Tanima Biswas

Social service is down. Health service is down. Security is down. That's the London assessment by Tarun Ghulati, the Indian-origin candidate in the race to challenge Pak-origin Sadiq Khan from winning a third term as Mayor of London.

Though Soumya Vishwanathan's murder happened a year before, the police only managed to crack the case after they arrested Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla and Baljeet Malik in the Jigisha Ghosh murder and robbery case.

After a meeting with BJP chief Amit Shah today, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who has been facing intense criticism over his management of last week's crisis, gave himself top marks. His government, Mr Khattar said, handled the situation with "minimum force and minimum loss" and he was "satisfied".

Introducing the concept of rape in a marriage will make men vulnerable to harassment by their wives and destabilize the institution of marriage, the government told the Delhi High Court today. The response came following petitions by women's groups who want marital rape to be legally recognized and penalized.

It's a fundamental right, and now, thanks to the Supreme Court we have it. But Right to Privacy is a term which applies to so many aspect of our lives. From our digital information like our Whatsapps and e-mails to our personal information -- our biometrics and even other personal details like our sexual choices. In an instance of clarity, Justice ...

A landmark Supreme Court judgment today which declared that privacy is a fundamental right of all Indians, has also brought cheer to the gay and LGBT communities. The court indicated that right to privacy is valid even in the context of Section 377 --- a law that criminalises what was once seen as unnatural sex. Right of privacy cannot be denied "e...

A list of 100 questions - that's what faced Karti Chidambaram when he turned up at the offices of the Central Bureau of Investigation today. Depending on how many he can answer, and how satisfactory the answers are, the agency will decide whether to call him tomorrow, an official told NDTV.

Karti Chidambaram, the son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, arrived at the CBI office today for questioning in a corruption case following a Supreme Court order. "My petitions in court speak for themselves," the 45-year-old told NDTV as he walked in.

A casino operating from a sprawling farmhouse in south Delhi also used for shooting TV shows was raided by the police last night and 30 people were arrested. Thirteen luxury cars were seized from the 13-acre farmhouse on Dera Mandi road.

A "super burglar" who claimed to rob only politicians and bureaucrats in Delhi and managed quite a stash of watches, gold jewellery and gadgets was arrested on August 15 Independence Day, the police today said. 27-year-old Siddharth Mehrotra, the son of a retired bank official, allegedly pulled off several burglaries in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj in...

A huge number of donations to political parties came from unknown sources over the last four years -- a practice the Election Commission has been trying to discourage. More than 3,000 donations in this period came without donors' details like Permanent Account Number (PAN) or addresses, said the Delhi-based think tank, Association of Democratic Rig...

Whether a temple to Lord Ram can be built in Ayodhya at the site where the Babri Masjid was razed will be taken up by the Supreme Court at the end of the year.

A government lawyer challenged Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' to prove his patriotism in court proceedings in the national capital on Thursday but the public prosecutor was promptly rebuked by the judge. The courtroom isn't a "television studio", Judge Sidharth Sharma said, chiding the Enforcement Directorate's lawyer...

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to Vishal Rana, who is seen as the main conspirator in the killing of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri over suspicion of slaughtering a cow. Eighteen accused were arrested and this is the 14th bail in the two-year-old murder case.

The Lalu Yadav family could be in more trouble. The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday also stepped in to probe money laundering by the former railways minister and his family in a railway hotel allotment case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Social service is down. Health service is down. Security is down. That's the London assessment by Tarun Ghulati, the Indian-origin candidate in the race to challenge Pak-origin Sadiq Khan from winning a third term as Mayor of London.

Though Soumya Vishwanathan's murder happened a year before, the police only managed to crack the case after they arrested Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla and Baljeet Malik in the Jigisha Ghosh murder and robbery case.

After a meeting with BJP chief Amit Shah today, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who has been facing intense criticism over his management of last week's crisis, gave himself top marks. His government, Mr Khattar said, handled the situation with "minimum force and minimum loss" and he was "satisfied".

Introducing the concept of rape in a marriage will make men vulnerable to harassment by their wives and destabilize the institution of marriage, the government told the Delhi High Court today. The response came following petitions by women's groups who want marital rape to be legally recognized and penalized.

It's a fundamental right, and now, thanks to the Supreme Court we have it. But Right to Privacy is a term which applies to so many aspect of our lives. From our digital information like our Whatsapps and e-mails to our personal information -- our biometrics and even other personal details like our sexual choices. In an instance of clarity, Justice ...

A landmark Supreme Court judgment today which declared that privacy is a fundamental right of all Indians, has also brought cheer to the gay and LGBT communities. The court indicated that right to privacy is valid even in the context of Section 377 --- a law that criminalises what was once seen as unnatural sex. Right of privacy cannot be denied "e...

A list of 100 questions - that's what faced Karti Chidambaram when he turned up at the offices of the Central Bureau of Investigation today. Depending on how many he can answer, and how satisfactory the answers are, the agency will decide whether to call him tomorrow, an official told NDTV.

Karti Chidambaram, the son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, arrived at the CBI office today for questioning in a corruption case following a Supreme Court order. "My petitions in court speak for themselves," the 45-year-old told NDTV as he walked in.

A casino operating from a sprawling farmhouse in south Delhi also used for shooting TV shows was raided by the police last night and 30 people were arrested. Thirteen luxury cars were seized from the 13-acre farmhouse on Dera Mandi road.

A "super burglar" who claimed to rob only politicians and bureaucrats in Delhi and managed quite a stash of watches, gold jewellery and gadgets was arrested on August 15 Independence Day, the police today said. 27-year-old Siddharth Mehrotra, the son of a retired bank official, allegedly pulled off several burglaries in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj in...

A huge number of donations to political parties came from unknown sources over the last four years -- a practice the Election Commission has been trying to discourage. More than 3,000 donations in this period came without donors' details like Permanent Account Number (PAN) or addresses, said the Delhi-based think tank, Association of Democratic Rig...

Whether a temple to Lord Ram can be built in Ayodhya at the site where the Babri Masjid was razed will be taken up by the Supreme Court at the end of the year.

A government lawyer challenged Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' to prove his patriotism in court proceedings in the national capital on Thursday but the public prosecutor was promptly rebuked by the judge. The courtroom isn't a "television studio", Judge Sidharth Sharma said, chiding the Enforcement Directorate's lawyer...

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to Vishal Rana, who is seen as the main conspirator in the killing of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri over suspicion of slaughtering a cow. Eighteen accused were arrested and this is the 14th bail in the two-year-old murder case.

The Lalu Yadav family could be in more trouble. The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday also stepped in to probe money laundering by the former railways minister and his family in a railway hotel allotment case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation.