Former state law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife have been granted bail by a court in Baleshwar, Odisha. The duo was arrested in Kolkata on charges of dowry on Saturday. ...
02:11 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Former telecom minister A Raja has defended the Telecom Ministry's decision to bypass the Law Ministry in seeking legal opinion of the then Solicitor General GE Vahanvati directly on 2G issue saying it was "perfectly permissible" to approach the law officer in certain cases. Raja told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G issue that it is "perfectly permissible" for a government department to seek the opinion of a law...
12:01 PM, Mar 31, 2013
The Election Commission has differed with the government on the amendment of law with regard to funding of political parties. ...
11:42 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Former Odisha Minister Raghunath Mohanty's daughter-in-law said that her husband's family subjected her to dowry torture, demanded a Scorpio car and Rs 25 lakhs in cash. ...
07:38 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Union minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, who led the protest of Congress workers against the SP-led UP government in Kanpur on Saturday, alleged that most of the development projects in the city were lying incomplete in spite of release of funds by the Centre. ...
07:17 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Vidyut Jamwal, who plays the lead in upcoming film 'Commando', says it was a privilege to play the solo lead. ...
06:43 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence credits mother Karen for convincing her to accept Katniss Everdeen's role in 'The Hunger Games' franchise. ...
06:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
India on Friday raised its concern with Saudi Arabia over its policy of reserving 10 per cent jobs for locals, a decision which will hit over 3 lakh low-and semi-skilled workers from India with a sizable number coming from Kerala. ...
01:47 AM, Mar 30, 2013
In a shocking incident, some personnel of Uttar Pradesh Police created a huge drama and pandemonium in a police station on Wednesday during Holi celebrations. The police personnel at Muradabad's Budh Bazaar thana not only consumed liquor inside the police station but also forced some children to drink alcoholic beverages, and then danced with them. ...
02:26 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Thousands of Indian workers are likely to lose their jobs after a workforce nationalisation law came into effect in Saudi Arabia on Friday. The Nitaqat law makes it mandatory for local companies to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers. ...
12:07 PM, Mar 29, 2013
The man, who had shot dead his wife on Tuesday at New Delhi's Karkardooma metro station, committed suicide on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar. Pawan had been on the run since he shot at his wife and father-in-law, killing the woman and injuring the father-in-law. ...
01:09 PM, Mar 27, 2013
With the arrest of four persons, including steno of a Supreme Court lawyer, local police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a racket involved in printing and circulation of counterfeit currencies here. Police, who were on the trail of the accused for some time, seized fake currency with a face value of Rs 1.75 lakh, packed in 8 plastic bags from them when they arrived near a hotel in Lokmanya...
01:44 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Actress Nandita Das joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the need for stronger anti-rape laws. ...
05:31 PM, Mar 26, 2013
A woman, who had deserted her husband, has been asked by a Delhi court to rejoin him at her matrimonial home on the ground that she has failed to fulfil her "marital obligations". ...
03:55 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has left for Dubai after a tiff with his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, over the affairs of the PPP, leaving the party without its star campaigner for Pakistan's general election. Bilawal, recently named patron-in-chief of the Pakistan People's Party, developed differences with Zardari and his sister, Faryal Talpur, over the party's handling of key issues, including militant violence, sectarian attacks against Shias and the award of...
02:35 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Millions of street vendors in cities and towns across India will soon be empowered to run their micro level business by law, union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken said on Monday. ...
05:33 AM, Mar 26, 2013
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a new $12mn television ad campaign that will push senators in key states to back gun control efforts, including comprehensive background checks. ...
10:25 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Photo service Shutterfly Inc has sued to shut down an Eastman Kodak Co app that lets users purchase photo albums made from pictures stored on Facebook Inc's social media network, according to court documents. ...
09:59 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Myanmar President Thein Sein has declared martial law in four townships following violent ethnic clashes between the Buddhists and Muslims. Dozens of people have been killed and many have been displaced due to the unrest. ...
09:25 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Faced with a challenge from the assertive judiciary, President Asif Ali Zardari has quit the political office of co-chairman of the Pakistan People's Party and made his son Bilawal its "patron-in-chief". "President Zardari is no more the co-chairman of the PPP. The main body of the PPP has been dissolved and his son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has been elected the party's patron-in-chief," a close aide to 57-year-old Zardari said. ...
01:40 PM, Mar 23, 2013
