Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday intensified his attack on the controversial Rafale deal by accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of choosing the Reliance Defence over state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to benefit Anil Ambani. Gandhi’s scion also accused Ambani of having not returned Rs 45,000 crore allegedly taken from […]

Adultery law: Adultery is not a crime anymore in India, but it can be grounds for divorce, the Supreme Court said today. Adultery is not a crime anymore in India, but it can be grounds for divorce, the Supreme Court said today. In past hearings, the Supreme Court had asked […]

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and local police, in a joint operation, apprehended a Naxal from Bhelwaghati’s Bhatuakura in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. The arrested Naxal, identified as Baldev Soren, is known for expertise in bomb-making. Three bundles of cordtex wire (detonating cord), 55 detonators, 175 kg of explosives among […]

The water level in the Yamuna river on Thursday rose above the danger mark after 18,295 cusecs of water was released into it from the neighbouring Haryana’s Hathini Kund Barrage. The river is currently flowing at 205.49 meters, which is above the danger mark of 204 meters. The swelling Yamuna […]

“Any law which affects individual dignity, equity of women in a civilised society invites the wrath of the Constitution,” Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said. Adultery is not a crime even though, “without a shadow of doubt”, it can be grounds for divorce, the Supreme Court said today, scrapping […]

Criticising the posters, the BJP slammed Rahul Gandhi and his party for promoting “caste politics” in Bihar. The posters have been put up at several places in the state capital Patna. Congress president Rahul Gandhi found himself in the middle of a controversy after posters of him and other Congress […]

The oil pinch continued on Thursday with petrol and diesel prices being hiked again. In New Delhi, petrol is being retailed at Rs 83.00 per litre, while diesel is being sold at Rs 74.24 per litre. Meanwhile, a litre of petrol has touched Rs 90.35 in Mumbai, while diesel has […]

The Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Shirish Baban Deo accidentally shot himself in the thigh on Wednesday. Air Marshal Deo was rushed to the RR Hospital in Delhi where he underwent a surgery and his femur bone was set, say sources. He is said to be […]

India has rejected references made by Pakistan on the Kashmir issue in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting as the matter is internal to India, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said on Wednesday (local time). “As far as OIC is concerned, we always note with regret that […]