Even as tourism industry stakeholders have stepped up pressure on the state government to crack down on public drinking, nine domestic tourists were on Tuesday arrested for boozing in public areas and creating a nuisance in the beach village of Calangute in North Goa.


Nine tourists arrested for public consumption of alcohol in Goa


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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi government to file response on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking framing of guidelines on disposal of abandoned bodies and for carrying out complete videography and photography of the last rites of the unattended dead bodies.


Bereaved father seeks guidelines on disposal of unattended bodies


European anti-trust authorities fined Mastercard 570 million euros ($648 million) for obstructing merchants' access to cross-border card-payment services, the European Commission said on Tuesday.


EU fines Mastercard 570mn euros for cross-border obstruction


The BJP is keen on dragging the controversy over closure of mining in Goa until the Lok Sabha polls to cash in on people's anxieties, said state Congress president Girish Chodankar on Tuesday.


Goa mining ban: Congress says Modi's 'judicial solution' promise is a farce


In the wake of reports about 31 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar being stranded at the India-Bangladesh border, the government on Tuesday said it will handle such matters through mutual consultation with neighbouring countries.


Stranded Rohingya: India to work with neighbours


The BSF on Tuesday handed over 31 Rohingya Muslims who were stranded along the India-Bangladesh border since January 18 to the Tripura Police, officials said.


BSF hands over 31 Rohingya Muslims to Tripura Police


A Delhi court on Tuesday took cognizance of a defamation complaint filed by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval's son Vivek Doval against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, The Caravan magazine and an author for publishing a defamatory article against him.


Court nod for Doval defamation suit against Jairam, Caravan


Film actor Amrita Singh and her aunt Tahira Bimbat may have staked claim over 4 acres of prime property in Clement Town area of Dehradun city but they may be in for a long drawn court battle.


Amrita Singh may face court battle in property dispute


An Indian-origin man has been jailed for four months over 2004 hoax call about a bomb at the house of late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.


Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for bomb hoax call


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said work is on to issue chip-based e-passports to Indian citizens under a centralized passport system.


India to issue chip-based e-passport: Modi


A Delhi court on Tuesday said it will decide on January 29 whether to summon journalist Priya Ramani or not in the defamation case filed by former Union Minister M.J. Akbar.


Akbar case: Court to decide on Ramani on Jan 29


A court that is hearing the case of ousted Nissan president Carlos Ghosn once again rejected his bail plea on Tuesday.


Tokyo court again rejects Ghosn's bail plea


The US will soon make a formal request for the extradition of Huawei's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who has been accused of helping the firm dodge US sanctions on Iran, according to the Canadian government.


US to formally request Huawei CFO's extradition soon: Canada


More than a hundred former diplomats, academics and activists have written an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for the immediate release of two Canadians detained in Beijing, the media reported on Tuesday.


Ex-diplomats, scholars urge China's Xi to release detained Canadians


Even as 31 Rohingya Muslims are stranded along the India-Bangladesh borders since Friday, 30 more Rohingyas, including 12 children, were on Monday night apprehended along the Tripura-Assam border, a police officer said.


30 more Guwahati-bound Rohingyas held in Tripura-Assam border


Three persons, including two former Central Bank of India officials, were sentenced to three years of imprisonment by a CBI court for defrauding the bank to the tune of Rs 122 lakh, the agency said on Monday.


Two former Central Bank of India officials convicted for fraud


The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Monday said that the women's body has so far dealt with more than 50,000 complaints since 2015.


DCW has handled over 50,000 cases since 2015: Maliwal


A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday alleging that a few families are dominating the political scenario of the nation and thwarting the basic mandate of the Constitution.


PIL over families dominating political parties


The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant relief to Siddharth Vashisht, alias Manu Sharma, the main culprit in the Jessica Lall murder case, directing the Delhi government instead to reconsider his premature release plea in the Sentence Review Board (SRB) meeting in March.


Jessica Lall murder: HC asks government to take call on Manu Sharma's premature release


Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday recused himself from hearing a plea by NGO Common Cause challenging the appointment of M. Nageswara Rao as the interim Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after the ouster of Alok Verma.


CJI recuses from hearing challenge to appointment of Rao as acting CBI chief


National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval's son Vivek Doval on Monday filed a criminal defamation complaint against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, The Caravan magazine and the author for publishing a defamatory article against him.

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