No expectations from Li, says Tibetan who twice ‘breached the wall’
byDharamsala, May 17 (IANS) “No expectations from (new Chinese Premier) Li Keqiang on resolving the vexed issue of Tibet” was the first reaction of…
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Australian man gets jail for rape, murder of Indian woman
bySydney, May 17 (IANS) A 21-year-old Australian man of Sri Lankan descent, who raped and murdered an Indian woman, has been sentenced to 45…
Suspected Hizb militant Liyaqat Shah gets bail
byNew Delhi: A Delhi court today granted bail to suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks…
Spanish banker faces jail over US acquisition
byMadrid, May 17 (IANS/EFE) A Spanish judge Thursday ordered the arrest of Miguel Blesa, former chairman of Spanish savings bank Caja Madrid, for alleged…
Chandigarh-born poised to make history as US judge
byWashington: Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan has moved a step closer to making history as the first South Asian judge on the US…
Gay event organisers appeal ban in Russian court
byMoscow, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The organisers of several planned gay pride events have appealed to a court over Moscow City Hall’s refusal to…
Prior approval must to arrest under Section 66A: SC
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said no person would be arrested under Section 66A of the IT Act for posting…
IBSA signs women’s resolution
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum resolution was signed here Thursday. The resolution was jointly signed by Women and…
Resist political pressure or pay for it, SC tells co-op registrars
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said that the registrar or the joint registrar of co-operative societies should resist political pressures…
Mumbai underworld involved in IPL spot-fixing, more arrests likely: Police
byNew Delhi/ Mumbai: Pakistani links and the involvement of the Mumbai underworld have surfaced in the investigations into spot-fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL)…