New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said that it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and 'nikah halala' practice among Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha took note of...
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court granted interim bail to Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot Friday, nearly a month after he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has for the second time reiterated the names of two advocates, Amitesh Banerjee and Sakya Sen for appointment as judges of the Calcutta High Court "expeditiously", saying it was not open for the government to repeatedly send back the...
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal was allegedly dragged by a car for 10-15 metres when she was reprimanding a drunk man who had stopped near her and asked her to sit in his car. When she went near the driver's side,...
New Delhi: Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat Wednesday levelled serious allegations against Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying that he sexually harassed the female wrestlers. The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist broke down in tears while speaking to the reporters...
New Delhi: Assembly polls will be held in Tripura February 16 and in Nagaland and Meghalaya February 27, with the counting of votes scheduled for March 2, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced Wednesday. While the term of the Nagaland Assembly ends March 12, the...
Bhubaneswar: Two minor girls were reportedly abducted and raped at Patia railway station here Monday night, an official said, Tuesday. The incident came to the fore after the victims, aged 12 and 14, narrated their ordeal before their parents, who informed the Childline authorities Tuesday....
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda's term was extended till June 2024 at the party's national executive meeting Tuesday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserting that it will win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with a bigger mandate than 2019. Shah told reporters...
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent out a fresh offer to India to resolve all longstanding bilateral issues, which have led to disputes and conflicts between the two nations through sincere and forward looking negotiations. In an interview to Al-Arabiya television, Sharif offered...
United Nations: In a major development, Pakistan-based deputy leader of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations, subjecting him to an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. The UN Security Council's 1267 Al...
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s second visit to India has ruffled quite a few feathers in New Delhi....
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By Aakar Patel The three democratic tools available to us are the vote, the court and protest. The only one...
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By Dilip Cherian Appointing Gaurav Yadav as regular Director General of Police in Punjab settles a question that should never...
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Defeat in Ayodhya in 2024, where the Ram temple was built with much pomp, appears to have deeply shaken the...
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