The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing after Holi vacation the pleas challenging the Karnataka high court verdict which dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom saying it is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith.
Seamers Shivam Dube (4/10) and Royston Dias (3/35) powered Mumbai's outright win over Bihar by an innings and 51 runs in their Ranji Trophy 2023-24 season opener in Patna on Monday.
How Bollywood celebrated 75 years of India's Independence.
Arun Shourie, who made a name as an editor par excellence before he chose to join politics, put it in perspective: 'The Rafale judgment enables the media to its job.'
Rohit Shetty gets so busy giving us a social message that he forgets to add a 'tadka' -- also called 'entertainment' -- to Cirkus, sighs Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The stars Pradeep Bandekar spotted over the weekend.
Will these December theatre releases also bring in good cheer in keeping with the Christmas spirit?
In its petition, PETA has contended that manja posed a grave threat to humans and animals as every year a number of deaths are caused by it.
A look at the movie folk at the screening of Jersey.
Stars pens down their thoughts, moods and resolutions for the New Year.
Hearing pleas over the road blocks due to the ongoing protests at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act, a bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph said its concern is about what will happen if people start protesting on roads. Democracy works on expressing views but there are lines and boundaries for it, the bench said.
It was submitted that section 235 of the CrPC provides that an accused, in the event of conviction, would be heard by on the question of sentencing individually before the trial judge passes the order awarding punishment.
The apex court lashed out at the law enforcing agencies for allowing the "instigators of violence" to get away and said they should act per law without waiting for somebody's nod.
Hundreds of people, especially women, have been camping at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi for over two months in protest against the CAA. They said they were not averse to the idea of moving but first demanded detailed talks with the government.
The Supreme Court on Thursday voiced serious concern over the running of fake news on social media platforms and web portals, and said even news shown in a section of channels bears communal tone, which may bring a bad name to the country.
Karnataka and Maharashtra have bickered over a disputed border for more than half a century.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Cirkus is boring and puerile, notes Sukanya Verma.
India has long struggled to find a suitable definition; activists hope that this case changes norms, reports Geetika Srivastava.
Senior SC advocate Sanjay Hegde tells Amit Agnihotri why the draft Masuka law is necessary.
'There is no doubt that he commands respect. He's on the ball.'
Besides attending Christmas brunches and parties, Bollywood has been enjoying the festival in their own way. We peek into their homes to see their X'Mas celebrations.
Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja invited...well, *all* their friends from the film industry and it seems they *all* accepted the invitation!
A special screening of Ahmed Khan's Baaghi 3 was held a day before its release, and its team made sure to attend with their friends.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered status quo in the present situation, and said the petition would be listed before an appropriate bench.
"Democracy and dissent go hand in hand," it said, adding that the authorities have to act on their own and cannot hide behind courts in dealing with such a situation.
Having failed to wear down the protesters, the government has now resorted to a bare-knuckle campaign to discredit them by portraying them as pawns in a wider plot bankrolled by shadowy 'anti-national' and 'Islamist' forces, notes Hasan Suroor.
The court granted the last opportunity to the defaulting states and UTs, warning if they did not file their reports within a week, then their home secretaries will have to appear in person before court.
The apex court has directed that status quo be maintained till its next hearing on October 21.
Joginder Tuteja looks at promising comedies getting ready to tickle your funny bone.
In an online chat with Get Ahead readers on August 26, Sanjay Tripathy, senior executive vice president, marketing, product, digital and e-commerce, HDFC Life, answered their queries on ULIPs.
It also sought the assistance of the Centre and states for removing violent content related to cow vigilantism uploaded on social media.
Quite a few superstars are bringing their big releases to the big screen this month.
Top directors are getting ready to put together some of their most ambitious films.
The apex court had on March 27 reserved its verdict on the appeals of the four convicts.
Housefull 4 will be a laugh riot that you cannot miss, raves Karan Sanjay Shah.
Movies are now releasing in multiple languages in theatres, and each one seems to have found an audience.
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