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Cash row: SC junks Justice Varma's plea against parliamentary probe

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by Allahabad high court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision to admit a motion seeking his removal and legality of the......

Swamped with false cow slaughter cases: Allahabad HC

Transporting cattle within the state does not constitute a crime, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has said. Image used only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo The court noted that......

Wife's qualifications no ground to deny maintenance: HC

The Allahabad high court has ruled that a wife cannot be denied maintenance under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code merely because she is highly qualified or possesses vocational skills.......

60 Years On This Week, Indira Gandhi Became Prime Minister

In a culture where children take up the profession of their father, her becoming a politician was seen as natural and acceptable. IMAGE: Indira Gandhi takes oath as the prime minister of India on......

2025: A Year of Deadly Stampedes

From religious gatherings to public events, 2025 witnessed a series of stampedes and crowd-related incidents that exposed the fragile line between mass participation and human tragedy, leaving......

NZ to amend laws for GI registration of Indian goods

New Zealand has taken a binding commitment under its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to amend its laws within 18 months of the pact's implementation to facilitate the geographical indication......

India needs world-class banks; in talks with RBI, lenders: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the country needs big and world-class banks, and discussions are on with the Reserve Bank and lenders in this regard. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Privatisation of banks unlikely to hurt national interest: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday allayed apprehension that privatisation of state-owned banks would hurt financial inclusion and national interest. Photograph: ANI Photo She said the......

Antwerp court clears fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi's extradition

A court in Antwerp on Friday cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, noting that his arrest by the Belgian authorities on India's request was valid, officials in the know of......

Vedanta beats Adani with Rs 17,000 cr bid to acquire Jaiprakash Associates

Mining conglomerate Vedanta on Friday beat Gautam Adani's Group to make a winning bid for the acquisition of debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates (JAL) for Rs 17,000 crore, according to sources.......

BJP leader seeks ban on Paresh Rawal's 'The Taj Story'

A Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Ayodhya has filed a complaint with the I&B Ministry and the CBFC, seeking a ban on the upcoming film The Taj Story starring Paresh Rawal, claiming that it is......

'Rasika Is The Female Shah Rukh Khan'

IMAGE: Anshuman Jha, Rasika Dugal and Arjun Mathur at the Lord Curzon Ki Haveli launch event. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff "It's not a joke!" This playful quip from the trailer of......

Review: Can't Root For This Maalik

Maalik is just unpleasant, not even slightly engaging, observes Deepa Gahlot. The son of an oppressed farmer decides to go rogue and give himself the title of Maalik. There is class and caste......

Another name change in Yogi's UP; Mustafabad to be renamed...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said his government will move a proposal to rename Mustafabad village in Lakhimpur Kheri district as 'Kabirdham', asserting that the change......

RCB Cricketer Yash Dayal's Arrest Stayed

IMAGE: RCB cricketer Yash Dayal been accused by a woman of mental, emotional and physical exploitation under false promise of marriage. Photograph: BCCI The Allahabad high court on Tuesday,......