HC judges, lawyers bid adieu to Chief Justice Murugesan
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Judges and lawyers of Delhi High Court Friday bid adieu to Chief Justice D. Murugesan, who will retire June…
Man held for posting objectionable photos on Facebook
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) A 22-year-old-man was arrested by Odisha Police Friday for allegedly posting on the web objectionable photographs of a girl with…
UN expert urges India to probe extra-judicial killings
Shillong, May 31 (IANS) A United Nations expert on human rights Friday urged the Indian government to institute a commission of inquiry into extra-judicial…
Kerala to ban tobacco products’ ads
Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday announced that advertisements of tobacco products would be banned across the state. “The government…
Siddharth Trivedi was asked to spot fix in 2012 IPL
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals cricketer Siddharth Trivedi, who is a prosecution witness in the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal, was asked by…
ICC warned Meiyappan to stay off bookies: Police
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Adding a grave dimension to the ongoing IPL scam, Mumbai police claim to have learnt that Gurunath Meiyappan was reportedly…
British town gets its first Sikh mayor
London, May 31 (IANS) A Sikh man has for the first time become the mayor of the town of Warwick in England’s West Midlands…
Three traders fined for storing banned gutka
Shimla: Three local traders were today fined Rs.100,000 each, the highest penalty levied so far in Himachal Pradesh, for storing banned tobacco-based products, an…
Two arrested with fake stamp papers worth Rs.21 lakh
Patna, May 31 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police Friday arrested two people and recovered fake stamp papers worth Rs.21 lakh…
Petrol price hiked by 75 paise per litre, diesel by 50 paise
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indian Oil Corp Friday hiked petrol price by 75 paise per litre and that of diesel by 50 paise…