Residents of 72 villages in Gurugram's IMT Maneser area may boycott the Lok Sabha elections after the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) served notices to take back Rs 35 lakh from a compensation amount given to the farmers for land acquisition.


72 Gurugram villages threaten to boycott LS polls


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Riot police unleashed tear gas at the so-called "yellow vest" protesters who took the streets of the French capital against economic injustice for the 23rd consecutive weekend, the media reported.


Tear gas used against Paris' 'yellow vest' protesters


A Delhi court has issued notice to DGP Prisons after an inmate at Tihar Jail was forcibly branded  with 'OM' symbol on his back and was also allegedly deprived of food for two days.


Court for probe into branding of 'OM' on Tihar inmate


The woman, who has leveled sexual harassment allegation against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, is undergoing trial in a bribery and criminal conspiracy case, officials said on Saturday.


Police seek cancellation of bail of woman in CJI case


Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday rubbished an allegation of sexual harassment against him, saying there was a "larger conspiracy" to destabilize the independence of the judiciary, which, he said, is "under very serious threat".


CJI trashes sexual harassment charge, sees larger plot (3rd Lead)


Sudan's public attorney on Saturday ordered the African country's ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be investigated on suspicion of money-laundering and possession of large sums of foreign currencies.


Al-Bashir to be probed over money-laundering suspicions


A Delhi court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


AgustaWestland: Court rejects Sushen Gupta's bail


An Indian-origin physician in the US has been charged with conspiracy to unlawfully dispense controlled substances and commit healthcare fraud.


Indian-origin physician charged with healthcare fraud


Rubbishing allegations of sexual harassment against him, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday said the independence of the judiciary is under threat and there was a "larger conspiracy" to destabilise it.


CJI rubbished sexual harassment charges, says independence of judiciary under threat (2nd Lead)


Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday claimed that the independence of the judiciary was under threat.


Independence of Judiciary under threat: CJI


The Supreme Court on Saturday sat for an urgent hearing on a matter of great public importance touching upon the independence of judiciary.


SC hearing on matter of great public importance


The US government is taking aim at the "India-based call centre scam industry", Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski has warned while announcing the extradition of an Indian citizen from Singapore allegedly involved in a multi-million dollar racket.


US warns 'India-based call centre scam industry'


American prosecutors want Russian citizen Maria Butina, who pleaded has guilty to an espionage charge, to serve 18 months in prison, while accusing her of seeking to hurt the US in her work as a foreign agent.


Prosecutors want accused Russian spy to serve 18 months


An American couple have each been been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after they pleaded guilty to holding captive and torturing their children for years in their California home.


US couple sentenced to 25 years for torturing children


An American liquor heiress, who was a member of a cult-like organisation and also part of an alleged pyramid scheme that involved sex trafficking and racketeering, has pleaded guilty to related charges in a New York federal court.


US heiress pleads guilty to sex trafficking, racketeering


In the latest case of Saudi women fleeing the ultra-conservative kingdom, two sisters are seeking international help and have urged the UN to help them get to a "safe" country.


Runaway Saudi sisters 'treated like slaves', seek help


Ashok Chandel, the BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district, was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty in a 22-year-old murder case.


BJP MLA Ashok Chandel gets life imprisonment


A federal judge in Florida has sentenced an Indian citizen to eight years and six months in prison for his involvement in an India-based call centre scam, according to the US Justice Department.


Indian citizen sentenced in US for call centre-linked fraud


Tripoli, April 18 (IANS/AKI) Military prosecutors in Tripoli have issued an arrest warrant for eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and six of his aides, the Defence Ministry of Libya's internationally recognised government said in a statement on Thursday.


Libyan prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Haftar


The Directorate General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) has served a notice on technology major Samsung India for allegedly not passing on the benefits of GST reduction to its customers and in turn making undue profits, sources said.


Notice to Samsung for not passing GST cut benefit to consumers(Lead)


The Chandigarh Consumer Commission recently ordered Bata India Ltd to pay Rs 9,000 in fine for charging Rs 3 from a customer for a paper bag to carry the shoebox.

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