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Can't occupy protest sites indefinitely, Supreme Court says amid Delhi demonstrations

NEW DELHI, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said no individual, organisation or group could occupy a designated protest site indefinitely, observing that the constitutional right to peaceful dem... Read More


India-Russia ties rooted in centuries of people-to-people contacts: Russian diplomat

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- India-Russia ties cannot be changed by somebody else and have withstood the test of time despite an evolving global geopolitical environment, a Russian diplomat has asserted. Rus... Read More


SC seeks replies from Centre, others on traders' plea against protest at Ramlila Maidan

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea by traders' organisations seeking a halt to the ongoing protests against the chief election comm... Read More


Indian sailor killed in attack on commercial vessel off Oman

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- An Indian sailor was killed in an attack on a commercial vessel near Limah in Oman on Monday evening, triggering strong condemnation by India. The vessel, MSV Al Jusufi, had 14 I... Read More


India's metro network increased from 248 km to 1,200 km in last 12 years: PM Modi

Pune, Nov. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India's operational metro network, which covered 248 km before 2014, now covers 1200 km, and stressed that better urban infrastructure woul... Read More


SC posts pleas challenging validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 to January 21 next year

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted to January 21 next year the hearing on the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising... Read More


Former Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid arrested over alleged sexual abuse of minor

Male, Nov. 3 -- Former Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid has been arrested over allegations of sexually abusing a minor, according to local media reports. Shahid, 64, was arrested at 9:59 pm o... Read More


Row over Dia Mirza's Diwali appeal: Deeply pained, says HC; asks BMC to re-upload her video

Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- The Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed its "deep pain and displeasure" with the controversy over actor Dia Mirza's video for the BMC's eco-friendly and firecracker-free Diwali ca... Read More


First get 'hatchet man' CEC to resign: Congress on Shah's SIR debate dare

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- The Congress on Tuesday hit back at Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the SIR issue, saying if he... Read More


JNU sexual harassment case: Delhi court seeks police's reply on Akoijam's anticipatory bail plea

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday issued notice to the city police on Congress MP and dismissed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam's plea seeking anticipato... Read More