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Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Plea to ban Malayalam novel nixed

Creative voices cannot be stifled or silenced and intellectual freedom cannot be annihilated.

6 Sept 2018 6:06 AM IST

During the hearings, the Supreme Court had observed that stigma attached to gay sex will be removed once the criminality attached to Section 377 of the IPC goes. (Photo: PTI)

All eyes on Supreme Court: Gay sex ruling due today

At present, sex between two consenting adults of the same genderis an offence.

6 Sept 2018 5:55 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Group of ministers on lynching holds first meeting

The home ministry has also asked the states to ensure that all directions of the Supreme Court are followed in letter...

6 Sept 2018 5:48 AM IST

National Disaster Response Force personnel on boats search in the Brahmaputra river after a boat capsized on the outskirts of Guwahati on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Assam: 20 feared dead after boat carrying 40 passengers capsizes

The SDRF officials said that the country-made ferryboat accidentally hit the pillars, which led to the accident.

6 Sept 2018 5:27 AM IST

The Gujarat Cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was suspended in 2011 for remaining absent from duty without permission and misuse of official vehicles and later sacked in August 2015. (Photo: File | PTI)

Sanjiv Bhatt held in case of 'drug planting'

However, a probe by the Rajasthan Police had revealed that Rajpurohit was allegedly falsely implicated by the police.

6 Sept 2018 5:21 AM IST

Take the poisoning of the double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury or consider the latest chemical attack near Damascus in the rebel-held region of Douma. (Photo: AP)

Spy plot: UK names two Russian GRU men

The UK police revealed images of the two men they said had flown to Britain for a weekend in March.

6 Sept 2018 5:14 AM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of opposition National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah (Photo: PTI)

Amid Article 35A row, NC to boycott J&K local polls

PDP urges governor Malik to call all-party meeting on issue.

6 Sept 2018 4:57 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: PTI)

Jan Dhan account holder can now withdraw Rs 10,000

He further said that 32.41 crore accounts have been opened under the scheme and as much Rs 81,200 crore has been...

6 Sept 2018 4:40 AM IST

The CBI alleged that the exchange had not fulfilled the criteria for acquiring the status.

CBI raids Tamil Nadu DGP, minister's in gutka scam

CPI(M) state secretary K. Balakrishnan also demanded that both should be removed from their posts and made to face the...

6 Sept 2018 2:19 AM IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he is confident that Narendra Modi would not be the next Prime Minister. (Photo: PTI)

Congress opens its door to young leaders in UP

Party begins exercise of identifying youth politicians, bring them into party-fold.

6 Sept 2018 2:06 AM IST

In the 2012 BMC polls, Mulund had recorded 38.64 per cent and Borivali had recorded 42.58 per cent voting. (Representational image)

BJD urges EC for joint polls in Odisha

He said separate election would cost around Rs 1,000 crore to the state exchequer.

6 Sept 2018 2:05 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. (Photo: PTI)

Rajasthan HC bars Raje from holding public events during 'yatra'

It is apparent that during the roadshows public platforms are being erected at government cost.

6 Sept 2018 2:05 AM IST