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Biopic row: Vikram Bhatt and wife get relief from Supreme Court

India, Feb. 21 -- I n a major relief, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, has granted regular bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Bhatt in a multi-crore cheating case linked to a propo... Read More


The Kerala Story 2 producer defends U/A nod amid backlash

India, Feb. 21 -- T he Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond has been granted a U/A certificate by the CBFC, a move that has sparked mixed reactions. The U/A classification allows for unrestricted public exhibi... Read More


Deploy district court judges to oversee Bengal SIR: Top court

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the deployment of serving and retired district court judges in West Bengal to adjudicate disputed voter claims in the ongoing special intensi... Read More


Pledge on Russian oil part of deal: Sergio Gor

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- India has made a commitment regarding Russian oil purchases as part of a trade deal with the US, which has led to New Delhi diversifying its energy sourcing, US ambassador Sergio... Read More


INDIA JOINS PAX SILICA

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- India on Friday became the 10th country to join the US-led Pax Silica initiative for secure global supply chains for AI technology and semiconductors, strengthening the bilateral... Read More


Man kills sister over interfaith relationship

Meerut, Feb. 21 -- A 25-year-old man allegedly strangled his younger sister to death in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district in what police suspect is an incident of hate crime linked to her interfaith re... Read More


NHAI plans to halt cash transactions across toll plazas from April 1 this yr

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said that it is considering discontinuing cash transactions from April 1, 2026 at toll plazas across India. Already 98% of t... Read More


After SC nudge, Rahman agrees to credit Dagars

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- A week after the Supreme Court nudged AR Rahman to consider formally recognising the Dagarwani lineage behind the song Veera Raja Veera, the Oscar-winning music composer on Frida... Read More


Centre clears prosecution of Punjab's ex-CS

Chandigarh, Feb. 21 -- The Union government has granted prosecution sanction against former Punjab chief secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua, a 1989-batch IAS officer, in a 16-year-old corruption case. The d... Read More


Trump says he is weighing limited militarystrike on Iran

Paris, Feb. 21 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was considering a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval buildup in the Middle East aimed at heaping pressure on Tehran to cu... Read More