Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, was on Tuesday sentenced to death in absentia by a firing squad, media reports said.


Muammar Gaddafi's son sentenced to death


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About 3,000 school teachers in Bihar, who allegedly used fake degree certificates to get jobs, have resigned till date apprehending legal action.


3,000 Bihar teachers quit fearing action over fake degrees


Mexico City, July 28 (IANS/EFE) A suspect has been arrested for defrauding the National Public Works and Services Bank (Banobras), of more than $91 million, the Mexican attorney general's office said.


Suspect arrested in $91 mn bank fraud in Mexico


The Supreme Court on Monday asked West Bengal's police chief to sit with the CBI director to determine the police personnel required by the investigating agency for continuing with its investigation into Saradha and non-Saradha chit fund scam cases.


Ponzi scams: SC asks Bengal police chief, CBI director to discuss matter


The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday refused to modify its interim directions to clear encroachments on forest land by fruit growers by October, adding that electricity and water connections of the encroachers should be disconnected.


Himachal HC refuses to modify forest encroachment order


Saying that forced labour constitutes India's largest trafficking problem, the US State Department on Monday placed it in the second best category of Tier 2 countries for the fifth year in a row.


Forced labour India's largest trafficking problem: US report


Rome, July 27 (IANS/AKI) President Sergio Matarella and Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Monday said Italy will continue its fight to prevent two marines going on trial in India over the killing of two fishermen.


Italian president seeks jurisdiction over marines


Former union minister P.K. Thungon, who was jailed for over four years by a court here in a corruption case, sought leniency in the sentence saying his sincere efforts helped in integrating Arunachal Pradesh with India.


Made efforts to integrate Arunachal with India: Thungon


A special court here on Monday sentenced former union minister P.K. Thungon to four and a half years in jail in a 1998 corruption case, and said scam after scam has become the "norm of the day".


Ex-union minister Thungon jailed for corruption


The Enforcement Directorate on Monday moved the Mumbai sessions court seeking a non-bailable arrest warrant against former IPL chief Lalit Modi.


ED seeks non-bailable arrest warrant against Lalit Modi


The central government on Monday strongly opposed 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon's plea challenging the death warrant issued against him and seeking stay of his execution -- slated for July 30 -- saying that he has exhausted all the legal and administrative remedies.


Centre opposes Memon's mercy plea


The Tetseo Sisters, an all-girl band from the northeast, has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign, saying it was a "good move in the right direction" and they will be happy to contribute in highlighting the need for gender equality.


'Beti Bachao' good move in right direction: All-girl band


Sleuths of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday arrested Ashwin Rao, son of Karnataka Lokayukta Justice V. Bhaskar Rao, for allegedly seeking Rs.1-crore bribe from a state executive engineer.


Karnataka Lokayukta's son arrested in bribery case


Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani and leaders from four political parties were among around 200 people who on Sunday urged President Pranab Mukherjee to reconsider the mercy plea of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, set to hang in Nagpur on July 30.


President urged to reconsider Yakub's mercy plea


An Australian nurse was on Sunday charged with terrorism-related offences after voluntarily returning from Syria where he allegedly worked with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, a media report said.


Alleged IS-linked Australian charged with terror offences


Abu Dhabi, July 26 (IANS/WAM) The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged seven million dirhams (about $1 million) to help refugees in crisis, media reported on Sunday.


UAE foundation donates to help refugees


US President Barack Obama's message on gay rights during his landmark visit to Kenya, where homosexuality is outlawed, has drawn a strong criticism for imposing his values on the African continent, Xinhua reported on Sunday.


Obama criticised for pushing gay rights in Africa


The Delhi High Court on Sunday allowed Red FM radio channel to participate in the FM radio e-auction scheduled for Monday.


HC allows Red FM to participate in auction


Indian-American Priya Gopal-Walker, a survivor of child abuse, will represent Washington in the 2015 Miss Teen USA Pageant to be held in Bahamas.


Indian-American to represent Washington in US pageant


The first punishment in the Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal or Vyapam scam has come, with a court in this Madhya Pradesh town sentencing two accused of fraud to five-year jail terms, an official said on Saturday.


First sentence in Vyapam scam case


A court here on Saturday dropped charges against cricketer S. Sreesanth and 35 other accused in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing case, saying the prosecution failed to establish the nexus of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's crime syndicate in cricket betting.

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