Everything you need to know about Silchar Court: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Silchar Court: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) A powerful blast rocked the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday afternoon killing and injuring around 10 people, an official said.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said social peace and security are essential for achieving the goal of inclusive growth, and added that non-violence has thus becomes a critical tool for creating a peaceful environment for development.
Guwahati, May 20 (IANS) At least ten youths have been arrested for impersonation, allegedly appearing in Combined Entrance Examination (CEE) for medical and engineering courses on behalf of other students, Assam Police said Monday.
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that it will approach the Supreme Court on Monday with a petition to remove from service its own Superintendent of Police, who was arrested here for allegedly taking a bribe to settle a land dispute.
Silchar (Assam), May 14 (IANS) The government must try to bring higher education closer to the people in remote areas and remove the imbalances across regions and sections of society, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.
Silchar (Assam), May 14 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee attended the annual convocation of Assam University today at Silchar.
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a two-day visit to Assam from Monday, his first to the state after assuming the country's top post, it was announced here Sunday.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): The Florida Supreme Court has declared that it is illegal to search information on an arrested person's mobile phone without a search warrant.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the extension of the date of completion of the project by two years beyond December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2014.
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Lyricist-writer Gulzar has been appointed the new chancellor of Assam University.
La Paz, April 30 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia's Constitutional Court ruled Monday that President Evo Morales can seek a third term in the December 2014 elections.
Silchar (Assam), April 22 (ANI): The mother of the nine-year old girl who was raped and murdered, has claimed that her daughter's throat was slit with a knife and was left to die.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday posted for April 29 the hearing of the case relating to alleged irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum in which Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia were summoned.
Cachar (Assam), April 22 (ANI): A nine-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two unidentified persons in Assam's Cachar on Monday police said.
Guwahati, Apr. 19 (ANI): With the government laying emphasis on empowerment of youth in the northeast, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Institute in Assam has organized a number of training programmes to motivate and guide youth towards a better future.
Islamabad, Apr. 18 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf will appeal in the Supreme Court on Thursday against an order for his arrest for detaining judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007, a party spokesman has said.
Agartala, April 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 'Mother Language Festival' in New Delhi May 19 to commemorate the 11 language martyrs killed in police firing in Assam in 1961, an official said here Saturday.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court's rejection of Swiss drug maker Novartis' patent on a cancer drug was Monday hailed by health experts, who felt that it will help patients continue to get cheap generic drugs not only in India but also abroad.
New Delhi, Mar. 30 (ANI): A Delhi Court today asked the police to supply forensic reports to sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief S.S. Namdhari and ten others, who have been chargesheeted for their alleged role in the killings of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep at a farm house in the national capital.
As the news erupted about the returning of two Italian Marines, who are accused in killing two Indian fishermen and were going under trial in India, Indian Ministers have begun to sing their song citing that it was Indian diplomacy which forced Italian government to return them after refusing to not to do so.......................
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Monday told the Supreme Court that before declaring someone as a juvenile it should be assessed that he or she is "emotionally and intellectually" less than 18 years.
Mogadishu, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Somalia has acquitted a journalist who was jailed after he interviewed a woman who alleged she was raped by government security forces, a media report said.
Islamabad, Mar 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has filed an intra-court appeal, asking the Supreme Court to set aside his conviction and sentence in the contempt of court case.
London, Mar. 15 (ANI): A Muslim peer has been suspended from the Labour Party for an alleged anti-Semitic outburst on television in Pakistan.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday restrained Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the country till March 18 without its permission.
Panaji, March 12 (IANS) As the Supreme Court-imposed ban on mining stretches to six months, a state business body Tuesday advocated recovering money from errant mining companies to help Goa tide over its financial worries.
Imphal, Mar 3 (ANI): The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Car Rally was recently flagged off from Kolkata In India to Kunming in China to build new bonds in a region.
Moscow, Mar 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A leading Russian opposition blogger, who has been hounded by allegations of child abuse, has moved from Moscow to Prague but denied that the move has anything to do with the accusations.
Agartala, Feb 23 (IANS) Electricity distribution to power-starved northeastern states by ONGC's first commercial project in Tripura has hit a legal hurdle, a top company official said here Saturday.
London, Feb. 22 (ANI): British security agencies have warned that the UK faces an attack from new generation of self-starting 'Nike terrorists'.
Agartala, Feb 21 (IANS) With thousands of people from either side of the border gathering at colourful functions to commemorate the "language martyrs", India and Bangladesh jointly organised the International Mother Language Day.
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the center in connection for hearing the petition filed by two Italian marines. Both the marines have filed a petition seeking the court?s need to travel back to their country to exercise their franchise in the ongoing elections in Italy.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The government was "ready for any discussion" on the VVIP chopper deal in parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has urged people of Meghalaya to vote for Congress, as it will work for rapid development of the state and prosperity of its people. He has said that ever since the Congress-led UPA Government came to power in 2004, we have strived for inclusive development of our country. He was addressing a party rally here
Shillong, Feb 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday urged voters in Meghalaya to vote for the Congress in the Feb 23 assembly elections to enable the party continue with its work of development and prosperity for all sections of society in the northeastern state.
Shillong, Feb 11 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Meghalaya in its manifesto released ahead of the Feb 23 assembly polls has promised that it would create one lakh new job opportunities in the non-government sector.
New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the arrest of sociologist Ashis Nandy for an alleged anti-Dalit remark he made during the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF).
New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday hear sociologist Ashis Nandy's petition seeking protection from arrest for an alleged anti-Dalit remark he made at the Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF).
New Delhi, Jan. 31 (ANI): Sociologist Ashis Nandy, who stoked a controversy at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) over his alleged anti-Dalit remarks, will request the Supreme Court on Thursday to quash all the FIRs registered against him.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has filed a contempt petition in the high court against Odisha speaker for not complying with its directions on four legislators who defected to the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) last year.
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (IANS) Model Liberty Ross tried everything she could to save her marriage to Rupert Sanders after his affair with Kristen Stewart last summer, but was haunted by the images of them together.
Los Angeles, Jan 25 (IANS) Director James Cameron has been ordered to hand over his draft screenplays for "Avatar" to a former employee who claims the movie-maker stole his idea for the blockbuster.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Justice J.S. Verma Committee, set up to review criminal laws following the Delhi gang-rape, Wednesday recommended to the union home ministry to review appointments of all state police chiefs.
Sydney, Jan. 23 (ANI): An Indian national has been arrested for sending lewd pictures to teenage girls to groom them for sex in Australia.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) In a poser to the government whether it had factored in the apprehension of small traders before allowing FDI in multi-brand retail sector, the Supreme Court Tuesday wondered if the decision was a "political gimmick".
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Seeking prompt action in cases of missing children, the Supreme Court Thursday asked chief secretaries of all states to direct police stations to immediately register cases and start probes on getting such complaints.
New Delhi, Jan. 16 (ANI): Commenting on the conviction of Indian National Lok Dal chief Om Prakash Chautala in connection with the illegal recruitment of over 3000 Junior Basic Trained (JBT) teachers, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said those who break the law have to face consequences.
London, Jan 8 (ANI): A 25-year-old man in Britain pretended to be his own wife in a bid to dupe a woman into having sex with him, it has emerged.
London, Jan 7 (IANS) An Asian-origin woman who beat her son to death for failing to learn by heart parts of the Koran has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 17 years.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday trigerred a raging controversy with his remark that rape was primarily prevalent in Indian cities and not in rural India, drawing condemnation from the Congress, the CPI-M and various women's organisations.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday stirred a controversy with his remark that westernization in Indian cities was the reason behind increasing rape cases as the country is witnessing widespread protests over the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old Delhi woman last month.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): Union Home Secretary R.K.Singh on Friday rejected Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's contentious distinction remark that rapes occur only in urbanised and westernised India, and not in rural-dominant "Bharat".
New Delhi, Jan. 4 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Friday lashed out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remark that rapes are rare in 'Bharat' (rural India) but occur frequently in 'India', saying this reflects the mentality, which refuses to accept the reality of caste oppression or class driven exploitation of women.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): Defending Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's controversial remark that rapes hardly take place in 'Bharat', but they occur frequently in 'India', RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav on Friday said "we have great respect for women."
Colombo, Jan 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka's highest court Thursday ruled the impeachment process of the chief justice as unconstitutional, deepening a crisis between parliament and judiciary.
Colombo, Jan 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka's highest court Thursday ruled the impeachment process of the chief justice as unconstitutional, deepening a crisis between parliament and judiciary.
Colombo, Jan. 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lanka's highest court ruled that the ongoing impeachment process of the chief justice as unconstitutional here on Thursday, deepening the crisis between parliament and judiciary, an official said here.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) No Indian economic sector hogged the limelight like the telecom industry in 2012, even as the swelling number of subscribers continued its upward mobility.
Washington, Dec. 22 (ANI): The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that women are allowed to wear a religious veil that covers their face while testifying in court, according to a report.
Patna, Dec 13 (IANS) Police have attached the property of the prime accused in the killing of an Assamese youth in Bihar, a police official said Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday restored a government rule requiring apex court and high court judges to keep the home and external affairs ministries in the loop when travelling abroad, even on private visits.
Karachi, Dec. 2 (ANI): The chief of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) and former Pakistan president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has said that the objective of deweaponisation in Karachi could be achieved by placing the city under martial law.
St. Petersburg, Nov 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Zenit St. Petersburg are to appeal to sport's highest court against sanctions handed to the club over a flare injury to Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper Anton Shunin, a spokesman for the Russian champions said.
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): Shamed former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her have reportedly reached an agreement to settle her lawsuit, according to a source.
London, Nov 29 (ANI): Kim Kardashian's divorce attorney told a judge on Wednesday that the reality star wants to move on with her life but is "handcuffed" to her estranged husband Kris Humphries, as the case is not yet ready for trial.
Colombo, Nov 28 (IANS) The policy?making body of 11,000 lawyers of Sri Lanka said Wednesday that it had gone to the Supreme Court challenging the proceedings of impeachment of the country's first woman chief justice, reported Xinhua.
London, Nov. 28 (ANI): A US federal judge has ordered tobacco companies to admit having deliberately deceived people about the danger and addictiveness of cigarettes in self-paid advertisements.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23 (IANS) In two separate cases, two vigilance courts in the state Friday ordered probes against former state finance minister Thomas Issac and Hindu Ezhava social group leader Velapally Natesan.
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has reportedly told his family that he is planning to sue the British government for 10 million pounds over 'unlawful detention'.
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): US authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly planed to commit a mass murder at the screening of a 'Twilight film', and at a Missouri Walmart.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A day after nearly half the airwaves put on the auction block among telecom players went unsold, the government sought to project a brave face, with Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday saying there will be another round of bidding.
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday quashed criminal proceedings against former railway minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief in an alleged case of graft under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Promoters of Loop Telecom Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the decision of a ministers' group to refund the licence fees only to those telecom companies against whom criminal prosecution was not initiated in the 2G case.
London, Nov 2 (ANI): Britney Spears court case has been dismissed mid-trial after her former confidante and self-professed manager Sam Lufti failed to prove any of his libel and breach-of-contract claims against the singer's parents and her caretakers.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said it would Nov 20 hold the preliminary hearing on P.A. Sangma's petition challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as the president.
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court will resume hearing on the memo controversy involving President Asif Ali Zardari Nov 12, a media report said Tuesday.
Guwahati, Oct.20 (ANI): The Government of Assam on Saturday released a White Paper on immigration from neighbouring Bangladesh, and promised that steps would be taken to update the National Registrar of Citizen (NRC).
Agartala/Silchar, Oct 20 (IANS) Security has been tightened on the India-Bangladesh border to thwart any terror attack in Tripura and Assam during the Durga Puja festival that began Saturday.
London, October 19 (ANI): Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that use of mobile phones can cause brain tumours in a landmark case.
London, October 19 (ANI): Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that use of mobile phones can cause brain tumours in a landmark case.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A Delhi Court Thursday issued a production warrant against businessman Abhishek Verma for recording of evidence in a defamation case lodged by him against his American partner and another person.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking the review of its verdict directing amendment of the RTI Act for the appointment of judges, serving or retired, and people with judicial background on the central and state information panels.
New York, October 11 (ANI): San Diego Superior Court Judge Tim Taylor left a letter in the Sierra Nevada Mountains 40 years ago at the age of 13 to mark he had been there and ask a future hiker to write, and someone has finally found his note.
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Wednesday approved the fresh draft of a letter that the government has to send to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a media report said.
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) Goa needs a financial package from the union government to make up for the revenue loss following Supreme Court's ban on iron ore mining, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Saturday.
Silchar/Agartala, Oct 6 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has cancelled all night trains connecting Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur through southern Assam for an indefinite period due to security reasons, an official said Saturday.
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) The Pakistani government Friday submitted to the Supreme Court a fresh draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. However, the court said the draft was not in the spirit of its order.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on the issue of one-time spectrum fee remained inconclusive Wednesday.
London, Oct 3 (IANS) A 38-year-old Russian prostitute allegedly kicked, punched and stamped on a 69-year-old retired Briton and left him to die over an argument over what services she would provide, a court heard.
Silchar (Assam), Sep 28 (IANS) National Highway 306, the lifeline of Mizoram, shut for two days after the All Barak Youth Students' Association (ABYSA) declared an indefinite blockaded to protest harassment of non-Mizos in Mizoram, has been reopened for traffic, officials here said
Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): Amanda Bynes, who is charged in 2 hit-and-run cases, was not present at her hearing at Van Nuys, California, but her attorney pleaded not guilty on her behalf.
Aizawl, Sep 27 (IANS) Surface communication in landlocked Mizoram was cut off for the second day Thursday as protesers continued to block the national highway against the alleged harassment of non-Mizos in the state.
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Pulling up the government, the Pakistan Supreme Court Wednesday said it must again revise a letter to Swiss authorities as the draft did not mention the reopening of corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Silchar (Assam), Sep 26 (IANS) A number of NGOs and local parties Wednesday began an indefinite blockade of the national highway connecting Silchar of southern Assam with Mizoram to protest against alleged harassment of non-Mizos, leaving commuters stranded on either side.
Silchar (Assam)/Aizawl, Sep 22 (IANS) The Assam government has tightened vigil along the Assam-Mizoram border in Cachar district and deployed additional security forces after heightening of tension following destruction of a border pillar by unidentified miscreants, officials said here Saturday.
London, Sep 20 (IANS) A 28-year-old rapist in Britain shocked everyone in a courtroom when he exposed himself to a judge after being brought to give his plea.
Islamabad, Sept. 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), on the Supreme Court's directives, has blocked 753 links to the recently released anti-Islam film on YouTube that has sparked anti-U.S. protests across the Muslim world.
Beijing, Sept. 18 (ANI): China has wrapped up the trial of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai's former police chief at the heart of British businessman Neil Heywood murder scandal, as Wang Lijun appealed for leniency claiming he had helped 'crack' the case.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the government has decided to withdraw a letter sent out during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a move that may lead to reopening of the corruption cases.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The government has decided to withdraw a letter sent out during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf told the Supreme Court, which Tuesday gave him time till Sep 25 to write to Swiss authorities to reopen the corruption cases.
