As Indian Army chief Deepak Kapoor arrives in Nepal on his first official visit to receive the honorary title of general of the Nepal Army, the latter's triumph will be dulled by a blow dealt by the apex court, the first since the fall of K ..

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday sought permission of a local court to conduct narco-tests on Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar who was found murdered in her Noida house on May 16, 2008. CBI counsel Suresh ..

As a fallout of teenager Ruchika Girhotra's molestation by former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, the high court here has asked administration in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to submit details of all pending criminal cases against "hi ..

The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Monday dismissed the plea of senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan to include Defence Minister A.K. Antony as a witness in the SNC Lavalin graft case.The C ..

Former Haryana director general of police (DGP) R.R. Singh Tuesday offered to be a witness against disgraced police officer and teenaged girl Ruchika Girhotra's molestor, S.P.S. Rathore. Singh, who lives in this Haryana town, 130 km from Chandiga ..

The Chandigarh administration has initiated a magisterial inquiry into the role of a leading all girls school Sacred Heart here for expelling teenage molestation victim Ruchika Girhotra in September 1990.Ruchika was expelled from the school for unexp ..

A battery manufacturing factory in south China was closed after more than 40 children, who were living in the vicinity, were found to have excessive lead levels in their blood, an official said.Aokelai Power Co. Ltd, formerly Zeliang Battery Factory, ..

Lawyer Pankaj Bhardwaj, who has fought Ruchika Girhotra's molestation case free of cost for the last 13 years, Saturday raised questions on the then medical report of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here.&quo ..

Outlawed outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)'s chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and deputy commander-in-chief Raju Baruah were Saturday sent to prison by a local court after 22 days in police custody."There were no fresh cases slapped on ..

Nepal's controversial army, which tarnished its image by siding with deposed king Gyanendra during his bloodless coup four years ago, finds itself in a fresh row with three torture victims filing a case against a general, accusing him of gross hu ..

The human rights commissioner of the UN Friday expressed concern about the 11-year prison term handed down to a prominent Chinese dissident."The conviction and extremely harsh sentencing of Liu Xiabo mark a further severe restriction on the scop ..

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has asked a senior Madhya Pradesh police officer to ban the manufacturing and use of glass-coated 'manja', a string used for kite flying, in the state as many birds die after getting entangled in ..

Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, on Tuesday told the court that police forced him to confess before the magistrate in February this year.Kasab - whose statement is being recorded by the special court - alleged ..

Finding loopholes with police probe in the dummy writers' scam, Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a fresh investigation in the entire incident. Acting on a PIL filed by Manish Doshi, demanding thorough probe in last year's examination sca ..

There were 31,042 cases pending in the two district and subordinate courts in the state on January 1, 2009. A majority of these were civil cases. According to information provided by chief minister Digambar Kamat to the assembly, of the 31,042 pendin ..

The Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy (TNJA), the training centre for mid career judicial officers, will soon go hi-tech, with the launch of video conferencing facility. Judicial officers in the cadre of munsiff, sub-judges, fast track judges, district and ..

In a step that is likely to reduce the wait for compensation by accident victims or their kin, the Delhi High Court (HC) directed the police and insurance companies to implement the Claims Tribunal Agreed Procedure under which road accident victims w ..

A Delhi court today gave two months time to the police beyond the mandatory 90 days to complete their probe against top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy and rejected his plea for "statutory" bail. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja allow ..

Protection and implementation of human rights is crucial to a democracy, Justice V S Malimath, chairperson, Law Commission of Karnataka, said on Sunday.Speaking at a meeting of the Karnataka Human Rights Council, Justice Malimath stressed on the need ..

The state bar council of Punjab and Haryana has issued show cause notice to the president of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, SS Behl, on Sunday for misleading HC advocates. Behl has been given two weeks time to file his reply. In their ..