The second highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. The worst mortality rate among states. A none too impressive recovery rate. Surely this doesn't speak highly of the famed Gujarat model, so what went wrong?
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana said the death sentence cannot be executed pending disposal of mercy petition of convict Pawan Kumar Gupta.
One person was killed and 25 others were injured, including 18 security personnel, when a clash broke out between joint forces and Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities supporters at Chunapara in West Midnapore district on Thursday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Saturday.
The top court rejected the contention of Sharma that he is mentally ill and said his medical report suggests he is stable.
Lack of physical exercise lowers the body's lean mass, reduces the metabolic rate and causes increase in fat percentage, warns Komal Jethmalani.
Hours after the clemency plea of Vinay Kumar Sharma, 26, was dismissed by the President, Akshay Thakur, 31, a third death row convict, filed a mercy petition.
Vedanta Group, which was denied mining rights in Orissa's Niyamgiri hills, on Thursdaysaid it will not pull out of the state.
This was Mumbai's second successive win after they had beaten Delhi in the lung-opener.
Naxals fired at a Central Reserve Police Force camp at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand on Wednesday, injuring a jawan.
Mandeo Singh Pathania shot a gallant five under 65 in round four of the Crompton Greaves Open in Mumbai, on Saturday to climb the victory podium for the first time in his professional career.
While the focus was on fancied names Ashok Kumar, Manav Jaini and Mukesh Kumar, Delhi's Karanjit Singh Sandhu stole the show, shooting a whirlwind seven under 63 on day one of the Crompton Greaves Open in Mumbai to establish a three-stroke lead on top of the leader board.
The bench said it was a stratagem devised by the convicts on how to prolong the matter as they kept on sitting after dismissal of their appeals by the Supreme Court. It also noted that the apex court in July last year dismissed Mukesh's review petition but further remedies were being availed now.
Priyanka Taneja alias Honeypreet was arrested from Zirakpur-Patiala road
The merged entity will become the third biggest refiner behind IOC and Reliance Industries.
In case a shopkeeper does not have any change at his disposal if a customer pays Rs 100 for an item that costs Rs 70, the latter may have to make do with three plastic tokens of Rs 10 value each .
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
In its order, the high court was critical of the delay caused by the authorities in seeking issuance of death warrants for the convicts as also of the "delay tactics" adopted by the convicts.
Hans Raj College in New Delhi was closed on Wednesday after a visually impaired student hailing from Agra was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hostel room in the campus.
"Twenty one persons have died so far in the liquor tragedy," District Magistrate Ajay Yadav said. The incident happened late on Friday, when several people from Luhari Darwaja and adjacent Laukhera village consumed spurious liquor and were taken ill.
A Delhi court on Friday issued fresh death warrants for February 1, 6 am against the four convicts. Earlier in the day, President Ram Nath Kovind had rejected Mukesh's mercy plea.
Gaganjeet Bhullar dazzled with a solid four-under 68 in the final round to register a comprehensive five-stroke win at the DLF Masters golf tournament in Gurgaon on Sunday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that the Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered an FIR against him at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the "administrative and financial irregularities" in the functioning of the Delhi Commission for Women.
Australia-bound Mohammed Shami defied BCCI's instruction of not bowling more than 15 overs in the Ranji game against Kerala.
Railways caused the biggest upset in this Ranji Trophy season so far, after they defeated domestic giants Mumbai by 10 wickets within three days in their Elite Group B match, in Mumbai, on Friday. Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan (5-60) took five wickets, as Mumbai were bundled out for 198 in their second essay at the Wankhede Stadium, after India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane failed miserably in the second innings as well.
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed an application filed by Vinay Sharma, one of the four death row convicts in Nirbhaya gang-rape case, seeking specialised medical treatment for claimed insanity. The court observed that general anxiety and depression are obvious for those on death row.
No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the blasts. The police have cordoned off the area and are conducting searches.
Jyoti Randhawa edged out veteran Mukesh Kumar by one stroke to retain the DLF Masters crown at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Sunday.
A curative petition is the last and final judicial remedy available to a person convicted by courts of law.
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
Nirbhaya's parents and the Delhi government had moved the court on Tuesday seeking fresh death warrants for the four convicts after the Supreme Court granted liberty to the authorities to approach the trial court for issuance of fresh date for the execution of these convicts.
The high court also faulted the authorities concerned for not taking steps for issuance of death warrant after the rejection of appeals of the accused by the Supreme Court in 2017.
The suspect also revealed that seven cases were pending against him and he had also spent six years in jail, Rao said adding police was ascertaining the details of these cases.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
The judge passed the order on the plea by the convicts seeking adjournment of the executions 'sine die'. The four were scheduled to be hanged on February 1 at 6 am. This is for the second time that the execution of the death warrants has been deferred.
The bench said all relevant material including judgments pronounced by trial court, high court and Supreme Court were placed before the President when he was considering the mercy plea of convict Mukesh Kumar Singh.
As the last-ditch attempt, Mukesh through his counsel on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing on his plea against dismissal of the mercy plea before the top court.
Rampal won't walk free as he is facing several other charges including murder.
The execution of death warrants of these convicts have been deferred thrice so far due to delays by them in exhausting their legal remedies.
With consumers for luxury goods more in numbers than adult population of several countries, luxury brands are setting up shops in India to tap the growing market.
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