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HC rejects release plea of double murder convict; says Presidential pardon bars remission

India, Feb. 14 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the release plea of a double-murder convict, noting that the President commuted his death penalty to life imprisonment without remission. S... Read More


Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlin Film Festival over jury's 'unconscionable' remarks on Gaza: 'Jaw-dropping'

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Indian writer Arundhati Roy said Friday she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival h... Read More


As PMO shifts to new address, here's what happens to South Block on Raisina Hill: A look back, and into the future

India, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Seva Teerth, a new complex that will now house the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), marking a historic departure from South Block, the sand... Read More


Haryana: Social media influencer Bobby Kataria gets bail from HC

Chandigarh, Feb. 14 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted bail to YouTube influencer Balwant Singh, popularly known as Bobby Kataria, in a human trafficking case being investigated by the N... Read More


Coastal road plan puts Nana Nani Park trees on the line

India, Feb. 14 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed the felling of 184 trees and the transplantation of 164 more inside Nana Nani Park at Seven Bungalows, Versova, for the Vers... Read More


HC refuses bail to Dhananjay Shinde in Oshiwara murder case

India, Feb. 14 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected a fresh bail plea filed by alleged gangster Jagdish Kailash Shejav also known as Dhananjay Shinde, in the 2012 Oshiwara murder of an unidenti... Read More


HC upholds BMC's cancellation of NOC for Malad slum rehab project

India, Feb. 14 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) decision to cancel a No Objection Certificate (NOC) granted for a slum rehabilitation project... Read More


Delhi biker's death: Labourer seen placing barricades after incident, police tell court in Janakpuri case

India, Feb. 14 -- A labourer accused in the death of 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani, who fell into an unsecured excavation pit in west Delhi's Janakpuri, was captured on CCTV manipulating the scene of crime... Read More


Why was Zirwal in the dark about ACB raid in his office?

India, Feb. 14 -- Why was FDA minister Narhari Zirwal blindsided by the ACB trap in his office on Thursday? The operation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ABC), which caught a clerk in Zirwal's office a... Read More


Cong sweeps civic polls in Telangana, BRS finishes 2nd; BJP gets 261 wards

Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- The ruling Congress on Friday recorded a decisive victory in the municipal elections in Telangana, winning 70 out of 116 municipalities and four out of seven municipal corporatio... Read More