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Crucial bills cleared as frosty 19-day Parl winter session closes

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- A productive winter session, which had marathon debates on key topics and passage of landmark bills, ended on Friday, but after a rumbustious protest by the Opposition at midnigh... Read More


HC grants bail to Kokate, but refuses to stay his conviction

MUMBAI, Dec. 20 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday suspended the two-year jail sentence imposed on NCP leader Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case dating back over three decades, and also gr... Read More


'child trafficking, prostitution cases deeply disturbing'

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday held that cases of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation involving children are "deeply disturbing" and strikes at the root of the state's co... Read More


Top court puts Shani temple in Maha govt's control, stays HC order

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday put the Maharashtra government in control over the day-to-day administration of the Shingnapur Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan by staying a recent Bombay ... Read More


sc upholds raj hc ruling on local elections

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the Rajasthan government's assurance that urban local body elections in the state will not be pushed beyond April 2026, while declining to in... Read More


city Court Issues Notice in Plea Challenging MCD Bye-Election

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- A Delhi court has issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Veena Asija and the state election commission on a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Se... Read More


Language connects, can't be imposed, says Jayant

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Language must be seen as a source of connection and empowerment, 'not political imposition', Union Minister of State (MoS) for education and skill development Jayant Chaudhary on... Read More


SC quashes Raj order forming new villages

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a 2020 Rajasthan government notification creating new revenue villages after finding that two of them were named after individuals, in violati... Read More


Crucial bills cleared as frosty 19-day Parl winter session closes

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- A productive winter session, which had marathon debates on key topics and passage of landmark bills, ended on Friday, but after a rumbustious protest by the Opposition at midnigh... Read More


have reached an agreement with cm, says DKS amid POWER standoff

Bengaluru, Dec. 20 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday dismissed claims of a two-and-a-half-year "power-sharing arrangement" within the state government, as his deputy DK Shivakumar ass... Read More