Brussels, Aug 3 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday called for physical barriers and stronger border control at critical points along European Union (EU) borders amid the migrant crisis in Ceuta.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday said that the court verdict in the wrestlers' sexual harassment case was a "victory of the junior players" and proves that "Olympians can lie for their own interests".
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the sexual harassment and intimidation case lodged by several women wrestlers, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday welcomed the life imprisonment awarded to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain, saying that the verdict has "reinforced faith in justice".
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ruled that a married daughter cannot be denied consideration for compassionate appointment merely because a state government policy allows such appointments only to divorced or deserted daughters, holding that such a classification is unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said it would pass an order in terms of the settlement reached between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife, Payal Abdullah, after being informed that the matrimonial dispute had been amicably resolved through mediation.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar challenging a trial court order directing that charges be framed against him in the Rs 200 crore extortion case registered under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
Lucknow, July 31 (IANS) A special CBI court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced Durgesh Bahadur Singh, then posted as Goods Clerk at Dariyapur Junction Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli district, to four years' imprisonment in a bribery case, an official statement said on Friday.
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to make arrangements for members of the Muslim community to offer Friday namaz at a plot stated to be adjacent to the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar.
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Two bodies were recovered from a house in Salt Lake area of Kolkata on Thursday morning, creating a sensation among the residents.
