India

New Delhi, Oct 17: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday got a huge relief after a special court refused to summon him as an accused in a coal block allocation case, saying the plea was “devoid of any merits” as there was no sufficient evidence to support it. The court's decision came in a petition filed by former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who wanted Singh to be made an

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Expressing "surprise" over Supreme Court's decision to strike down a new law to appoint judges to the higher judiciary, government today questioned the transparency of the old collegium system which has been revived with the verdict. Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said the next course of action will be decided after consultations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cabinet

A heart-warming video of an anti-Islam protester and a Muslim woman hugging each other at Noor Islamic Cultural Centre in Ohio has gone viral. The protest was staged by a lone woman named Annie as a part of the world-wide anti-Muslim rallies. After she arrived at the mosque with placards and banners, she met a group of Muslims who argued with her. Annie told the guy who wanted to befriend her that

Mumbai, Oct 16: A Pakistani family which arrived here to visit the Haji Ali 'dargah' to pray for their mentally challenged son was refused accommodation by several hotels in the city following which they spent the night on a pavement. A sub-inspector of Railway Police Force (RPF) provided some succour to the family of around five members after they reached the Mumbai Central Railway Station on

New Delhi, Oct 16: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court today declared as unconstitutional the law brought by the NDA government to replace the over two-decade- old collegium system of judges appointing judges in the higher judiciary. The apex court, which quashed the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act in an unanimous verdict, also declared as unconstitutional the 99th

Patna, Oct 16: The battle for Bihar entered its second phase on Friday with around 86 lakh voters set to decide the fate of 456 candidates in 32 constituencies spread across six Maoist-hit districts. Voting is taking place in 9,119 polling stations as Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad and Gaya districts went to polls in this phase. Voting started at 7am in all the constituencies

New Delhi, Oct 15: The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of 2014 amendment in the Maharashtra Police Act that had banned dance performances at bars and some other places, paving the way for reopening of dance bars across the state. Referring to the brief history of judicial pronouncement in the case and subsequent amendment in the state law, a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and

Mumbai, Oct 15: The war of words between Shiv Sena and BJP today intensified with the latter questioning the ally's support to actor Sanjay Dutt in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case and late Bal Thackeray hosting former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad at his residence. "What sort of nationalism was displayed while backing 1993 blasts accused actor Sanjay Dutt," BJP Mumbai unit president Ashish

New Delhi, Oct 15: Accepting long-pending demands of family members of Subhas Chandra Bose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that the government would declassifying secret files related to Netaji. PM Modi made the announcement after meeting family members of Netaji today at 7 RCR. He said that the government will start unveiling the secret files related to Bose from January 23

New Delhi, Oct 14: Union Minsiter Ravi Shankar Prasad today questioned eminent writers for returning awards to protest against Kannada author Kalburgi's murder and Dadri lynching, telling them that such voices were "not heard" after incidents like Emergency and Muzaffarnagar riots. "...One thing does pain me sometimes. A number of big incidents happened in the country earlier, also but at that