Fourteen years after losing their loved ones, families of victims of the Uphaar theatre fire got a shock on Thursday when the Supreme Court drastically reduced the compensation awarded to them by the Delhi high court in 2003. Fifty-nine people di ..
A former billionaire described by the US government as "the modern face of illegal insider trading" was sentenced on Thursday to 11 years in prison, the longest insider trading sentence ever but far short of the two decades sought by pro ..
Libya's interim leaders have approved a request to open an investigation into Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi over the murder of a footballer who played for the national team in the 1980s, prosecutor Abdullah Banoun said on Wednesday. Banoun ..
Karnataka Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman) R Gururajan on late Wednesday quit citing "personal reasons" but speculation mounted he did so to avoid possible row over owning more than two houses in Bangalore. Gururajan, a retired judge of ..
The Delhi high court on Wednesday acquitted suspended IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma and two others accused of killing journalist Shivani Bhatnagar in 1999. But a bench of justice BD Ahmad and justice Manmohan Singh - which took 10 months to write ..
Senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan was in a relaxed mood after wrapping up a hectic work schedule for the day. It was 4 pm and time for him to leave for his office in Noida. However, a prior appointment to a news channel held him bac ..
National Launch of the Aadhaar Project On 29th September 2010, Ranjna Sadashiv Sonwane, a tribal woman from Tembhali village in Nandurbar, Maharashtra, became the first recipient of the Aadhaar number. Ranjna received the Aadhaar letter from Pri ..
No fresh trading for FIIs holding back full info on structure: SEBI Market watchdog SEBI has said that FIIs which have not provided detailed information on their holding structures and account holders would not be allowed to undertake fresh trad ..
HC admits Kasab's appeal against death sentence The Bombay High Court has admitted an appeal filed by Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab challenging the death sentence awarded to him for his role in the 26/11 terror attacks. Justices Ranjana ..
CVC Disposed of 1298 Cases in August 2010 Major Penalty Proceedings Recommened Against 101 Officers The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 1298 cases during August 2010 referred to it for advice. Of these, 920 complaints were sent for ne ..