New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a plea alleging prosecutions even after the apex court scrapped Section 66 A of the IT Act under which a person could be arrested for posting allegedly offensive content on websites. A bench headed by Justice […]
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to suspend the trailer of the upcoming movie “The Accidental Prime Minister” and asked the petitioner to file it as a public interest litigation. Justice Vibhu Bakhru disposed of the plea which was filed […]
New Delhi : Central Trade Unions Tuesday began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the government’s alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms. “The strike is quite visible in Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Manipur Bihar, Rajasthan, Goa, Punjab, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Haryana — particularly in the targeted industrial areas […]
Washington : A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations, as trade talks between the two countries kicked off. The US and its allies periodically send planes and warships through the area, which is claimed […]
Hanoi : In Vietnam’s “incense village”, dozens are hard at work dying, drying and whittling down bamboo bark to make the fragrant sticks ahead of the busy lunar new year holiday. It is the most frantic time of year for workers in the cottage industry in Quang Phu Cau […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn :— Fifteen years after Cyntoia Brown was charged with murder, the woman who says she was a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 is no longer under a life sentence. Following years of national attention from criminal justice advocates, celebrities and […]
Lucknow : Ahead of a formal announcement of a pre-poll alliance, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati dialled Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav and extended her full support to him after reports emerged that he might be quizzed by the CBI in connection with the mining scam. “Do […]
Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to reinstate Alok Verma as CBI director, saying the apex court ruling had restored faith in independent institutions. “Welcome SCs decision to reinstate #AlokVerma as CBI Dir. (It) reinstates belief in independent institutions […]
BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as officials kept silent on talks in Beijing aimed at resolving trade tensions with the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.8 percent to 20,204.04 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong was flat at 25,830.11. Australia’s […]
Shimla : Tourist destinations of Manali and Kurfi in Himachal Pradesh are shivering at sub-zero temperatures, the meteorological department said Tuesday. The minimum temperature in Manali was minus 3.4 degrees Celsius and minus 0.8 degrees Celsius in Kufri, said Manmohan Singh, Meteorological Centre, Shimla. However Keylong in Lahaul and […]
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