No relief for telcos in call drop
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim order on call drop issue as it will hold a hearing on March 10 on a plea challenging the regulator’s…
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MH370 families rush to file lawsuits ahead of deadline
Kuala Lumpur, March 4 (IANS) More next-of-kin of those on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are filing suits as the deadline for legal action against the carrier approaches. The Montreal Convention stipulates that…
Facebook can prevent people from using fake names: German court
London, March 4 (IANS) Overturning an earlier order from the Hamburg data protection authority on Facebook’s “real name” policy, a German court has allowed the social networking giant to prevent its users from using fake…
SC notice to CBI on Delhi government plea
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the CBI on a plea by the Delhi government seeking the return of documents that the investigating agency had taken from the…
Facebook can prevent people from using fake names: German court
London, March 4 (IANS) Overturning an earlier order from the Hamburg data protection authority on Facebook’s “real name” policy, a German court has allowed the social networking giant to prevent its users from using fake…
Austria slams Germany over misleading refugee information
Vienna, March 4 (IANS) The Austrian government has accused the German government of releasing misleading information which may keep the refugees within its territory, the media reported on Friday. A German government spokesperson on Wednesday…
Musharraf may testify in Benazir murder, treason cases
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 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf is expected to…
Spanish Princess testifies in tax fraud trial
Madrid, March 4 (IANS) Spanish Princess Cristina, the youngest sister of King Felipe VI of Spain and sixth in line to the Spanish throne, on Thursday, testified in a tax fraud case in which she…
Campus erupts in joy as Kanhaiya addresses students at JNU
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Over 2,500 students and teachers gathered at the admin block of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday to welcome JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya, who has been accused of…
SC to hear telcos plea against TRAI order on call drop
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Friday a plea by the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) and Association of Unified Telecom Service Provider of India challenging the…
HC order on Pachauri’s bail cancellation plea on Friday
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday will pass an order on a plea filed by a former woman research analyst who has accused environmentalist R.K. Pachauri of sexual harassment to…
Delhi court to take up charges against five for spying
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A court here will consider on Friday a charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against five accused in a case of alleged supply of sensitive documents to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence,…
SC may allow BCCI to raise a few issues with Lodha panel
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may refer to the Justice Lodha Committee one or two issues for restricted consideration. These have been flagged by the Board of…
Judges must confine to law, not venture into politics: experts
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court’s remarks on nationalism and love for the nation while granting bail to JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar were denounced on Thursday by senior…
CBI quizzes senior police officer in Odisha chit fund scam
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) The CBI has interrogated a senior police officer of Odisha in connection with Seashore chit fund scam in which lakhs of investors were allegedly duped of money totalling about Rs.1,500 crore,…
No direct link of Kanhaiya with anti-India slogans: DM’s report
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) “No direct link” has been found between Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and anti-India sloganeering on the campus on February 9, a magisterial report said. The…
COAI to appeal to Supreme Court against call drop judgement
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) on Thursday decided to file an special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court challenging the regulation issued by the telecom regulator on…
See-saw in Goa over banning or legitimising bullfighting
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) Animal rights groups are applauding a Goa government notification disfavouring ‘Dhirio’ — Konkani term for bullfighting — even though a legislative panel continues to see if the blood sport can be…
Advertising watchdog upholds 42 complaints in December 2015
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Advertising space watchdog Advertising Standards Council of India’s (ASCI) Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) on Thursday said it upheld 42 complaints against 79 advertisements reported in December 2015. “Out of 42 advertisements…
Jaundice outbreak: Himachal high court widens probe scope
Shimla, March 3 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday widened the scope of investigation into administrative negligence, if any, that led to the outbreak of jaundice in the state capital. Hearing the case,…