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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the formation of a three-member committee for the identification and rehabilitation of people displaced by the violence which took place during the protests over the Waqf Act in Murshidabad district. The court said Thursday that the three-member committee...

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that a marriage between two Hindus -- a male and a female -- performed in Arya Samaj temples is valid if it is solemnised in accordance with Vedic or other relevant Hindu rites and ceremonies, saying the marriage...

Gurugram: The Gurugram Police have formed a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the 46-year-old air hostess sexual abuse case Thursday. The SIT will be led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Arpit Jain, supported by two Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), three inspectors,...

Japan will donate two Shinkansen train sets -- the E5 and E3 series -- to India to support testing and inspection on the under-construction Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, according to a report by The Japan Times. The trains are expected to arrive in India in...

New Delhi: India and China continue to make progress on finalising the modalities to resume Kailash Manasarovar Yatra which can start soon, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday. "We will soon issue a notice for the public on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. There...

New Delhi: In a major relief, the Supreme Court Thursday extended till December 31 the services of terminated teachers found untainted by the CBI. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar considered West Bengal's submissions that the terminations adversely impacted teaching...

Chennai: The Madras High Court Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu police to file a case against state Forest Minister K Ponmudy, following his recent controversial remarks that cost him his party post. The Court cautioned the police that if they do not register an FIR...

New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Thursday questioned the judiciary setting a timeline for the President to take decisions and act as a "super Parliament", saying the Supreme Court cannot fire a "nuclear missile" at democratic forces. Dhankhar's strong words to the judiciary came during...

New Delhi: Hitting out strongly at Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir for referring Kashmir as Islamabad's ‘jugular vein’, India Thursday reminded Pakistan yet again that it continues to illegally occupy the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which it must vacate. "See, how can anything...

Meerut: A man was killed allegedly by his wife and her lover, who later placed a venomous snake near his body to cover the crime, police said Thursday. The post-mortem report blew the lid off their plot as it showed that the man had been...