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Gujarat Riots: Zakia Jafri Seeks Hearing After Polls on Plea Against Clean Chit to Modi, SC Agrees
The high court in its October 5, 2017, order said the SIT probe was monitored by the Supreme Court. However, it partly allowed Zakia's petition as far as its demand of a further investigation was concerned.
Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Reservation to Economically Backward
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the Centre and tagged the matter along with a similar plea.
‘Please Keep Her Safe’: Robert Vadra Pens Emotional Message as Priyanka Begins Political Journey
In the post, Robert Vadra described Priyanka Gandhi as a 'best friend, a perfect wife and best mother'.
Several Trains Cancelled, Diverted Due to Ongoing Gujjar Agitation on Railway Tracks in Rajasthan
The blockade by the Gujjar community turned violent on Sunday as protesters pelted stones and the police and vandalised their vehicles.
Molière: Google Doodle Celebrates Works of French Writer by Remembering Last Play He Premiered
The superstition that green brings bad luck to actors is said to have originated from the colour of the clothing he was wearing at the time of his death.
Apollo Hospitals Moves HC Against Commission Looking Into Jayalalithaa's Treatment
The Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry was set up in 2017 to "inquire into the circumstances leading to Jayalalithaa's hospitalisation on September 22, 2016 and subsequent treatment provided to her till her death.
Kashmiri Students Appearing for GATE Exam Airlifted to Jammu by Air Force as Roadway Remains Snapped
They said 179 students left for Jammu Friday afternoon by C-17 aircraft from the Srinagar airport.
Four Out of Six Men Who Gangraped Bihar Teenager in Front of Father Arrested
The six men forcibly entered their house at a village under Kodhiwadi police station area on Tuesday night and took the woman and her father to a deserted place, around half a km from their residence, the victim said in her FIR.
Supreme Court Admits Delhi Police Appeal Against Acquittal of Suhaib Ilyasi in Wife's Murder Case
Ilyasi, who had shot into limelight after hosting TV crime show, India's Most Wanted, was acquitted of the murder charges by the Delhi High Court on October 5, last year saying that the prosecution's case was not established.
77% Women Forced Into Shelter Homes Return to Voluntary Sex Trade, Says Report
In what appears as a major breakthrough, the report contests the rational of joining this industry. It opposes the present understanding that most women in the flesh trade are trafficked women ‘pushed into prostitution’.
38 Killed in Hooch Tragedy in UP and Uttarakhand, Several Critical; Yogi Govt Announces ex-Gratia
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday ordered a 15-day joint drive by excise and police officials against those involved in the spurious liquor trade.
SC Seeks Response From Centre on Fresh Plea Against 10 Percent EWS Quota
The fresh plea filed by businessman Tehseen Poonawalla has sought the quashing of the bill on the grounds that backwardness for the purpose of reservation cannot be defined by "economic status alone".
SC Fines Tejashwi Yadav Rs 50,000 for 'Wasting' Judicial Time, Orders Him to Vacate Govt Bungalow
The sprawling bungalow at 5, Deshratan Marg was allotted to Yadav in 2015 upon his appointment as the deputy chief minister of the then 'grand alliance' government headed by Nitish Kumar.
Dinkar Gupta Appointed New Punjab Police Chief
Dinkar Gupta, a 1987-batch IPS officer, is the senior-most of three officers, all of the same batch, to be empanelled for appointment to the top post by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) earlier this week.
Fire at Noida's Metro Hospital Doused, No Casualties Reported
Thick smoke could be seen billowing out of the building in Sector 12. People were standing on ledges in balconies as rescuers tried to reach them by breaking window panes.
Eminent Sikh American Gurinder Sikh Khalsa Announces Entry into Politics
A resident of the Fishers community in Indiana for over a decade, Khalsa is a prominent business leader, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has worked with public service leaders and organisations across the state and nation.