…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) A federal judge has ordered questioning of Democrat front-runner Hillary ClintonÂ’s top aides about her secret email server. Top Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Cheryl D. Mills will be deposed, as…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A court here has asked former Rajya Sabha member Akhilesh Das Gupta to vacate the government bungalow which he has been occupying even after being asked to vacate it by…
Sydney, May 5 (IANS) A Sydney woman faced court on fraud charges after she spent millions on handbags and luxury goods after a bank provided her with 4.6 million Australian dollars ($3.44 million) in error,…
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) The United States-based Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) on Thursday claimed it had served notice of a “defamation lawsuit” against Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh for allegedly linking it to Pakistan’s ISI,…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Thursday demanded a decision on the vexed issue of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh and urged the government to make…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh should be summoned by the CBI on the AgustaWestland helicopter case. “(Going by)…
New York, May 5 (IANS) Nepal should ensure that investigations into all deaths and injuries during the protests in the southern Terai region are fast and transparent, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The US-based…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday summoned ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to Delhi for questioning on Monday in a corruption case, officials said. The summon comes…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday summoned ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat to Delhi for questioning on Monday in a corruption case.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A court here on Thursday granted exemption to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance in a defamation case filed by BJP parliamentarian Ramesh Bidhuri. Kejriwal’s counsel Rishikesh Kumar…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The central government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to relax its ban on diesel taxis in Delhi and the National Capital Region as it was adversely affecting the foreign…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) A special women’s court here on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment four youths charged with killing two men who tried to prevent the molestation of their women friends five years ago,…
Abu Dhabi, May 5 (IANS/WAM) The Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) has honoured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its pioneering step of electing Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi as the first woman Speaker in…
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) A Pakistani court has inquired about the arrest and expected date of release of an Indian national who was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a military court. The Peshawar High…
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Bangladesh’s apex court on Thursday threw out a last-ditch appeal by Motiur Rahman Nizami, a war criminal and chief of the country’s largest Islamist party, seeking a review of the death…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) A Sessions Court here on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment four youths charged with killing two men who attempted to prevent them from molesting their women friends five years ago, a…