Brasilia, April 1 (IANS/EFE) Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the case concerning former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will remain under its jurisdiction, thereby removing it from federal Judge Sergio Moro, who…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday urged the Manipur government to immediately drop all charges against rights activist Irom Sharmila. “Following the order of a Delhi court acquitting…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The central government told the Supreme Court on Thursday that in pursuance to its March 17 order, the status quo in respect of the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL)…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The head of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Thursday promised “appropriate action” over the attack on three Muslim boys after they refused to shout “Mata ki Jai”. Chairperson…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may impose environment compensation charge (ECC) on registration of SUVs and luxury diesel cars in case it lifts its order banning registration…
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) In a major relief to 9,455 junior basic training (JBT) teachers selected by the previous Congress government in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday vacated the stay on…
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) A Jamshedpur court on Thursday acquitted Chief Minister Raghubar Das in a case of violation of the model code of conduct. Das and three Bharatiya Janata Party workers were accused of…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A court here, which pronounced the first conviction in a coal block allocation case, on Thursday fixed April 4 to deliver its order on sentence against Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd….
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may impose environment compensation charge (ECC) on registration of SUVs and luxury diesel cars in case it lifts its order banning registration…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The NHRC has issued notice to the Jharkhand government over the death of two Muslim cattle traders, whose bodies were found hanging from a tree in Latehar district earlier this…
Pune, March 31 (IANS) Senior police officer and State Intelligence Department Commissioner Rashmi Shukla was appointed the new police commissioner of Pune on Thursday, official sources said. An Indian Police Service officer of 1988 batch,…
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) A joint operation carried out by China and Hong Kong led to the arrest of 2,943 illegal immigrants, the media reported on Thursday. Among the detained immigrants, 2,860 are from Southeast…
Hanoi, March 31 (IANS) A Vietnamese court sentenced a critical blogger and three other activists to prison on charges of spreading propaganda against the state, authorities said on Thursday. Nguyen Ngoc Gia, arrested in 2014,…
Jerusalem, March 31 (IANS) Israel’s attorney general confirmed on Wednesday that a probe is underway against opposition leader Isaac Herzog for alleged corruption charges. The police probe against Herzog, head of the centre-left Zionist Union…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all the states to follow the Centre’s guidelines that encouraged eyewitnesses in road accidents to report to police and also help survivors…
New Delhi: Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila who was acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2006 case of attempt to suicide when she was undertaking a fast until death at Jantar Mantar; in New…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called for a change in attitudes to enable people with disabilities to realise their potential in an enabling environment. He released…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Punjab and Haryana to constitute selection committees with their respective law secretaries as member- secretaries to select government law officers in a…
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that there is no law to prevent women from entering a place of worship and if men are allowed, women too should be permitted….
Imphal March 30 (IANS) The district and sessions court here on Wednesday told Chungkham Taratombi, mother of Chungkham Sanjit, a victim of an alleged extra judicial killing, that she could approach the higher court if…