Govt at advanced stage of 're-examining' sedition law: Centre to SC

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the sedition law after the Centre said it is at an advanced stage of consultation on re-examining the colonial-era penal......

Restrain media from reporting oral observations: EC to Madras HC

Days after a stinging rap from the judiciary, the Election Commission on Friday moved the Madras high court, seeking to restrain the media from reporting oral obesrvations of judges made on its......

SC refuses to stay HC order on reservation to Marathas

The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to stay the Bombay high court order upholding a Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and......

Don't cut anymore trees: SC on Mumbai's Aarey

The apex court has directed that status quo be maintained till its next hearing on October 21. IMAGE: A climate activist performs a die-in action during the 'Global Rebellion extinction protest'.......

Saraswat Bank Chairman Eknath Thakur passes away

Eknath Thakur, Chairman of the country's largest co-operative sector lender, Saraswat Bank, on Thursday died after a prolonged fight with cancer. Thakur, who also represented Shiv Sena in the Rajya......

Maharashtra downplays Gujarat's multi-crore MoUs

Maharashtra Government on Monday downplayed recent multi-crore investment proposals in Gujarat and said the state continues to be India's leading industrial state.State Governor K Sankaranarayanan......

Vidya Balan: Wish Sanjay Dutt's punishment is reduced

Sanjay Dutt's Parineeta and Lage Raho Munnabhai co-star Vidya Balan feels that the Bollywood actor deserves a lesser punishment in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Maharashtra Governor K......