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Stan Lee dismisses $1 billion lawsuit against POW! Entertainment

The comic legend dropped the $1 billion lawsuit against POW! Entertainment in which he alleged that the company duped him into signing away the exclusive rights to his name.

Jul 10, 2018

Supreme Court to hear Delhi government's plea on services next week

After ruling by the apex court last week on the governance of Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sought to transfer several officials, but the move has been stalled by the Lt. Governor.

Jul 10, 2018

Reuters journalists who reported on Rohingya massacre to face trial in Myanmar

A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case into its trial stage after six months of preliminary hearings.

Jul 10, 2018

Government employees failing dope test will be treated and not punished, says Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

Amarinder Singh had ordered a mandatory dope test for all government employees, including police personnel, on July 5.

Jul 10, 2018

Shillong: Petrol bomb hurled at office of Meghalaya Public Service Commission

Nobody was injured in the incident that occurred at around 8 am in the Horse Shoe Building on Tuesday.

Jul 10, 2018

US judge extends deadline for Trump administration to reunite separated children with parents

Federal Judge Dana Sabraw agreed to government's request for an extension after struggles to locate the separated parents. Over 3,000 children have been separated under Trump's highly criticised and now-defunct 'Zero Tolerance' policy.

Jul 10, 2018

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new charges, judge lets him stay free

The movie producer is allowed to remain on bail after pleading not guilty to a first-degree criminal sexual act. He was accused of forcibly performing oral sex on a woman in his Manhatten apartment in July 2006.

Jul 10, 2018

Don't tax gifts to wives, daughters-in-law: Maneka

The Minister for Women and Child Development tweeted to Finance Minister Piyush Goyal asking him to amend Section 64 of the Income Tax Act.

Jul 10, 2018

Goa to introduce e-challans to improve road safety

Police will be given a PoS machine as they will now issue e-challans. The move comes as the government looks to tighten safety on Goa's roads.

Jul 10, 2018

What is Jio institute? HRD Ministry clarifies 'Institution of Eminence' tag to Reliance Foundation's education venture

The Jio Institute, which was tagged as an "Institution of Eminence" neither has an address nor a website and, in fact, has not even started functioning. The college will reportedly begin operation in the next three years and when it does, will have higher autonomy from government regulations.

Jul 10, 2018

'Go back to Mexico': Elderly Mexican beaten up in US

"I didn't even bump into her kid," Rodriguez said. "I just passed her and she pushed me and she hit me until she was done."

Jul 10, 2018

Malala in Brazil: Nobel Peace Prize laureate defends girls' education

Speaking at a debate in Sao Paulo on education and the empowerment of women, the Nobel prize winner suggested that girls' education should be a priority for every presidential candidate in the upcoming elections.

Jul 10, 2018

Section 377 hearing LIVE: Arguments on decriminalisation of homosexuality in India resumes in SC

According to section 377, homosexuality and any non penile-vaginal intercourse, even between two consenting adults is a crime.

Jul 10, 2018

Hyderabad Sex Racket: 3 people, including Bhojpuri actress, arrested from 5-star hotel in Banjara Hills

The organiser of the sex racket in Hyderabad has been identified as Ambula Janardhan Rao alias Jony and the client is said to be Amit Mahendra Sharma, a government employee from Gurgaon. The woman is reportedly a 24-year-old actress who was flown in from Mumbai.

Jul 10, 2018

CRPF's Madadgaar helpline comes to the rescue of Kashmiris

In the last one year, the helpline has received 2,22,345 calls out of which 2,349 were acted upon and of these, 2,100 were resolved to the satisfaction of everyone involved.

Jul 9, 2018