A special court here on Tuesday allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to travel to the US after he was stopped from travelling abroad pending decision in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case.


Tharoor can travel to US, Delhi court


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Ness Wadia, son of industrialist Nusli Wadia and inheritor of one of Indias wealthiest business families, has been sentenced for drugs possession while on a skiing holiday to Japan.


Ness Wadia sentenced for drug possession in Japan


Australian pacer James Faulkner, who spread widespread speculation that he is in a same-sex relationship with a social media post, has clarified that he is not gay.


I am not gay, clarifies James Faulkner


Not belying expectations, tribals and villagers in far-flung hamlets in the state 'out-voted' cool Mumbaikars, business and glamour world personalities in the fourth and final phase of voting for 17 Lok Sabha constituencies on Monday.


Maharashtra tribals outshine Mumbai stars on V-Day


The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a Congress petition which claimed that the Election Commission had refused to take action on a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah for allegedly making "hate speeches" and "using" armed forces for "political propaganda" during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.


SC moved after EC does not act against PM, Shah


The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the state government to decide on the the parole plea of Balwan Khokhar, who along with former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.


HC asks Delhi government to decide on Khokhar's parole


The US government has begun erecting tents close to the border with Mexico in the state of Texas to house detained migrants, the media reported on Monday.


US builds migrant 'tent city' in Texas


The SBI on Monday filed recovery suit against Prashant and Ravi Ruia, before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Ahmedabad.


SBI moves to invoke Ruias' personal guarantees of Rs 15K cr


In view of the recent ruling of the Supreme Court, the government has to amend the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act sooner or later and publish the names of loan defaulters periodically, a top official of the All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) said on Monday.


'RBI Act should mandate disclosure of loan defaulters'


The State Bank of India on Monday filed a recovery suit against Prashant and Ravi Ruia, before the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) here in Gujarat.


SBI moves to invoke Essar Steel Promoters' personal guarantees of Rs 15K cr


Pakistan and the US are working to resolve an issue that may lead to new visa restrictions on some Pakistani citizens if left unresolved, a media report said on Monday.


Pakistan, US trying to resolve visa restriction issue


The Congress on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission for alleged inaction on complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah.


Congress moves SC over EC inaction against Modi, Shah


Rape victims in Britain are to be asked to handover their mobile phones and social media accounts to police or risk seeing their cases collapse, under new guidelines that have come under fire from women's rights groups and senior police figures.


UK rape victims asked to handover phones to police


Latching on to the recent Supreme Court judgement giving the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a "last opportunity" to disclose the list of defaulters under the Right to Information Act (RTI), the Congress party on Sunday alleged that the government favours crony capitalists.


RBI should disclose the list of defaulters: Congress


Actress Megan Fox and her husband Brian Austin Green, also an actor, have filed papers at a court here to dimiss their divorce case.


Megan Fox files to dismiss divorce from husband


A Canadian businessman has sued Twitter over publication of what he terms "false and defamatory" tweets which increased during the 2016 US presidential election.


Canadian bizman sues Twitter over 'defamatory' tweets


A special court has extended 13 times the interim protection from arrest it granted to former Union Minister P. Chidambaram and 14 times to his son Karti Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis deal case, due to consecutive adjournments lasting over a year.


Aircel-Maxis: Chidambaram's interim protection extended 13 times


Pope Francis donated $500,000 to aid Central American migrants in Mexico, the Vatican has announced.


Pope Francis donates $500,000 to migrants in Mexico


The Madras High Court's suggestion to exclude consensual sex with girls above 16 from rigours of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been welcomed by legal experts.


Madras HC suggestion on consensual sex between minors hailed


Continuing Washington's drift from multilateralism, US President Donald Trump has announced that he was withdrawing the country from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).


In another America First move, Trump withdraws from Arms Trade Treaty


Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the West Bengal's Director General of Police seeking a detailed report within four weeks on the alleged police action in Howrah in which 20 persons, including the civic agency staff and lawyers, had received head injuries.

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