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.


HC notice to Rajasthan on goat sacrifice in Jodhpur


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A Special Court here on Friday rejected the bail pleas by three human rights and civil liberties activists, accused of alleged involvement in the Elgaar Parishad and the subsequent Koregaon-Bhima caste riots of January 1.


Koregaon-Bhima case: Pune court rejects bail plea of rights activists


The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Central government and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to respond to a plea seeking to build sufficient grain storage facilities to save the cereals from being spoiled.


HC seeks Centre's response on plea seeking sufficient grain storage facilities


Amnesty International India on Friday dubbed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) 'raid' on its head office here on Thursday an assault on civil society in the country and said New Delhi was treating rights bodies like "criminal enterprises".


Amnesty dubs ED 'raid' assault on civil society


Three Myanmar journalists who were arrested for publishing a report that criticized government spending were released on bail here on Friday.


Incitement case: Myanmar court releases 3 journalists on bail


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday refused to comment on the Supreme Court order on an inquiry into the allegations against CBI Director Alok Verma by the CVC, saying it was a "process being carried out".


Rahul Gandhi refuses comment on CVC probe against CBI Director


More than 400 police officers in Bihar have been dismissed for violating the liquor ban imposed by the state government two years ago, the authorities said on Friday.


Over 400 cops dismissed for violating Bihar liquor ban


The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered that a committee suggests measures to curb unchecked availability of smuggled Indian direct-to-home (DTH) devices in markets across the country.


Pakistan SC forms committee to curb smuggled Indian DTH devices


In the  backdrop of a possible change in 'gender definition' by the US administration, transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner has ended her support for US President Donald Trump over his record on trans rights.


Caitlyn Jenner ends support for Trump


The son of murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has arrived in the US after leaving Riyadh with his family, an informed source told CNN on Thursday.


Khashoggi's son arrives in US from Saudi Arabia


The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a Maharashtra government plea against a High Court order that refused to give more time to the state police to investigate five activists accused of having links with Maoist insurgents.


SC to hear Maharashtra's plea on activists' probe on Oct 29


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the Bengaluru office of human rights body Amnesty International, an official said on Thursday.


ED searches Amnesty office in Bengaluru


A former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday entered a Spanish prison to begin serving a four-and-a-half year sentence for corruption linked to his management of a major Spanish lender that had to be bailed out.


Former IMF head enters jail for corruption


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a chargesheet in the the Rs 3,500-crore Aircel-Maxis deal case, accusing former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and a few others of laundering Rs 1.16 crore.


ED files chargesheet against Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case


A Paris court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy against a decision to have him stand trial, as part of a probe into allegations of illegal financing during his 2012 presidential campaign that ultimately ended in his defeat to Francois Hollande.


French court dismisses Sarkozy's appeal to avoid trial


The Supreme Court on Thursday said Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, was obstructing the probe and asked why he should not be shifted to a jail outside Bihar.


Why shouldn't Muzaffarpur case accused be transferred to jail outside Bihar: SC


An Indian man was arrested in Thailand's Phichit province on Thursday for overstaying his visa and for allegedly providing loans with interest rates higher than the legal limit.


Indian arrested for overstaying visa, illegal loans in Thailand


The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a Maharashtra government's plea against a High Court order disallowing more probe time to the state police to investigate five activists accused of being linked to banned Maoist outfit.


SC to hear Maharashtra's plea on activists probe on Oct 29


A Malaysian court on Thursday charged former Prime Minister Najib Razak with six new corruption charges in relation to alleged embezzlement involving the state-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund.


Ex-Malaysian PM faces 6 new corruption charges


The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) accused CBI Director Alok Verma, who was divested of his charge on Wednesday, of non-cooperation in producing records and files sought by it on allegations against him and that his "wilful obstruction in the functioning of the Commission is established."


CVC accuses CBI's Alok Verma of wilful obstruction in its functioning


The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the forensic auditors to submit by Thursday an interim report on the role of statutory auditors in the beleaguered real estate company Amrapali Group.

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