ICC gives ruling in response to fan’s query via Twitter
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday gave a ruling on a video titled “In or Out” on its Twitter handle in response to a query posted by a fan. “A fan…
Former Brazilian president faces imminent prison after Supreme Court ruling
BRASíLIA: Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was on the verge of going to prison Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected his bid to delay a 12-year sentence for corruption…
Mexican minister quits her post, joins ruling party campaign
MEXICO CITY: Mexican deputy finance minister Vanessa Rubio has left her post to join the campaign team of ruling party presidential hopeful Jose Antonio Meade amid a reshuffle at the ministry, officials…
Justice Dept overturn blocked ruling of Trump administration
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice (USDOJ) asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to quickly overturn a lower court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects…
Liberia ruling party expels President Sirleaf
MONROVIA: Liberia’s ruling Unity Party has expelled the country’s outgoing president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, whom they accuse of meddling in last year’s presidential elections in which its candidate suffered a bruising defeat.…
Top Turkish court surpasses limit with journalists’ ruling, say deputy PM
ISTANBUL: Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Friday the Constitutional Court had overstepped its limit, set out in the law, with its ruling to release two journalists on the grounds…
Activists welcome CII’s ‘pro-woman’ ruling
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) chief has said women are not required to cover their faces, hands or feet under Islamic Sharia law, a rare judgement from the conservative council of…
IHC reserves ruling in NADRA head’s sacking case
The Islamabad High Court on Friday reserved verdict into a case about the termination of NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik following a daylong hearing. Malik’s counsel Babar Sattar said that the NADRA chairman…
Ruling postponed on request to move Delhi gang-rape trial
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday postponed a ruling on whether the trial of five suspects for the fatal gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus should be moved out of…
CNG pricing case: SC reserves ruling
The Supreme Court on Thursday concluded its hearing in the case pertaining to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices. The ruling in the case is expected to be issued on Friday. A two-judge…
Japan conservatives deliver crushing defeat to ruling liberals
The Liberal Democratic Power, which once dominated Japanese politics, will again hold power after three years of center-left rule. The LDP and its coalition partner New Komeito may secure enough seats to…
SC reserves ruling on presidential reference in IHC judges case
Supreme Court (SC) reserved ruling on president’s references in IHC judges appointment case on Friday, a private TV channel reported. A five-member bench of the court comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice…
LHC ruling on KBD attack on federation: Afrasiab Khattak
The Awami National Party (ANP) leader Afrasiab Khattak on Friday said the Lahore High Court (LHC)’s ruling calling for the construction of the Kalabagh dam was similar to an attack on the…
SHC’s ruling evokes mild clash between PPP-leaders
Sindh High Court’s decision regarding ban on motorbike riding during Muharram gave way to exchange of statements between two PPP-leaders, Abdur Rehman Malik and Khursheed Shah. Talking to media on Tuesday, federal…
Malik challenges SC ruling on dual nationality
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its September 20 ruling in dual nationality case which declared that the minster could no longer…
SC ruling accepted despite reservations: Khosa
Punjab Governor Sardar Muhammed Latif Khosa on Saturday said the verdict of Supreme Court in the NRO Implementation case was accepted despite reservations. Talking to media at Multan Airport, he said president…
Thailand braced for key court ruling
Hundreds of police surrounded Thailand’s Constitutional Court Friday as the country braced for a crunch ruling that threatens to rip open the kingdom’s bitter political divisions. The court is set to rule…