The Supreme Court has agreed to hear tomorrow the Centre’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict dismissing its plea against stay on the execution of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
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Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today expanded his six-month-old Cabinet with the induction of 10 Ministers.Â
The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus outbreak went up to 563 as 73 people died on Wednesday, the highest one-day fatalities so far, while total confirmed cases rose sharply to 28,018, Chinese health officials said today.
Young batsman Shreyas Iyer’s maiden ODI hundred went in vain as New Zealand defeated India by four wickets in the series-opener, here on Wednesday.
India U-19 captain Priyam Garg wants to continue focussing on the process with ‘another step’ left for what his team had set out to achieve.
The government today said there is no proposal to link social media profiles of users with their Aadhaar numbers and asserted that steps are being taken to curb spreading of fake news and pornography through social media platforms.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday discussed the International Court of Justice’s order that Myanmar must do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya Muslims, but failed to agree on a statement. Myanmar’s ally China as well as Vietnam, which is part of the regional Association of Southeast Nations along with Myanmar, objected, diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the meeting was closed.
Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand’s South Island to flee their homes on Wednesday and left hundreds of tourists stranded at the remote Milford Sound beauty spot. The Southland region declared a state of emergency after being deluged with more than 1,000 mm of rainfall in 60 hours, triggering landslides on major roads and causing rivers to burst their banks.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up her copy of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Wednesday, in a pointed political gesture after listening tight-lipped to the president tout his achievements to Congress. The tension between Trump and his Democratic nemesis was palpable from the outset, as Pelosi extended her hand for a handshake — and the President failed to return the favour.