The petition of one of the four Nirbhaya convicts challenging rejection of mercy should be listed on "top priority" if execution is on February 1, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said on Monday.
Singer-musician Adnan Sami on Monday lashed out at Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill for his scathing remarks about being awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.
The alleged theft of data from the iPhone X used by billionaire Jeff Bezos has cast an unflattering light on the swiftly growing and highly secretive cottage industry of software developers specializing in digital surveillance.
Invoking Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev's message of "na koi Hindu, na koi Musalman", Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Sunday vowed to protect the country''s secular fabric.
Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday January 27, 2020, Hyderabad/ New Delhi
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was detained in Hyderabad last evening ahead of a planned protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, said this morning that he was "being sent back to Delhi". He also claimed that his supporters were thrashed by cops before he was detained.
The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government on Sunday launched its much-awaited ''Shiv Bhojan'' scheme, which is aimed at providing a meal to the poor for just Rs 10, on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day.
Parts of north India shivered under cold conditions on Sunday with the weather department issuing a warning for heavy rain and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh even as there was some respite for Kashmir where the mercury continued its upward trend.
Laying stress on the need of a strong opposition, Nobel Prize winner economist Abhijit Banerjee on Sunday said parties opposed to Modi government were "disunited" and have not been able to create pressure that comes from "a stable opposition".
Over 29,700 passengers from 137 flights were screened till Sunday for novel coronavirus infection at seven identified airports in the country but no positive case was detected, the Union Health ministry said.
Comedian Bharti Singh has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, wants an FIR scrapped, in which she along with actress Raveena Tandon and filmmaker Farah Khan wascharged for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during a TV show.
Congress leader Devendra Singh Yadav on Sunday lodged an FIR against his party colleague Chandu Kunjir for allegedly abusing and slapping him during a Republic Day event.
A fresh western disturbance is likely to bring widespread snowfall and rain to the hills and plains in many parts of northern India on January 28 and 29, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said here on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Gaganyaan mission will be a historic achievement in the field of science and technology for India in the 21st century and a milestone for New India.
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