New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s son and daughter on Tuesday challenged in the Delhi High Court the Enforcement Directorate’s order to provisionally attach their properties in a money laundering…
Geneva, April 5 (IANS) The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said 172,089 refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea since the beginning of 2016 while 714 individuals have died attempting to do…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A now-deceased underworld don, a politician, industrialists and an ex-cricketer are among those with alleged off-shore links, even as the agency that helped them set up the entities stonewalled New…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday spoke to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in connection with an attack on two Spanish tourists near Ajmer. The external affairs minister spoke…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh why he didn’t join the investigation in a disproportionate assets case registered against him by the CBI….
Nay Pyi Taw, April 5 (IANS) Myanmar workers in Thailand holding temporary passports are confused by a new government policy on “pink card” residency documents which they believe curtails their freedom and leaves them vulnerable…
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) The prosecution on Tuesday sought death penalty for Muzammil Ansari, and lifers for nine others who were found guilty in the triple bomb blasts between December 2002-March 2003 by a Special…
Agartala, April 5 (IANS) The Tripura government will soon set up commercial courts in each of the eight districts to resolve commercial disputes in a time-bound manner, an official said here on Tuesday. Among the…
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Tuesday surrendered to separate courts in Dhaka before securing bail in five cases related to violence, graft and sedition. The former prime minister and Bangladesh…
By Shobhit Mathur and Nomesh Bolia As of today, there are more than 20 million cases pending in the Indian district courts; two-thirds are criminal cases and one in 10 have been pending for more…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari and other dignitaries on Tuesday paid tributes to former defence minister Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, observed as ‘Samata Diwas’. A prayer meeting was…
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said not every off-shore company opened by an Indian national need be illegitimate and that this will be primary task of…
New Delhi, April 4 (IA NS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba, accused of being associated with a front organisation of a banned Maoist outfit. A bench of…
Hyderabad, April 4 (IANS) Rights activist and former bureaucrat Harsh Mandar on Monday said the young voices for justice and equality being raised in universities are the sparks which should lit the whole nation in…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday imposed cost of Rs.25,000 each on 26 states and seven union territories for not responding to the central government’s communication seeking information on utilisation of…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked whether a university could be described as a minority institution as it allowed the central government to move an application withdrawing its appeal challenging…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday commenced the final hearing on the appeals by four December 16, 2012 Delhi gangrape accused challenging the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The AAP on Monday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe against companies and people named in the Panama Papers. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chadha said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A special court here on Monday acquitted Amit Jogi, son of Congress leader Ajit Jogi, and four others in a 2003 sting operation case. In the sting video footage, the…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) In the first sentencing in a coal block allocation case, a special court here on Monday sent to jail, for four years, two directors of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. whom…