The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of forthcoming Bollywood film "Kedarnath", starring debutante Sara Ali Khan along with Sushant Singh Rajput.


Uttarakhand HC refuses stay on 'Kedarnath' release


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A day after a lawyer with the Patna High Court was shot dead by motorcycle-borne criminals here, police on Thursday said his wife and in-laws were behind the killing.


Police blame wife, in-laws for lawyer's murder


An Australian court on Thursday overturned former Archbishop of Australia Philip Wilson's conviction for covering up cases of child sexual abuse to protect the Church.


Former Australian archbishop acquitted of child abuse cover-up


Former senior Indian diplomat Preeti Saran has been elected unopposed to an Asia Pacific seat on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of the UN.


Ex-Indian diplomat elected to UN's socio-economic, cultural panel


To stall the criminal cases collapsing with witnesses turning hostile under duress, the Supreme Court on Wednesday put in place a long-awaited witness protection scheme for the safety of witnesses faced with threat to life and harassments to them or their families in criminal cases' trial.


With SC nod, country gets witness protection scheme


In a case of honour killing, a 26- year-old man was on Wednesday awarded the death penalty by a court in Hisar town in Haryana for murdering his sister in February last year.


Haryana man gets death penalty for honour killing of sister


The Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Wednesday announced that special Lok Adalats to settle power theft cases in the areas under its jurisdiction will be held on December 8 and 9.


BSES to hold Lok Adalats for power theft cases on December 8-9


The line of questioning of AugustaWestland middleman James Christian Michel by CBI may centre around ferreting out from him the names of defence personnel, politicians belonging to the UPA and government officials who had allegedly entered into a criminal conspiracy with him with others in facilitating the Euro 556.262 million contract for acquiring VVIP choppers.


Michel may be grilled on links of politicians and officials in AgustaWestland case


A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta and two other former government officials to three years in jail in a coal block allocation case and said that "white collar crimes" are more dangerous than ordinary crimes.


Ex-Coal Secretary gets 3 years jail, gets bail


The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Wednesday said it will be formulating guidelines for children's hostels which are not registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.


WCD to formulate guidelines for children's hostels not under JJ Act


US special counsel Robert Mueller has told a federal court that President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn gave "substantial assistance" to the Russia investigation and should not get jail time.


Mueller seeks no jail time for Trump's former NSA


An Indian-origin gay pharmacist in the UK has been found guilty of murdering his wife by strangling her in order to start a new life with his boyfriend in Australia.


Indian-origin gay man found guilty of killing wife for lover


A lawyer with the Patna High Court was shot dead by motorcycle-borne criminals here on Wednesday, prompting the Chief Justice of the court A.P. Sahi to tell police to file a report by this evening.


Patna High Court lawyer shot dead


A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta and two other former government officials to three years in jail in a coal block allocation case.


Ex-Coal Secretary gets 3 years jail


The Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted bail to defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra, who was arrested for making derogatory remarks on Odisha and its culture.


Orissa HC grants bail to Abhijit Iyer Mitra


A Delhi court on Wednesday sentenced to three years in jail former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta and two other former government officials in a coal block allocation case.


Former Coal Secretary gets 3 years jail


Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Wednesday condemned the "nocturnal raids" by police in Srinagar city during the separatist-called Human Rights Week.


Mirwaiz Umer condemns 'nocturnal raids' by police


Absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya, wanted in a Rs 9,000 crore bank loan default case, on Wednesday offered to pay back "100 per cent of the principal amount" as speculations over his extradition were raised after AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel was brought here for interrogation.


Extradition blade hanging, Mallya offers to repay 100% bank money


Facebook reportedly pulled down a post by a former employee who accused the social media giant of having "a black people problem", the media reported.


Facebook temporarily removes post on 'black people problem'


Christian Michel James, a British national and a middleman, on Tuesday was extradited to India, a development that comes as a boost to Indian agencies investigating the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel extradited to India


Christian Michel James, a British national and a middleman, has been extradited to India by the United Arab Emirates, a development that comes as a boost to Indian agencies investigating the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.

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