The uncertainty hanging over the future of the Rs 6,000 crore fireworks industry is expected to burst as a major campaign plank for the opposition parties during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the Virudhunagar constituency of Tamil Nadu.


Firecracker industry's future to rule Virudhunagar polls


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Rome, March 19 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled a radicalised former imam on security grounds, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.


Italy deports Moroccan ex-imam on security grounds


In a bid to improve interdepartmental synergies in the Central probe agency and avoid festering acrimony between officials, CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla has started holding weekly interactions with his officials.


CBI director starts weekly interactions with staff


The Department of Revenue has issued a notice for tax evasion to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).


BCCI issued notice in tax evasion case by revenue


A court here on Tuesday directed Tihar Jail's Director General to immediately take remedial measures regarding the solitary confinement of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal's alleged middleman Christian Michel.


Remedy Michel's solitary confinement: Court to Tihar


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, is not cooperating in the probe and the agency may require his custodial interrogation in a money laundering case.


Vadra's custodial questioning may be needed: ED


The Delhi High Court has stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order which held that electronic voting machines (EVMs) come within the definition of 'information' under the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.


HC stays order holding EVMs as information under RTI


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, is not cooperating in the investigation and the agency may require his custodial interrogation in a money laundering case.


Vadra's custodial interrogation may be needed: ED


The health of Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che, sentenced in 2017 to five years in jail for subversion of state power, is at risk in the Chinese prison where he is being held, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Tuesday.


Jailed Taiwanese activist's health at risk: HRW


The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a plan to revise the child abuse prevention law and institute changes to legally prohibit parents and guardians from physically punishing children.


Japan to ban parents from physically punishing kids


China's goth community has united in protest after a woman was made to remove her dark make-up before being allowed to enter a busy subway, the media reported on Tuesday.


Chinese 'goths' protest against subway incident


Anil D. Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, has thanked Reliance Industries Chairman, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani for their support regarding payment of dues to Ericsson as all the RCOM's outstanding to the Swedish company stand cleared.


Anil thanks Mukesh, Nita as RCOM's dues to Ericsson cleared


A court in London has issued an arrest warrant against fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs 12,700 crore bank, confirmed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday.


UK court issues arrest warrant against Nirav Modi


In a big blow to the promoters of debt-ridden Essar Steel, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday approved a Rs 42,000 crore takeover bid for the insolvent firm by the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal.


NCLAT blow to Ruias, Essar Steel to go to ArcelorMittal


China on Monday said it has arrested 12,995 terrorists since 2014 in the troubled region of Xinjiang, where, according to human rights organisations around a million Muslims are being held in internment camps.


12,995 'terrorists' arrested in China's Xinjiang


The Facebook livestreaming of New Zealand mosque shooting has brought to the fore a critical issue for the law enforcement agencies to deal with, as tech giants struggle to find a solution to pro-actively stop such incidents.


Shooting livestreams a new rage on social media


Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif on Monday appeared before a joint investigation team (JIT) probing the 2014 firing incident in Lahore in which 14 people were killed.


Shehbaz Sharif appears before JIT in firing case


Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman authorised a secret campaign to silence dissenters, which included the surveillance, kidnapping, detention and torture, over a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to US officials.


Saudi Prince authorised campaign against dissenters


The Tamil Nadu Police on Monday lodged Thirunavukkarasu, the main accused in the Pollachi sexual abuse-cum-blackmail case, in a prison here.


Pollachi sex abuse: Key accused in prison


A court here on Monday refused to grant bail to an 18-year-old teenager accused of sharing a video of the March 15 Christchurch mosques shootings in which the gunman livestreamed his massacre of 50 people.


No bail for teen sharing Christchurch attack video


All voting-related information would be easily available for voters in all districts in Haryana through touchscreens, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Rajeev Ranjan said on Sunday.

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