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…
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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…
Delhi Police seek open NBWs for Dawood, Chhota Shakeel
byNew Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday moved an application before a city court seeking open non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against underworld don Dawood…
SC not to quash FIR in Ishrat Jahan shootout case
byNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday indicated that it would not quash the second FIR filed in the Ishrat Jahan and three others’ staged…
SC questions NHAI on national highways’ schedule
byNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today inquired about the capability of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to lay national highways and if…
HC upholds jail term of PWD employee
byNew Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday upheld a trial court’s awarding a three-year jail term to a Public Works Department…
Poor response to call for Indian volunteers in Jeddah
byDubai, June 7 (IANS) The Indian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has made a fresh appeal for volunteers from the Indian community to help…
Three Nepalis get judicial custody for US woman’s rape
byManali: A Himachal court today sent three Nepali truck drivers, accused of raping a 30-year-old US national, to 10 days’ judicial remand, police said. The…
Court blocks Akhilesh move to free accused in terror cases
byLucknow, June 7 (IANS) In a major blow to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday…
UAE favours Arab states’ right to safe water
byCairo, June 7 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stressed on the right of Arab states to access safe and clean water as…