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Ex-PCB chief ‘immediately coming to Pakistan’ to clear corruption charges

Lahore, Mar. 15 (ANI): Former PCB chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf has decided to “immediately come” to Pakistan and clear his name from the National Accountability Bureau inquiry suggesting that he was involved in embezzlement of millions of rupees.
“I am immediately coming to Pakistan to clear this matter and my name and reputation! There is no [...]

Pak SC asks accountability bureau to ‘stop playing hide and seek’ over Zardari’s immunity

Islamabad, Mar.13 (ANI): Reprimanding the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over its dilly-dallying attitude, the Pakistan Supreme Court has asked the bureau to “stop playing hide and seek” over the immunity status granted to President Asif Ali Zardari and seek the custody of the documents relating to the 60 million dollar money laundering case which the [...]

Union Budget a shot in arm for Northeast development

New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Union Budget addressed the importance of infrastructure for sustained economic development and allotted money to boost the growth potential would be realized only if infrastructure does not become a severe and critical handicap.
The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in February aims at developing infrastructure in the [...]

SC extends stay on Kanshi Ram memorial construction

New Delhi, Sep. 18 (ANI): Expressing dissatisfaction over the Mayawati Government’s plea, the Supreme Court on Friday extended the stay order on its earlier ruling for stoppage of work at Kanshi Ram Memorial Sthal in Lucknow.

“The affidavit is not satisfactory. The question here has [...]

Will Sarabjeet be spared the gallows under Pak Govt.’s plans to commute death sentences?

Islamabad, Sep.17 (ANI): The Pakistan government is considering commuting death sentences, but such a step may not help the cause of Sarabjeet Singh, the Indian inmate who has been awarded a death sentence by a Lahore anti-terrorism court in October 1991.

Interior Advisor Rehman Malik said the government [...]

Hyderabad students learn intricacies of cyber security

Hyderabad, Sep. 13 (ANI): Aiming to prevent cyber crimes in the country, students in Hyderabad are learning and mastering the intricacies of cyber security.

In the fast developing countries where information technology (IT) has reached the apex, the security of data compiled, stored and transmitted is [...]

Nithari victims’s relatives express outrage over Pander’s acquittal

New Delhi, Sep. 11 (ANI): The acquittal of Nithari killings accused Mohinder Singh Pandher in the Rimpa Haldar murder case has left relatives outraged and anguished.

“I will destroy this bungalow (Pandher’s residence) in one minute. I am [...]

Supreme Court issues fresh notice to MP school on beard sporting row

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a fresh notice to Niramla Convent Higher Secondary School in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on a Muslim student’s right to sport a beard.

Earlier, Nirmala Convent Higher Secondary School a government-aided minority Institution terminated Mohd Salim [...]

Gujarat Govt may appeal against HC verdict in Jaswant Singh’s book ban case

New Delhi, Sep. 8 (ANI): The Gujarat Government is planning to file an appeal against the state High Court’s verdict against its decision of banning Jaswant Singh’s controversial book on Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Supreme Court was told on Tuesday.

The state government counsel conveyed this [...]

SC committee: Halt Noida park construction

New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended on Friday to halt the construction of Ambedkar Park in Noida with immediate effect.

The Mayawati Government is constructing the Bhimrao Ambedkar Park in Noida with an estimated cost of Rs.550 crore on [...]

SC asks Indian embassy to ensure safety of students in Australia

New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Indian High Commissioner and Consulate General in Australia ensure the safety of Indian students and to prevent them from falling prey to fake educational institutions in that country.

An apex [...]

Delhi High Court says judges asset declaration covered under RTI

New Delhi, Sep.2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has on Wednesday said that the Chief Justice of India is a public authority under the RTI Act, which means that asset declaration is covered by the RTI under Section 8 1 (A).

This comes after SC judges had decided tp make their assets public. The only [...]

Anil Ambani welcomes government’s fresh plea on gas row dispute with brother Mukesh

Mumbai, Sep 2 (ANI): Anil Ambani of Reliance Natural Resource Limited (RNRL) welcomed a fresh application filed by central government in the Supreme Court on a row over gas price with estranged elder brother Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance [...]

Supreme Court issues notices to CBI, Kerala Govt on Vijayan case

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Kerala Government over the state Governor’s permission to CBI to prosecute Pinarayi Vijayan.

The apex court [...]

Himachal HC judges to make public their assets

Shimla, Aug 30 (ANI): The judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court also decided to make their property public, on the lines of Supreme court justices.

Earlier, the judges of Kerala and Delhi high court had announced their decision to make their assets public.

“A decision to declare assets has been taken unanimously by all the nine [...]

International cricket to return only in ’safe’ and ’secure’ Pak : ICC

Lahore, Aug.29 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has assured Pakistan that international cricket would return to the troubled nation as soon as it is safe to for the foreign teams to return there.

ICC President David Morgan said international cricket will return to Pakistan as [...]

SC deferred RNRL hearing to October 20

New Delhi, Aug 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing on a petition filed by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Natural Resource Limited (RNRL) with regard to gas dispute to October 20.

Approving the request filed by the Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Linited [...]

Nepal Vice President accuses Supreme Court of acting beyond jurisdiction

Kathmandu, Aug 25 (ANI): Nepal Vice President Paramananda Jha has said that the Supreme Court (SC) acted out of jurisdiction while issuing the order that said his berth will be automatically inactivated if he failed to retake the oath in Nepali language within seven days.

According to Kantipur, the Vice President-who has been dragged into [...]

IIT-Delhi professors go on mass casual leave demanding pay hike

New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): Faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) in Delhi went on mass casual leave on Tuesday protesting disparities in pay.

Earlier, professors at IIT-Madras went on a mass causal leave on Friday, while their colleagues in IIT-Bombay boycotted classes on Monday.

Professors alleged that the Ministry has completely [...]

Scientists discover signaling pathway which ensures that plants remember to flower

Washington, August 21 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered signaling pathway that ensures plants remember to flower, even without positive signals from the environment.

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany found the solution to the mystery that why do some plants blossom [...]