Indian monitoring system threatens rights: rights body
byNew York, June 9 (IANS) The Indian government should enact clear laws to ensure that increased surveillance of phones and the Internet does not…
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Delhi plans to offer more to its aged residents
byNew Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Delhi government plans to set up more recreational centres for senior citizens in the city during the current…
No court relief for man who ‘forced’ wife to abort
byNew Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has denied anticipatory bail to a woman’s husband and in-laws who allegedly forced her to…
Duped Indians in Saudi Arabia beaten up
byDubai, June 8 (IANS) A group of Indians who were lured into a manpower supplying company run by two Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern…
Tripura editor sent to judicial custody in triple murder
byAgartala, June 8 (IANS) A court in Agartala Saturday sent Tripura newspaper editor Sushil Choudhury to two days judicial custody in a triple murder…
Indian in Malaysia appeals conviction in sedition case
bySingapore, June 8 (IANS) An Indian-origin lawyer and Hindu rights activist in Malaysia has appealed the 30-month jail term given to him by a…
Evidence by hostile witness cannot be rejected in toto: SC
byNew Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that evidence tendered by a prosecution witness would not get entirely erased merely because…
HC notice to Himachal minister over teacher’s transfer
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought an explanation from the state forest minister on the plea of a junior basic teacher (JBT) teacher…
Bring BJD under RTI Act: Transparency International
byBhubaneswar, June 8 (IANS) Transparency International India (TI) has filed a petition before the Odisha Information Commission praying that Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal…
Putin signs school drug-testing law
byMoscow, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing drug testing for school students, the government’s legal information website…