Students from India and China helped drive New Zealand's 11th straight month of annual net gains from migration, more arrivals than departures, in June, the government statistics agency said on Tuesday.


Indian students drive record New Zealand migration figures


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Crimes against women in West Bengal have gone up, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said on Monday.


Crimes against women have gone up in Bengal: NCW chief


The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to industrialist Naveen Jindal and two of his companies engaged in steel and power production on a plea by the central government challenging the Delhi High Court order directing the review of the merger of Utkal 1 and Utkal 2 coal mines and change in their end use from steel to power.


SC notice to Jindals on centre's plea on Utkal coal fields


The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana on Monday questioned four leaders of youth and student wings of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the cash-for-vote case.


Telangana ACB grills TDP leaders in cash-for-vote case


The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the Special Task Force (STF) to take "appropriate steps" under the Code of Criminal Procedure against the Vyapam accused so that they do not take advantage of delayed action and seek bail.


Take appropriate steps in Vyapam: SC tells STF


The Andhra Pradesh government has been served notice by the NHRC over reports that a woman government official was assaulted by a legislator and the sand mafia.


Andhra Pradesh gets NHRC notice over assault on official


A court here on Monday fixed July 23 for its order on a plea of two firms which have challenged its jurisdiction to try them in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case on the ground that the case was not related to the 2G spectrum issue.


Additional spectrum: Court order on jurisdiction on July 23


Brutal beating of servants by former parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh's wife led to one of the maids' death, a witness told the court here on Monday.


Torture by ex-MP's wife killed their maid, court told


A court here on Monday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Manoj Kumar, who was arrested in a land grabbing case.


AAP legislator gets bail


The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected a murder convict's appeal to put on hold the hearing on Bollywood actor Salman Khan's plea against the five-year jail term he has been sentenced to in the 2002 accident case.


HC declines to suspend hearing of Salman's appeal


A few ex-servicemen were detained by Haryana Police near Ambala on Monday while heading to show black flags to Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari.


Ex-servicemen planning black flag-show to Gadkari held


Pitching for the dignity of labour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said no law related to India's workforce will be changed without consulting the trade unions while emphasising on ensuring the interests of both the employed and the job-seekers.


We'll engage with trade unions on labour reforms: Modi (Roundup)


The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the STF to take "appropriate steps" under the Code of Criminal Procedure against Vyapam accused so that they may not take advantage of delayed action and seek bail.


Take appropriate steps in Vyapam: SC to STF


A Pakistani immigrant who killed his wife for refusing to help him obtain a permanent British residency has been jailed for life, a media report said on Saturday.


Pakistani wife murderer jailed for life


A court here on Friday added murder charges against all 21 accused involved in the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep.


Ponty Chadha killing: Court adds murder charge against all 21 accused


A court here on Friday fixed July 21 for delivering its order on the investigation report in a coal block allocation case involving Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda.


Coal block case: Court order on probe report on July 21


The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a bunch of pleas by students of other state education boards challenging Delhi University's method for calculating cut-offs for admission in various colleges under it and seeking a uniform admission system.


Delhi HC dismisses pleas against DU cut-off calculation process


Claiming that the Punjab government was trying to mislead courts and people on the number of drug addicts in the state, former chief minister Amarinder Singh on Friday urged the Punjab and Haryana High Court to force it to supply correct figures.


Amarinder disputes Punjab's claim on drug addicts' figures


A two-week campaign to involve people in a dialogue on animal rights concluded here on Friday with animal activists demanding that the constitution recognise all animals as emotional beings.


Constitution must recognise animals as emotional beings: Activists


A Rs.671.05 crore penalty imposed on four state-run insurers by the anti-trust panel for manipulating the bidding process for Kerala's Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna has raised a curious question: From where will the money be drawn for the fine?


Who'll pay anti-trust penalty on state-run insurers?


Rapper Birdman is suing Jay-Z and his online music streaming service Tidal for illegally streaming Lil Wayne's "Free Weezy Album".

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