An accountability court here on Monday extended Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif's physical remand by 10 days in a multi-billion rupee housing scam case.


Shehbaz Sharif's remand extended by 10 days


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The Delhi High Court on Monday slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation for failing to file a reply on its Special Director Rakesh Asthana's plea seeking quashing of an FIR against him.


HC slams CBI for not filing reply in case involving Asthana


The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Bombay High Court order disallowing more time to the Maharashtra Police to investigate five activists accused of being linked to a banned Maoist outfit and file a charge-sheet.


SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing more time to probe activists


In a bid to train 3 lakh Indians in digital safety, Facebook on Monday announced the launch of the Digital Literacy Library -- a collection of lessons in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.


Facebook launches Digital Literacy Library in 6 Indian languages


A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister and leader of opposition Khaleda Zia to seven years in jail in a corruption case.


Bangladesh court sentences Khaleda Zia to 7 years in jail


Former Bihar Minister Manju Verma's husband Chandrasekhar Verma  surrendered before a court on Monday in connection to the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.


Muzaffarpur case: Ex-Bihar Minister's husband surrenders


Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia was on Monday sentenced to seven-year jail in a corruption case.


Khaleda Zia gets 7-year jail in graft case


Thousands of migrants, most of them Hondurans, broke through a metal fence separating Guatemala and Mexico and after clashing with police, poured across the border into Mexican territory.


Migrants break fence, enter Mexico


A man committed suicide on Sunday in Assam's Udalguri district allegedly after a local Foreigners' Tribunal recently served a notice on him asking him to prove his Indian citizenship.


Man commits suicide over Foreigners Tribunal notice


The Kailash Satyarthi Childrens Foundation (KSCF) here on Sunday joined hands with the Jharkhand government and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to eradicate child labour in the state.


KSCF joins hands with Jharkhand to end child labour


At a the #MeToo movement is exposing abuse of power by some men and also revealing the vulnerabilities of victims, experts have emphasised on the need for creating greater awareness about the rights of victims in the country.


Amid #MeToo, experts stress on creating awareness about victim rights


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised tribal communities for saving forests and continuing a tradition of an eco-friendly lifestyle, saying that when it comes to protecting their rights and land, the tribes fight back.


Tribals fight to protect their rights, nature: Modi


Qatar-based Fatma Al Remaihi, a cinema enthusiast and one of the jury members of 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival's Competition Section, said the global mainstream media has "misrepresented" Middle Eastern women only as victims of violence and repressed to voice their opinion.


Middle Eastern women misrepresented worldwide: MAMI jury member


The Centre has filed in the Supreme Court details of the decision-making process for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets in a fly-away condition from France's Dassault Aviation.


Centre submits in SC details of Rafale deal decision-making process


Palestinian ambassador to India, Adnan Abu Alhaija, on Saturday called upon the international community to reject and condemn Israel's racist law that denies the connection of Palestinians to their historic homeland.


Global community urged to reject Israel's racist law


The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked telecom operators to be ready with an alternate verification process for approval from the department by November 5, as it ordered the operators to stop using Aadhaar e-KYC for the verification process.


Telcos told to be ready with new KYC process by Nov 5


Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday reinstated a ban on the transmission of Indian content on local television channels, setting aside an earlier ruling by the Lahore High Court (LHC).


Pakistan SC restores ban on Indian content on TV channels


A Pune Special Court on Saturday sent human rights activists Vernon S. Gonsalves and Arun T. Ferreira to police custody till November 6 for their involvement in the Koregaon-Bhima caste riots on January 1, officials said here.


Rights activists sent to police remand till November 6


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday urged the court to declare Gujarat-based businessmen Sandesara brothers as fugitives and permit it to confiscate their properties in India and abroad in connection with a Rs 8,100 crore taken by them and their pharmaceutical company from domestic and offshore branches of Indian banks in 2004-12.


ED moves court to declare Sandesara brothers fugitives


A Special Court here rejected the bail plea filed by three human rights and civil liberties activists, accused of involvement in the Elgaar Parishad and the Koregaon-Bhima caste riots of January 1, following which two of them were re-arrested on Friday.


After Pune court rejects bail, 2 rights activists re-arrested


A division bench of the Rajasthan high court has issued notices to the state government along with the district and civic administration of Jodhpur seeking their response as to why goat sacrifice on the day of Bakrid is not banned.

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