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Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy. (Photo: PTI)Nation
Ayodhya case: Won't fast track hearing, you deceived us, SC tells...

On March 21 the apex court had suggested an out-of-court settlement to the lingering Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land...

31 March 2017 2:07 PM IST

The party member and nine others are facing a criminal case under the Madhya Pradesh Cow Slaughter Ban Act (Photo: PTI)Nation
Gujarat amends law against cow slaughter, raises penalty to life term

The older law, amended in 2011, stipulated that cow slaughter would lead to a maximum jail sentence of seven years.

31 March 2017 1:24 PM IST

Congress leader Digvijay SinghNation
When will Jaitley find time to discuss conduct of Goa, Manipur Guvs:...

Originally, Digvijaya Singh had moved a notice seeking suspension of business to discuss conduct of the Goa and Manipur...

31 March 2017 1:17 PM IST

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad (Photo: ANI)Nation
Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad made 3 failed bids to fly Air India using...

Gaikwad was barred from flying by all major domestic airlines for assaulting an elderly Air India employee.

31 March 2017 1:10 PM IST

Calcutta High Court Justice C S Karnan (Photo: File)Nation
File medical record if not mentally fit to respond': SC to Justice...

SC refused to restore administrative and judicial work of Karnan and granted him 4 weeks to respond to contempt notice.

31 March 2017 1:05 PM IST

In 1980, the Supreme Court in the Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab abolished the mandatory death penalty in cases of murder and propounded the “rarest of rareâ€doctrine, allowing courts to impose death penalty in cases such as murder, terrorism, treason, espionage.Nation
In a first, 17 Supreme Court judges to work during summer break

A five-judge Constitution Bench will sit during the summer vacation to hear the triple talaq case.

31 March 2017 12:50 PM IST

Anti-Romeo squad of police hauls up a youth in Lucknow on Wednesday. \Anti-Romeo squads\ ordered by new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath have started work across the state. (Photo: PTI)Nation
No hair shaving or blackening faces': New rules for UP's anti-Romeo...

No discrimination on basis of caste, creed and faith; no action on those sitting at coffee shops or in parks, says UP...

31 March 2017 12:19 PM IST

External affairs minister Sushma SwarajNation
2 Indians abducted in South Sudan released: Sushma Swaraj

They have reached the Indian embassy in Khartoum, Sushma Swaraj confirmed in a tweet.

31 March 2017 12:04 PM IST

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh (Photo: PTI/File)Nation
HC refuses to quash DA case against HP CM Virbhadra Singh

Singh has also urged the court to summon records of the preliminary inquiry and the FIR.

31 March 2017 11:58 AM IST

Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)Nation
Maneka Gandhi writes to Arun Jaitley for making sanitary napkins tax...

Gandhi is believed to have communicated the overwhelming response the petition has received.

31 March 2017 10:35 AM IST

Under RTE, non-minority private un-aided schools have to provide 25 per cent reservation to students from economically weaker sections. (Representational image)Nation
SC 'shocked' over lack of toilet, water facility in Andhra Pradesh...

The Supreme Court said that girl students do not go to school or drop out because of lack of facilities.

31 March 2017 10:32 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries pose with the awardees at the Padma Awards 2017 function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Nation
MM Joshi, Sharad Pawar, Virat Kohli, P A Sangma conferred Padma...

Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal was also among the 39 people who were conferred this year's Padma awards.

31 March 2017 10:24 AM IST

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