Carl Icahn and son say Apple will still introduce TV, car

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 09:03

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Brett Icahn, his son and portfolio manager, on Tuesday stuck to their views that Apple Inc would introduce a television set and a car.

HC asks locus standi of activist in filing case against Salman Khan

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:29

The Bombay High Court today asked a social activist to explain his locus standi in filing a private complaint in a Magistrate`s court seeking contempt action against Bollywood actor Salman Khan for allegedly posting court orders in cases against him on his website.

China jails prominent rights activist for four years

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:18

Court sentenced China`s rights advocates to 4 years in prison after he campaigned for the rights of children from rural areas to be educated in cities and for officials to disclose their assets.

China activist sentenced to 4 years` jail

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 07:43

Prominent Chinese legal activist Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to four years` jail Sunday for his role in anti-graft protests, a court said, furthering a crackdown on a rights movement he championed.

NHRC sends reminder notice to Odisha on man`s death

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:27

The apex rights panel has issued a reminder notice to Odisha on the death of a man who allegedly escaped from police custody more than two years ago and was found dead in the state, a petitioner said on Wednesday.

Activist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka dies at 79

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:24

Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a provocative and groundbreaking force in American culture, has died. He was 79.

Social activist Ila Pathak passes away

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 22:27

Social activist Ila Pathak on Thursday passed away following a brief illness at a hospital, the city-based NGO umbrella group `Charkha` said.

AAP has not approached activist to field him in LS polls

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 21:46

AAP it has not approached anti-nuclear activist SP Uthayakumar to field him as a candidate in coming Lok Sabha elections.

No decision yet on joining AAP: Medha Patkar

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 21:12

Social activist Medha Patkar on Thursday said she was yet to take a decision on joining the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Withdraw FIR against Setalvad, says CPI-M

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 16:57

CPI-M Monday asked the Gujarat government to withdraw the FIR registered against rights activist Teesta Setalvad, calling it "a most vindictive act".

NHRC notice to UP police over delay in RTI-activist abduction case

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 18:14

NHRC Tuesday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh police over the slow progress of their investigation in the case involving the abduction and assault on an RTI activist in Gautam Budh Nagar.

First Greenpeace activist gets visa to leave Russia

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 19:34

Russia today started issuing visas to foreign crew members of a Greenpeace protest ship and dropped the criminal case against the last member of the 30-strong team.