Pilibhit Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Wednesday acquitted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP Varun Gandhi in one of the hate speech cases. ...
04:46 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Any country or rule which does not have justice as the guiding principle cannot prosper, Union Minister Kapil Sibal said on Saturday. Addressing a convention in Patna, the minister recollected that the day he entered politics he had made up his mind that his decisions would be guided by humanity. ...
01:20 AM, Feb 24, 2013
An 18-year-old Indian student has died in the UK after apparently taking 'lethal' bodybuilding pills to help him lose weight. Sarmad Alladin, son of a millionaire from Hyderabad, was taken to hospital hours after taking tablet which contained the drug DNP, which has been linked to several deaths. ...
11:09 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Deeply concerned about allegations of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Sri Lanka, the US on Tuesday said that it plans to introduce its own resolution on the issue at the Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva. ...
10:21 AM, Feb 20, 2013
The US plans to introduce resolution on Sri Lankan war atrocities at the United Nations meet after report on cold-blooded murder of LTTE Chief Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son. Meanwhile, 'No Fire Zone' documentary maker Callum Macrae told CNN-IBN that he has more evidence of atrocities on tape. ...
08:47 AM, Feb 20, 2013
The Sri Lankan government has rejected a report on the army's cold-blooded murder of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's 12-year old son. A British documentary had earlier shown photos of the late LTTE chief's son being fed while in the Sri Lankan government's custody. The next set of pictures show him shot dead with five bullet wounds. ...
08:11 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Taking cognisance of an online music video of a pilot in uniform singing a song laced with expletives, Air India management on Tuesday said it is looking into the matter and will take action only after "verifying" facts. "We have seen the video. We are verifying the facts, that whether he is a pilot with the airlines or not. And also if the video is doctored or morphed. Management will...
09:52 PM, Feb 19, 2013
A British channel has come out with a documentary featuring the pictures of the alleged cold-blooded killing of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son, which was on Tuesday dismissed by Sri Lanka as "lies, half truths and numerous forms of speculation". ...
06:26 PM, Feb 19, 2013
An FIR should be filed in the 2G case based on the CNN-IBN expose which showed the alleged nexus between a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prosecutor and a key accused in the case. ...
04:31 PM, Feb 19, 2013
An Air India pilot has uploaded a rap music video on YouTube, leaving his bosses hot under the collar. The video, called Air India Rap, has been called 'sexist' among other things because of its controversial lyrics. ...
11:58 AM, Feb 19, 2013
From Jasu Patel's record haul to Kapil's MCG heroics and Tendulkar's assault on Warne, a look at some of India's most memorable defeats of Australia in Test cricket. ...
08:19 AM, Feb 19, 2013
CNN-IBN's senior editor Jyoti Kamal joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the AgustaWestland chopper deal bribery scandal. ...
05:47 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Actress Chitrangada Singh, who is married to golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa, says being emotionally satisfied in a relationship is extremely important to her - just as it is for her on-screen character Anushka in upcoming film 'I, Me aur Main'. ...
01:59 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Five pilgrims returning from the Kumbh Mela were killed and eight others injured when a jeep collided with a truck in Jalalpur area, police said on Saturday. The five persons, including three women and two men, were killed when the jeep carrying them collided with the truck on the Lucknow-Varanasi National Highway late Friday night, Superintendent of Police Manjil Saini said. ...
10:16 AM, Feb 16, 2013
Sri Lanka is failing to investigate alleged atrocities committed by government forces in defeating a Tamil insurgency and activists and opposition politicians are still being killed or abducted, the United Nations said on February 13. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, called on authorities to allow international experts in criminal and forensic investigations to help resolve outstanding wartime crimes and end impunity. ...
10:30 AM, Feb 15, 2013
The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on a PIL over nursery admissions in private schools in Delhi. On Wednesday, the Centre informed the court that Right To Education Act was not applicable for children below the age of six under the general category. ...
04:34 PM, Feb 13, 2013
The death toll in Syria is likely approaching 70,000 - up almost 10,000 from the start of the year, and civilians are paying the price for the UN Security Council's lack of action to end the conflict, the UN human rights chief said on February 12. Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, repeated her call for the 15-member council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court...
10:55 AM, Feb 13, 2013
Government is keen to take Aakash tablet to the people at a cost of Rs 1,500 apiece, Telecom and IT minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday. "I asked Rajat Moona (Director General,C-DAC) to help us in Aakash. Let us take that Aakash to the people of this country for a sum of Rs 1,500. Each student must have a Aakash in his/her hand so that they can see the world...
03:41 AM, Feb 12, 2013
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the National Security Advisor (NSA) seeking their response on a PIL that sought audit of intelligence agencies. ...
12:50 PM, Feb 11, 2013
