Sri Lankan Tamils protest land acquisition
byColombo, May 15 (IANS) Over 1,000 land owners in Sri Lanka’ s northern Jaffna town Wednesday filed cases against the government taking over their…
Law & Policy
Consent recorded without my knowledge: Bengal poll panel counsel
byKolkata, May 15 (IANS) The West Bengal poll panel counsel Wednesday claimed that the Calcutta High Court recorded his consent without his knowledge while…
Consider disabled students’ grievances, HC tells DU
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Empowered Committee of Delhi University (DU) to take into consideration the grievances of…
Notice to centre on plea against Delhi police chief
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a plea challenging the appointment of Delhi…
SC to hear plea against Andhra government on Section 66A
byNew Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking to restrain the Andhra Pradesh government from invoking Section 66A…
Sanjay Dutt withdraws plea to surrender in Pune jail
byMumbai, May 15 (IANS) In a sudden development, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Wednesday withdrew his application seeking to surrender in Pune’s Yerawada Jail as…
Saradha scam: New bench to hear PIL seeking CBI probe
byKolkata, May 15 (IANS) With Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Arun Mishra unavailable, a new bench will Thursday hear afresh a public interest litigation…
Prosecutor in Pakistan judges’ detention case opts out
byIslamabad, May 15 (IANS) The prosecutor in the judges’ detention case, related to former president Pervez Musharraf, has recused himself for personal reasons in…
Life sentence for Congress MLA in Jharkhand
byRanchi, May 15 (IANS) A Jharkhand court here Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a state Congress legislator Sawana Lakra and three others convicted in…
Sri Lanka to probe war video
byColombo, May 15 (IANS) Sri Lanka will probe a controversial video on the final stages of the war between the Tamil rebels and the…