An FIR was registered against real estate baron Sushil Ansal and some erring officials for concealing facts in his passport, the city police told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday.


Ansal gave false info for passport, Delhi Police tells HC


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If female genital mutilation continues at its current pace in countries where it is prevalent, some 68 million girls are susceptible to becoming victims of the practice by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).


68mn girls at risk of genital mutilation by 2030: WHO


The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered framing of charges against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife in a Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case.


Ex-Himachal CM Virbhadra to be charged in DA case


President Donald Trump has said that he wants immigrants to come to the US in "largest ever numbers" legally, as he declared during his State of the Union address his determination to build the controversial border wall to deter illegal immigrants and smugglers.


Trump wants 'largest ever' legal immigration, stands firm on border wall (Roundup)


The latest stand-off between the Narendra Modi-led central government and  West Bengals Mamata Banerjee government has again brought the two multi-crore ponzi scams - Saradha and Rose Valley - into the mainstream of the political discourse.


Saradha and Rose Valley  scams: The lowdown


Facebook has banned four groups in Myanmar involved in spreading hate and inciting violence in the country.


Facebook bans 4 Myanmar groups


A New York red carpet opening of Liam Neeson's latest film has been cancelled amid a row over his comments that he once wanted to kill a random black man after a friend was raped.


Liam Neeson film event cancelled amid racism row


Ivanka Trump has blasted a performance art piece that features a lookalike of her vacuuming up crumbs that spectators toss at her.


Ivanka hits back at art piece showing her vacuuming breadcrumbs


US President Donald Trump kicked off his annual State of the Union address before Congress with a call for bipartisanship.


Trump delivers State of the Union


Pakistan is planning to form a government agency for promoting the country as a tourist-friendly nation so as to attract foreign tourists, local reports said on Tuesday.


Pakistan to form new agency to build tourist-friendly country


Praising Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma for his "bold stand" against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, United Liberation Front of Asom's (ULFA) pro-talk faction's General Secretary, Anup Chetia on Tuesday urged the people of the northeastern states to stand united in opposing the Bill.


Pro-Talk faction ULFA leader lauds Meghalaya CM for 'bold standa' on Citizenship Bill


Rome, Feb 6 (IANS/AKI) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is breaking the law, Italy's far-right interior minister and deputy premier Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday, calling for "free, democratic polls as soon as possible".


Salvini calls Maduro criminal, urges early elections in Venezuela


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow later in February for more talks on Syria and Iran's presence in the country.


Netanyahu to meet Putin to discuss Iran, Syria


Nigeria's police on Tuesday confirmed that 26 people were killed and seven others abducted in two separate attacks by gunmen in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.


26 killed in Nigeria gunmen attacks: Police


Over 8,000 students from 65 schools in the national capital on Tuesday marched at Connaught Place to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene.


Students march for spreading awareness on menstrual hygiene


UNICEF on Tuesday called for global concerted action to prevent online violence, cyberbullying and digital harassment for over 70 per cent of children and young people online.


UNICEF calls for action to prevent cyberbullying of youth, children


The Vedanta Group on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that if the high level of water pollution was the ground for shutting down its Thoothukudi Copper smelting plant, then by that measure other industries too should face closure.


If Sterlite plant closed for water pollution, then others too be shut: Vedanta to SC


"We give our warriors outdated machines to fight, they still deliver it with all their prowess and might," goes a viral message in the name of Garima Abrol, wife of Squadron Leader Samir Abrol who died in a Mirage-2000 crash along with his colleague Siddharth Negi.


We gave our warriors outdated machines, grieves mother of IAF plot who died in Mirage-2000 crash


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI not to take any coercive action against Pradeep Koneru, a witness in the meat exporter and alleged hawala dealer Moin Akhtar Qureshi case.


No coercive action against Pradeep Koneru: HC to CBI


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was on Tuesday asked by the Delhi High Court for a response on a plea by alleged lobbyist Deepak Talwar challenging his detention here by agencies after he was deported to India from the UAE last week.


ED response sought in lobbyist Deepak Talwar case


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in a CBI plea against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar and described the order to the CBI not to arrest him a "moral victory".

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