The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the central government to unblock around Rs. 1.87 crore of the environmental NGO Greenpeace India that has been frozen.


Delhi HC directs Centre to unblock Greenpeace funds


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Women officers may soon be aboard the Indian Navy's warships as it is working out a policy in this regard, a senior officer said Tuesday.


Navy mulling proposal to allow women on warships


Novelist Kapil Isapuri has approached the Delhi High Court, accusing the makers of Aamir Khan's film "PK" of plagiarism.


Novelist moves HC accusing 'PK' makers of plagiarism


Guatemala City, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) A court in Guatemala sentenced a former police chief to 90 years in prison on charges of murdering 37 people in 1980, media reported Tuesday.


Guatemalan ex-police chief gets 90-year jail for 37 killings


A Sri Lankan man in United Arb Emirates (UAE) has been jailed for six months for attempting to force his former Indian girlfriend into marriage after blackmailing her with nude photos.


Man jailed in UAE for trying to force ex-girlfriend into marriage


Four Chinese nationals were arrested in a rural Karnataka  district for attempting to smuggle six tonnes of red sanders wood to China, a police official said Tuesday.


Red sanders wood smuggling bid foiled, four Chinese held


At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reaching out to the Indian diaspora, some NRIs are claiming they even dread the idea of visiting the country of their origin because of what many of them call "demonic matrimonial laws".


Marital blues make many NRIs dread visiting India


A court here has convicted a junior engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) for raping a woman employee by concealing his marital status to obtaining her consent for physical relations.


Delhi court convicts PWD engineer for rape


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a court here Monday that it will verify the process of serving summons to two Italian nationals summoned as accused in a money-laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.


ED to verify process to summon Italians over chopper deal


A woman doctor who conducted the medical examination of the executive allegedly raped by a Uber taxi driver told a court here Monday that scratch marks on the neck of victim appeared that she was strangulated.


Uber rape victim's neck injuries suggest strangling attempt: Doctor


With Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to launch 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' programme for the girl child and against female foeticide from Haryana Jan 22, the state education department Monday announced a holiday in all schools on that date.


Haryana declares school holiday Jan 22


India needs to develop an excellent product certification comparable to world standards to make Indian good acceptable worldwide, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food and Civil Supplies Ram Vilas Paswan said here Monday.


World-class product certification needed, says Paswan


The Supreme Court Monday permitted armed forces, Delhi Police, ambulances, fire and other emergency services to have red beacon lights on their vehicles besides other colours depending on their operational requirements.


Army, police, emergency services can use red beacon lights: SC


A local court Sunday sent Shivnarayan Das, said to be an advisor of Saradha scam purported kingpin Sudipta Sen, to four days CBI custody for questioning on his alleged role in the multi-billion Arupee chit fund scandal.


Sudipta Sen's advisor sent to four day CBI custody


Breaking societal stereotypes, nine transgenders from across India have come together to take a musical step towards establishing their identity by lending their voices to an album that was launched here Saturday.


Nine transgenders sing for album


The Supreme Court has held that while sentencing an accused, the courts should not only strike a balance between needs of the society and fairness to the accused but also award just compensation to the victim of crime.


Courts should give just compensation to victim of crime, says SC


The Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (Sahmat) Saturday called upon the Tamil Nadu government to protect novelist Perumal Murugan's constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression from extra-constitutional cultural censors.


Protect novelist Murugan's freedom of expression: Sahmat


With the "Science on Wheels" programme, children in rural Uttar Pradesh would now have the opportunity to imbibe the concepts of gravity and eclipses outside the conventional class room set-up.


Rural Uttar Pradesh children to learn 'science on wheels'


The controversial Hindutva leader, Nand Kishore Balimiki, Who was arrested Dec 16 for his alleged role in religious conversion in Agra, is likely to be released Saturday, after he secured bail Friday.


Nand kishore likely to be released Saturday


The Supreme Court Friday asked the NHAI to "beg, borrow or steal" to raise resources to complete eastern peripheral expressway on the Delhi border for stopping the heavy vehicular traffic going to western Uttar Pradesh from entering the national capital.


Beg, borrow or steal but complete eastern peripheral expressway, NHAI told


West Bengal Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra - arrested in the Saradha scam - was Friday yet again denied bail with a city court extending his judicial custody till Jan 30.

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