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On Choksi's plea, Belgian SC sees no 'political trial'

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Belgium's Supreme Court, while rejecting fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's appeal last week against his arrest in Antwerp on New Delhi's request, ruled that his claims of being... Read More


Indigo crisis: HC rejects plea seeking higher compensation

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to the Centre, and IndiGo to pay four times the full ticket price as compensation to all pas... Read More


SC asks MCD to consider shutting border toll plazas

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to urgently consider the temporary closure or shifting of nine toll plazas at Delhi's borders to eas... Read More


Court sends Luthras to five-day police custody

PANAJI, Dec. 18 -- A Goa court on Wednesday remanded nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra - accused in the December 6 fire at their restaurant Birch by Romeo Lane that killed 25 people - to five... Read More


India's coal demand to go up by 3% p.a. in 4 yrs

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Global demand for coal is expected to plateau gradually and decline around 2030 as other power sources, especially renewable energy, natural gas and nuclear take over. The larges... Read More


Parl panel seeks accountability

NEW DELHI, Dec. 18 -- A parliamentary panel on transport, tourism and culture on Wednesday sought accountability for the flight cancellations and delays that hit IndiGo airline in November and Decembe... Read More


India summons Bangladesh envoy over threat to Dhaka mission

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh high commissioner Riaz Hamidullah and registered a protest over the deteriorating security environment in the neighbouring country and plan... Read More


Ex-CMO official held in C'garh liquor scam

Raipur, Dec. 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Soumya Chaurasia, a suspended Chhattisgarh state administrative service officer who served as deputy secretary in the chief minister's ... Read More


UT admin notifies Great Nicobar Island development area

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has notified the Great Nicobar Island Development Area paving the way for preparation of a master plan for Great Nicobar. In a notification... Read More


Integrated portal to speed up visa approvals for production experts

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Foreign professionals, including Chinese experts, needed for production-related activities in India, will now get visas easily and expeditiously through an integrated portal afte... Read More