The CBI and the Income Tax department on Wednesday filed status report in the Delhi High Court on the allegations against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in a disproportionate assets case.


Report on charges against Himachal CM submitted in Delhi HC


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President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said  the court ruling against the Indian government in what has come to be  called the Vodafone tax case was testimony to the rule of law that  prevails in the country.


Vodafone case example of Indian rule of law: Mukherjee


The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked columnist Shobhaa De to write to the Maharashtra assembly speaker that her criticism of the state government's decision to screen Marathi films at multiplexes during prime time had nothing to do with conduct of assembly proceedings.


File reply before Maharashtra speaker, SC tells Shobhha De


Two bank officials arrested in connection with an ongoing probe into an illegal forex transfer case were sent in two-day CBI custody on Wednesday by a court here, which directed the central agency to collect quality evidence before arresting any accused.


Two bank officials in two-day CBI custody in forex case


Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay has been bestowed with the Presidential Medal by Salisbury University in Maryland in the US for promoting peace and understanding, his office said on Wednesday.


Tibetan PM receives US university medal for promoting peace


Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it won't arrest AAP legislator Gulab Singh, who allegedly assaulted a junior engineer.


Won't arrest AAP legislator Gulab Singh: police


Rome, Oct 14 (IANS/AKI) Under a bill approved by the lower house of parliament, children born in Italy to immigrants can become citizens if their parents have been resident in the country for at least five years.


Citizenship for children born in Italy to immigrants


European Union members will meet on Thursday against the background of the mass migration and refugee crisis, while they will discuss setting up a possible EU border guard.


EU to discuss possibility of setting up border guard


Trapani, Oct 14 (IANS/AKI) A total of 702 asylum seekers including nine pregnant women and many children arrived in the Sicilian port city of Trapani overnight after being rescued from overcrowded boats off the Libyan coast, the Italian coast guard said.


Over 700 rescued off Libyan coast


Up to 40,000 people fled towns in northern Syria amid intensified conflict between government forces and rebel groups, a UN spokesman has said, citing the report of UN relief agency.


40,000 people flee amid clashes, airstrikes in Syria: UN


Haryana on Tuesday defended changes in the state panchayati raj law introducing educational qualification and other eligibility criteria for those aspiring to the contest panchayat elections saying that it could not leave the reins of rural local bodies in the hands of illiterate people.


Haryana defends eligibility criteria for panchayat polls contestants


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday made it clear that it will allow to only CNG-based taxi vehicles to run in the national capital and asked Uber India to inform when it can replace the diesel cabs with these.


Only CNG cabs allowed to ply in Delhi: HC


The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Tuesday asked the state government to submit within four weeks a report over the alleged farmer suicides in the state.


Odish rights panel seeks report on farmers' suicides


The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all state governments to furnish to the central government details of all the cases filed under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITP Act) and the Indian Penal Code till September 30, 2015.


SC seeks details on trafficked women, children


At least eight convicted prisoners were hanged in a Pakistani province on Tuesday for murder, officials said, bringing the total number of people executed since the death penalty moratorium was lifted to more than 230 since December.


Eight convicts hanged in Pakistan's Punjab


Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday issued notice to the director of night shelter, run by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), over certain anomalies, a DCW official said.


DCW notice over shortcomings in night shelters


A court here has set January 18 to hear arguments on issue of framing of charges in the 2000 match-fixing scandal case in which former South African captain Hansie Cronje and five other were charge sheeted.


2000 match fixing: Court to hear arguments on charges in January


An Indian-American judge, along with four other attorneys, has been named for National Asia Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award.


Indian-American judge to be felicitated


Leading business chamber FICCI on Tuesday urged the Centre to take new initiatives to boost medical tourism in India including multiple-entry medical visa to enable easy followup treatment for foreigners.


Government needs to boost medical tourism: FICCI


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the city government on a plea of app-based cab service provider Uber India which challenged the City Taxi Scheme 2015 claiming that the Delhi government had exceeded its jurisdiction.


HC notice to Delhi government over Uber's plea


Joining the league of Sahitya Akademi awardees returning their awards in protest against growing intolerance in the country, Assam's litterateur and journalist Homen Borgohain has also decided to return the honour.

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