Nirbhaya case: SC dismisses mercy rejection plea of Mukesh

New Delhi (IANS) With three days remaining in the scheduled execution of death penalties in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking judicial review of the rejection of his…

IIT-Bombay bans 'anti-national' activities on Powai campus

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) has banned what it terms "anti-national activites" and all types of activism on its Powai Campus and also sought "good manners" from its students.

Students at the IIT-Bombay…

China coronavirus toll reaches 132, nearly 6,000 infected

Beijing (IANS) The death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus increased to 132 on Wednesday, with 5,974 confirmed cases, as foreign governments started to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan city, the epicentre of the outbreak.

According…

Cong-led opposition blocks Kerala Guv inside assembly

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) The Congress-led opposition on Wednesday blocked Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as he arrived in the Assembly for the budget session. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also accompanying the Governor.

Khan arrived…

Anti-CAA protesters disrupt Calcutta univ convocation

Kolkata (IANS) Chaos prevailed during Calcutta University convocation here on Tuesday as a group of students protesting against the CAA held a demonstration and raised slogans against West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

The students of different…

Govt brought CAA to correct historical injustice: PM

New Delhi (IANS) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, said that his government brought Citizenship Amendment Act to correct historical injustice and fulfil country's old promise to minorities living in neighbouring countries. "I am amazed…

TARP-like govt fund likely in Budget for NBFC relief

New Delhi (IANS) The government is likely to unveil in the Union Budget a Troubled Assets Relief Programme (TARP) similar to what the US initiated during the Lehman financial crisis in 2008.

Under the proposed scheme, the troubled or stressed…

ED finds several PFI offices in Shaheen Bagh

New Delhi (IANS) After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) found that the recent violent protests in several parts of the country had a financial link with the Popular Front of India (PFI), the central probe agency also found that the organisation has…

Sibal, Jaising, others paid by RFI, PFI as legal fees: ED

New Delhi (IANS) Amid nationwide protest over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has identified an organisation named Rehab Foundation of India (RFI), which…

Plea against magisterial order in Nirbhaya case dismissed

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi sessions court on Monday dismissed the application challenging recent magisterial order that rejected the plea questioning the credibility of the sole witness in the Nirbhaya gangrape and fatal assault case, claiming he was…