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London, Jul 5: A UK High Court judge has issued an enforcement order in favour of a consortium of 13 Indian banks, seeking to recover funds owed to them by beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya who is fighting extradition to India on fraud and money laundering charges worth nearly Rs 9,000 crore. The order grants permission to the UK High Court Enforcement Officer to enter the 62-year-old tycoon's

New Delhi, Jul 5: India is taking up with Maldives the cases of denial of work visas to Indians, official sources said on Wednesday. There were reports that hundreds of Indians have been denied work visas by Maldives and several employers in the island nation have informed applicants that work visas for Indians were not being issued at present. The sources told news agency that India was also

New Delhi, Jul 5: A Delhi court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case relating to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death. The Thiruvananthapuram MP has already been summoned as an accused on July 7 in the case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar granted Tharoor the relief on a personal bond of Rs one lakh while directing him to neither tamper with evidence nor leave

Pune, Jul 5: Parents and student of Pune’s Maeer's MIT School on Wednesday staged a protest against the school’s diktat asking the girls student to wear specific colour innerwear. The school authority has even specified the length of the skirt to be worn by the girl students. Apart from this, the school has restricted the students from using the washroom other than the specified time. "The girls

Amethi (UP), Jul 5: Chief Rahul Gandhi n Wednesday told party workers in Amethi that RSS leaders talk about Mahatma Gandhi but follow Nathuram Godse. "The RSS had no contribution in the freedom struggle but they distort history. On the other hand Congress leaders have contributed for the country in every way including in the freedom movement," a Congress leader quoted Rahul Gandhi as saying at a

New Delhi, Jul 4: Gulf carrier Emirates has decided to discontinue serving 'Hindu meal' on its flights, saying Hindu customers can choose from a variety of "regionally-inspired vegetarian and special meals". The Dubai-based carrier operates a substantial number of flights to various Indian cities. "As part of our continuous review of the products and services available to customers, Emirates can

Jaipur, Jul 4: Former VHP leader Praveen Togadia on Wednesday demanded that the minority status for Muslims should be withdrawn and they be made to adhere to the two-child policy to curb their population growth. “The status of minority (for Muslims) should be withdrawn. A two-child policy should be there to control their population," Togadia, who recently formed a new outfit Antarrashtriya Hindu

New Delhi, Jul 4: In a landmark verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision-making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The judgement pronounced in the court by Chief Justice Dipak Misra

Five persons were killed and four others suffered injuries in a landslide on the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir tonight, police said. "A landslide hit between Railpatri and Brarimarg on the Baltal route," a police official said. He said two persons were killed while four others were injured. Among the injured, one person is critical, the official said

New Delhi, Jul 3: Putting the onus on the states to check cow vigilantism, the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on pleas seeking directions to formulate guidelines to curb such violence, saying no one can take the law into their hands. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said this was a law and order issue and each state has to be