The bench said after perusing the report, if it came to a conclusion that an amicable solution through mediation was not possible, then the apex court would commence day-to-day hearing in the matter from July 25.
Secretary of Pakistan's ministry of water resources Khawaja Shumail said: "We have neither concern nor objection if India diverts water of eastern rivers and supplies it to its people or uses it for other purposes, as the IWT allows it to do so."
At age 61, distinguished theatre personality Ranjit Kapoor makes his debut as a feature-film director with Chintu-ji, a comedy in which Rishi "Chintu" Kapoor plays himself -- or a version of himself.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag offered to bear the educational expenses of children of all the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
"The raid was carried out around 0430 hrs acting on a tip off that drugs was being consumed in a party at an apartment in Nauji Mansion of Colaba area," an official from the Anti-Narcotics Cell, said. The apartment is owned by trader Ranjit Batla and the six other men caught were also traders.
Relieved that the Twenty20 event is finally taking place defying all odds, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisees on Tuesday said it is better to have the event outside the country than not having it at all. Ranjit Borthakur, vice-chairman of Rajasthan Royals, admitted the last year's winners would miss the home support when the second IPL gets underway in South Africa. But he is still happy that the event, shifted out of the country after it clashed with elections.
The hits and misses of the week.
Ambassador Navtej Sarna chats with readers on his new book The Exile.
A special CBI court had in 2014 discharged Shah in the case.
There is no doubt that patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of pharmaceutical research and development. Thousands of public health needs go unmet each day simply because there is still a cure out there waiting to be found. Product patents serve as encouragement to innovation, providing impetus to both investors and innovators. It has been argued that by denying product patents, India will encourage domestic generic production and, therefore, access to medicines.
The new Mahabharata will be produced by Bollywood filmmaker, Bobby Bedi.
Vijay George/ Rediff.com brings the latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
The United Sikhs, a United Nations-affiliated international non-governmental organisation, has moved the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg challenging a French law, passed in March 2004, which bans wearing of conspicuous religious signs, including the Sikh turban, in public schools in France.The United Sikhs lawyers filed a petition against France, on behalf of Jasvir Singh and Ranjit Singh, who were 14 and 17 respectively at the time when they were expelled.
Piyush Shah of the Indian Angel Network believes that until you are convinced an idea must be executed, it's hard to convince others and such a venture is likely to fail.
The Kerala court has asked the makers to put a disclaimer to be added with the film's credits.
The film was set to hit screens on November 7.
Former chief minister Bhajan Lal of the newly-floated Haryana Janhit Congress won the Adampur seat for a record 10th time while the Congress retained both the Indri and Gohana seats.
Southern states will soon sell non-prescription drugs in post offices.
The Naveen Patnaik-led party bagged 112 of the 146 assembly seats despite the Modi wave in the country.
However, the SC allowed him to retain his official bungalow.
Mumbai Champs turned in a determined all-round performance to beat Delhi Giants by 58 runs and register their first victory in the ICL20s Indian Championship in Gurgaon on Thursday night. Ranjit Khirid was adjudged the man of the match for his stupendous performance with both bat and ball. Delhi Giants, replying to Mumbai's 174-4, were all all out for 116 in 17.3 overs.
The Lankans have said in their statements that they have no links with LTTE and left Jaffna as they were upset with the continued violence in the region, adding that they wanted to live a peaceful life.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Besides Novartis, the other companies are Roche, J&J, Glaxo and Astrazeneca.
No one can claim ownership right over the sacred place by merely putting up a structure like a mosque, a counsel for 'Ram Lalla' told the Supreme Court.
Secured credit cards offer benefits similar to regular credit cards and hence an applicant should try and get a card with lower fees and more features, suggests Sarbajeet K Sen.
'You could be out of sight, out of mind but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.'
'Dreaming Big for success will never be something that only our pioneering entrepreneurs needed to do in their days. Some aspects of entrepreneurship may change and ease up, but never Dreaming Big,' says Mohit Goyal of the Indian Angel Network.
Article 35-A, which was incorporated in the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, accords special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and bars people from outside the state from acquiring any immovable property in the state.
Ranjit Shastri, an active member of the Indian Angel Network and co-founder of PSi Inc, shares tips on how the young should learn the entrepreneurial zeal. He talks on how to get started, maintaining and nurturing a start up and then moving on.
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia had raised the issue of a recent statement by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who had said in London recently that Congress, as a party, was never involved in the carnage.
Former Supreme Court judge Ranjit Singh Sarkaria, who defined Centre-state relations for over two decades, died after a prolonged illness in Chandigarh on Friday night. He was 91. He began his career as an advocate in the Patiala High Court in 1940. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court in September 1973 and retired in 1981.
The Supreme Court on Monday said that averments made against Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ranjit Sinha, arising out of entry list at his residence, are "serious" in nature and directed him to respond to the allegations in "black and white".
The incident comes days after a mob gouged out the eyes of three young men who had snatched away a motorcycle in Nawada district of the state.
'India's reputation is not and cannot be dependent on the whimsical opinions of some obscure foreign advisory committee packed with Hindu-phobic acolytes,' declares Vivek Gumaste.
The last two months of 2015 have some big Malayalam movie releases coming up.
In their letter to the CM, they have alleged that Pratyusha's boyfriend and actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh was "solely responsible for her death".
Despite Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' ambitious plan, 40 per cent of the state is reeling from drought and its water tanker economy is booming. As of February 2019, the state government declared drought in 151 of the 358 talukas.
A local court on Thursday extended till October 15 the interim bail given to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh in three cases of murder and sexual harassment
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