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Where is Rs.12k-crore disaster fund: Warring

Chandigarh, Sept. 27 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday asked the AAP government in Punjab to clarify its position about the Rs.12,500 crore disaster relief fund. Warr... Read More


APEX court directs preservation of TOP Maoist's body

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed that the body of Katha Ramchandra Reddy, described by authorities as a top Maoist commander who was killed in an alleged encounter in Chhatt... Read More


SC signals rethink on crackers, allows production of green ones

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court and the Commission for Air Quality Management, have signalled a shift from their earlier stance on firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capi... Read More


Threshold for defamation claim by public figures should be higher: HC

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The threshold for defamation claims involving public figures or politically exposed persons should be higher, as they have the means to respond to criticisms through various pla... Read More


SC orders preservation of dead Maoist's body over son's plea

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed that the body of Katha Ramchandra Reddy, killed in an alleged encounter in Chhattisgarh earlier this month, be preserved in a mortuary until... Read More


Ex-ministers, activists write to SC over Char Dham ruling

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Former union ministers Karan Singh and Murli Manohar Joshi along with several other signatories have sent an appeal to Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, requesting the Supreme Co... Read More


SC junks plea seeking ban on Rushdie's novel

nEW dELHI, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses." A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandee... Read More


Don't give in to cash handouts: Priyanka

PATNA/MOTIHARI, Sept. 27 -- Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday engaged with nearly 2,000 women at the historic Sadaqat Ashram, the party headquarters in Patna, urging them to r... Read More


SC directs MP to arrest accused cops by Oct 7 or face contempt action

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday told the Madhya Pradesh government to arrest two policemen facing custodial death charge by October 7 or face contempt proceedings, observing that th... Read More


BJP's top leaders review Bihar prep

PATNA, Sept. 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scaled up its preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, with top party leaders including Union home minister Amit Shah and educatio... Read More