Uphaar cinema victims’ kin still fighting litigations
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Sixteen years after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire here, the kin of the 59 killed on that faithful day…
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SC gives cement makers more time to pay part of penalty
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to interfere with the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) order directing 11 cement makers to…
Need to work together to protect children, says Tirath
byNew Delhi, June 12 (IANS) All sections of society need to work together to ensure support and protection of children, Women and Child Development…
Hearing put off on CBI plea for ex-Andhra ministers’ custody
byHyderabad, June 12 (IANS) A CBI special court Wednesday adjourned to June 19 the hearing on a CBI petition seeking judicial custody of former…
SC stays Panipat-Jalandhar highway hand-over to NHAI
byNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today suspended the Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to take over…
Cops get report on Jiah Khan’s abortion
byMumbai, June 12 (IANS) The medical reports related to actress Jiah Khan’s abortion have been received from a hospital were the procedure was conducted,…
Twin brothers from India jailed in Singapore for pimping
bySingapore, June 12 (IANS) Two men from India, who are twin brothers, have been sentenced to jail by a court here for working as…
Cabinet to take up food security ordinance tomorrow
byNew Delhi: With Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s pet National Food Security Bill stuck in parliament, the government is set to introduce it via an ordinance….
Madhuri Dixit rescues seven puppies
byMumbai, June 12 (IANS) Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit interrupted the shoot of the sixth season of “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa” to rescue seven puppies who…
US immigration bill clears key senate hurdle
byWashington, June 12 (IANS) As a major immigration bill that would give over 11 million people, including some 260,000 Indians, living illegally in America…