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Total reservation in Maha local polls can't exceed 50%, says SC

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday held that total reservation across the local bodies going to polls in Maharashtra cannot exceed 50% as it scoffed at the state for "misconstruing" its... Read More


top court pulls up Rajasthan over pollution in Jojari river

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Rajasthan government for complicity of its officials in allowing industrial waste to directly flow into Jojari river - a lifeline for ne... Read More


Can't bring city to a halt:SC junks plea for major steps to fend off bad air

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to impose sweeping pollution-control measures such as a year-round construction ban or curbs on vehicular movement in Delhi-NCR, observing th... Read More


Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM for record 10th time on Nov 20, BJP appoints observers: Top points

India, Nov. 18 -- Days after the sweeping performance of the BJP-JD(U)-led NDA in the Bihar assembly elections, Nitish Kumar is expected to take oath as chief minister on Thursday (November 20). Prime... Read More


Dhurandhar plot revealed: Aditya Dhar film embarks on gritty counter-terror mission; Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan play real-life inspired figures

India, Nov. 18 -- The brutal, high-stakes spy thriller Dhurandhar is based on unbelievable true events in the world of R&AW's clandestine operations, and its director, Aditya Dhar, who won a national ... Read More


Man shot dead in Amritsar bus stand, search on for assailants

India, Nov. 18 -- In the second fatal shooting in Amritsar district in two days, gangsters killed a 45-year-old manager of a transport company owned by a Gurdaspur BJP leader at the Inter-State Bus Te... Read More


US lawmakers introduce bipartisan resolution recognising "strategic value of historical partnership" with India

Washington, Nov. 18 -- US Representatives Democrat Ami Bera the longest-serving Indian American Member of Congress, and Republican Joe Wilson have introduced a bipartisan resolution recognising the st... Read More


Special cyber crimes division to be set up in police: Minister

Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- A special cyber crimes division is to set up soon within the police, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today. He said such a move has become a necessi... Read More


SC declines to reveal shortlisted CIC candidates, says disclosure may stall appointment process

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court has again refused to direct the union government to publicly disclose the names of candidates shortlisted for appointment to the Central Information Commission ... Read More


Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Ali Mahmudabad's plea seeking return of passport

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday briefly heard the plea filed by Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad challenging FIRs registered by the Haryana Police over his social med... Read More