Mohammad Sona Ullah, the Kargil war veteran who was declared a foreigner by a tribunal in Assam recently, has been discharged from his job as a Sub Inspector of the Assam Police's Border Branch, it was announced on Saturday.


Kargil veteran who was declared foreigner loses police job


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A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged middleman, in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


AgustaWestland case: Sushen Gupta granted bail


At least 29 people were injured in a fire at a refugee centre in western Bosnia on Saturday, officials said.


29 injured in Bosnia refugee centre fire


The CBI on Friday submitted before the Supreme Court that the agency is ready to investigate the Bitcoin scam wherein several investors across the country have claimed to be duped by the promise of high-financial returns.


CBI ready to investigate Bitcoin scam


The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Sukesh Chandrashekhar, an aide of AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran, in a bribery case related to poll symbol allocation by the Election Commission.


Poll symbol case: HC rejects bail plea of Dhinakaran aide


The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre and the Delhi government to file a response on a plea seeking protection of the Jahanpanah City Forest and ensure that the nature and character of the forest are not destroyed.


HC seeks Centre response on plea seeking to protect Jahanpanah


A court here on Friday handed down a two-year prison sentence to a former Deputy Manager of the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) who has been convicted for corruption.


CBI court gives 2-year jail term to ex-SAIL executive


A Mumbai court on Friday sent three women doctors arrested for abetting the suicide of medico Payal Tadvi to judicial custody till June 10.


Payal Tadvi suicide: 3 accused sent to judicial custody


The British government has announced it wants to extend its tough ivory law by adding other ivory bearing species, including hippos, walruses and some of the whale family to the protection list.


UK mulls extending law to protect ivory bearing species


The exit-entry departments of China's public security authorities will start issuing new versions of visas and residence permits for foreigners from Saturday.


China to issue new versions of visas from June 1


The Mumbai Court on Friday sent to judicial custody three women doctors - arrested for abetting the suicide of medico Payal Tadvi - till June 10.


Mumbai medico suicide: 3 sent to judicial custody


The Tamil Nadu government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order that cancelled the land acquisition announcement for the controversial eight-lane expressway between Chennai and Salem at a cost of about Rs 10,000 crore.


TN challenges Madras HC's order against Chennai-Salem Expressway


The Supreme Court on Friday extended the time to complete the admission process in post-graduate medical and dental courses up to June 4 in Maharashtra.


SC pulls up Maharashtra, extends PG medical courses admissions to June 4


A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking change of the title of Salman Khan's upcoming movie "Bharat".


PIL filed seeking change of 'Bharat' movie title


Louisiana Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards has signed a bill into law that will ban abortions in the US state once a heartbeat is detectable with no exceptions for rape or incest, according to his office.


Louisiana Governor signs 'heartbeat' abortion bill into law


The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Central government's response on a plea seeking implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in the country to promote unity, fraternity and national integration.


Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on Uniform Civil Code plea


Children as young as 10 are whitening their faces to avoid being subjected to racist abuse in Britain, a child protection group has warned, as police struggle to stem a rising tide of hate crimes against minors.


Children 'whitening faces to avoid racism' in Britain


In an on-going US crackdown on Indian call-centre fraud extorting Americans, an American federal judge has sentenced a participant in the scam to seven and a half years in prison.


US judge sentences Indian for call-centre fraud


The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, now under the CBI scanner in connection with the multi-billion rupee Saradha ponzi scam, protection from arrest till July 10 but asked him to cooperate with the investigation agency and deposit his passport.


Calcutta HC gives Rajeev Kumar protection from arrest till July 10


Rome, May 31 (IANS/AKI) Amid violent clashes and a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, 149 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers from the Horn of Africa and Sudan were on Thursday evacuated to Rome, the United Nations refugee agency said in a statement.


UN airlifts 149 refugees, asylum-seekers from Libya to Italy


Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it will pay Rs 25 lakh compensation each to 67 identified patients affected by the company's faulty articular surface replacement (ASR) hip implants.

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