Naxals' release: SC seeks Centre, Odisha response on PIL

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre and the Odisha government on a petition seeking to restrain the release of jailed Maoists in exchange for captive Biju Janata Dal MLA......

SC stays trial of Kandhamal nun rape case

The trial of a case involving rape of a Christian nun allegedly by religious fanatics during the 2008 Kandhamal riots in Orissa was stayed on Monday by the Supreme Court on a plea by the victim......

MIT discusses India's 'institutional riot system'

The challenges posed by terrorism and sectarian violence to India's rule of law and secularism came under focus during a workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge,......

Togadia arrested for trying to enter Kandhamal

Firebrand Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia was arrested on Fridayalongwith his supporters by the Orissa Police as they tried to enter riot-hit Kandhamal district, defying a ban on their......