The Odisha police officer who fatally shot state health minister Naba Kisore Das last Sunday had been looking for an opportunity to attack him on five occasions in the past fortnight before coming close enough to fire two rounds at his...
The SC agreed to consider the Centre’s submissions for an open court hearing of its plea seeking review of the judgment by which several provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 were struck down. The court...
As a petitioner seeking cancellation of names and symbols of political parties which have religious connotations named only few parties related to the Muslim community, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked him to be secular and not to go...
Oreva Group’s promoter and CMD Jaysukh Patel surrendered on Tuesday in the Morbi chief judicial magistrate's court and was promptly taken into police custody, capping three months of suspense over his whereabouts since 135 people died in...
India may have seen a number of record-breaking warm years in the recent decades, but there has been no let-up in the extreme cold waves in the country despite global warming, an IITM study has indicated. The analysis, led by IITM...
The Army conducted a major joint combat exercise over the last 10 days with the Indian Air Force and central armed police forces (CAPFs) in North Bengal to practice battle preparedness in a networked and integrated environment, amid the...
Shariat councils are neither courts nor arbitrators of disputes authorised to rule on annulment of marriage, the Madras high court said Tuesday while advising Muslim women seeking legally valid “Khula (divorce)” to approach only family...
Opposition parties on Tuesday criticised the President’s address alleging that the speech was like the “first chapter” of BJP’s manifesto for 2024 and key issues related to controlling prices, communal harmony and women were “missing”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the media before the start of the Budget session of Parliament on Tuesday, said the whole world had its eyes on India’s 2023 Budget and exuded confidence that an attempt would be made to...
The PMO told the Delhi HC that the PM Cares Fund is not a “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution and does not constitute a “public authority” under RTI Act. The affidavit was filed in response to a petition filed by Samyak...
A sessions court in Gandhinagar on Tuesday sentenced Asumal Harpalani alias Asaram to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of rape and sodomy, one decade after a former devotee made the complaint against him. According to one of...
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud recommended the Centre to elevate Chief Justice of Allahabad HC Justice Rajesh Bindal and Chief Justice of Gujarat HC Justice Aravind Kumar to the apex court and told...
Support from high networth investors ensured India’s biggest follow-on public offering (FPO), the Rs 20,000-crore Adani Enterprises’ (AEL) issue, achieved full subscription on the last day of bidding. However, there was a tepid response...
Nearly half a century ago, a 50-year old lean-framed lawyer appeared for veteran socialist leader Raj Narain, convincing Justice Jag Mohan Sinha of the Allahabad High Court to declare then PM Indira Gandhi's election void which hurt her...
President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday showcased fearlessness, decisiveness and stability among the hallmarks of the Modi government and emphasised these strengths have not only helped it tackle numerous challenges and played a crucial role in...
The annual Economic Survey for 2022-23 projected the economy to grow by somewhere between 6% and 6.8%, depending on global factors in 2023-24, with 6.5% a baseline expectation. While admitting that the world economy faces considerable...
Exclusive: Rami Ranger criticised over comments about Pakistani journalists A Conservative peer has apologised and withdrawn comments that were criticised for being “racially charged”, as a second referral about his conduct was made to...
General Munir, who presided over the 255th Corps Commanders' Conference held at general headquarters in Rawalpindi, said that the military was determined to eliminate the threat of militancy from the country.