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Uncertainty remains over district council polls in Maha

India, Nov. 29 -- The Supreme Court's interim order on Friday on Maharashtra's long-pending local body elections has created fresh uncertainty over the schedule for district council and panchayat sami... Read More


Deprecating display: Haryana Police's public shaming of accused draws flak

Chandigarh/Rohtak, Nov. 29 -- Haryana Police's recent measure to "deglorify criminals and deglamourise crime" by parading the accused has ignited a debate with human rights bodies terming the public s... Read More


Journo's house demolished in Jammu; parties condemn move

Jammu, Nov. 29 -- A day after Jammu Development Authority (JDA) tore down a decrepit house of a social media journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing in Narwal area, a blame-game has erupted between BJP and chief... Read More


Curtains on 'historic' NSEL fraud case, NCLT okays 1,950-cr settlement

India, Nov. 29 -- Calling curtains on one of the biggest financial crises in India's commodity markets, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday approved a one-time settlement proposed by th... Read More


Quota in Maha local body polls: Results in 57 seats depend on verdict, rules SC

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed elections to more than 280 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in Maharashtra to go on as scheduled on December 2 while making it clear t... Read More


Foes no more? Shiv Sena, Congress tie up in 2 local elections

India, Nov. 29 -- Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde may now find it harder to take the ideological high ground against Uddhav Thackeray, with his party leaders forging alliances with the Congress in at le... Read More


Emergency arbitration provisions likely in Arbitration Act amendment for quick dispute resolution

NEW DELHI, Nov. 29 -- The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill slated for the winter session of Parliament is likely to provide for emergency arbitration and redefine arbitration to include p... Read More


SP alleges voter deletion in minority areas during SIR in Gautam Budh Nagar

India, Nov. 29 -- With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls underway in Gautam Budh Nagar, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has alleged large-scale deletion of voters from minority-dominate... Read More


State orders probe into Navi Mumbai land case amid political storm

India, Nov. 29 -- The state government has ordered a high-level investigation into a long-drawn land ownership dispute involving 60.95 hectares across five villages in Panvel taluka, within the Navi M... Read More


Court rejects plea to play CD in Savarkar-Gandhi case

India, Nov. 29 -- The MP-MLA Court on Thursday rejected an application filed by complainant Satyaki Savarkar seeking permission to play a compact disc (CD) that he claimed contained a defamatory video... Read More