Vijay Mallya. (File Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accorded a two-week extension to business tycoon Vijay Mallya to appear before the agency in connection with a money-laundering case, official…
Santiago, March 18 (IANS) Chile’s lower house of Congress has approved a proposal that lifts a ban on abortion in cases of rape, when there is health risk for the mother, or when the foetus…
Tokyo, March 18 (IANS) Japanese tech giant Toshiba on Friday admitted that its American subsidiaries are being investigated by the US Justice Department for an accounting scandal that was recently revealed. Toshiba representatives said the…
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) Months after a decision to lease Darwin’s port to a Chinese company, the Australian government on Friday announced it will step up its scrutiny of the sales of state infrastructure to…
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China is set to adopt its first national standard on laboratory animal welfare and ethics by the end of this year, the media reported on Friday. The draft, which is available…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the publication of the photos of governor, chief minister and the ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements. The apex court…
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf talking to the media during a press conference in New Delhi on November 17, 2012. (Photo: PP Sarkar/IANS) Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf on Friday left…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee – the highest temporal body of Sikhs – to suggest the areas where it could give direction for curbing…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the telecom regulator TRAI whether it would relook its decision imposing penalty on the telecom service providers for call drops in the wake of…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) The Pakistani government has allowed former President Pervez Musharraf to travel abroad for medical treatment, the country’s Interior Minister said here on Thursday. The decision came a day after the Supreme…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday set aside the suspension of opposition YSR Congress Party legislator R. K. Roja from the Andhra Pradesh state legislative for one year. Passing interim orders…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and police…
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) Getting tough against frivolous litigation, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has said public interest could only be served by a bonafide litigant. It clarified that unscrupulous litigants cannot disguise personal or…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to life imprisonment, the death sentence of IM operative Mirza Himayat Baig after acquitting him any involvement in the February 13, 2010 German Bakery…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SYL canal) and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to a life term, the death sentence to Mirza Himayat Baig after his conviction for the February 13, 2010 Pune German Bakery blast which…
Kochi, March 17 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state police to ensure necessary security to all drivers working for operators of online taxi services. Justice V. Chitambaresh directed Kerala Police chief…
Moscow, March 17 (IANS) At least one-third of Americans, Dutch, British, French, German and Italian people believe that Crimea is part of Russia, says a survey report. According to a survey organised by Sputnik.Polls and…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the SYL canal and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and DGP as…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted to life term the death sentence awarded to Himayat Baig, convicted for the February 13, 2010 Pune German Bakery blast in which 17 people,…