India

Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday termed as "highly objectionable" the manhandling of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and said one cannot take law into own hands.

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday termed note ban as an unguided "missile" fired "unilaterally" by the government without adhering to the democratic conventions.

The RSS worker has alleged that his parent organization tried to kill him to put the blame on the ruling CPM in Kerala's Kannur district alleged that he was mentally and physically harassed.

Banaskantha district police on Friday recovered Rs 1.25 crore in cash and 2.4 kg of gold during a raid at a house in Palanpur and arrested Sadhvi Jayshree Giri, who is associated with Mukteshwar Math, in a case of cheating.

Proceedings at the Jammu and Kashmir assembly were disrupted on Friday as legislators from both the treasury and opposition benches created a din over the government's "failure to restore electricity supply in the valley during snowfalls".

India's military might and rich cultural diversity were on full display during the dazzling 68th Republic Day celebrations in the national capital which had Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the Chief Guest.

A 149-member United Arab Emirates (UAE) military contingent took part in India's Republic Day parade here on Thursday, with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan watching as the chief guest

The Swedish government called off the investigation into the Bofors bribery case in an effort to avoid embarrassing then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, declassified Central Intelligence Agency documents that were recently placed online suggest.

Strengthening defence partnership was among topics that came up during their talks about furthering cooperation between the two nations, according to the White House.

The other recommendations include tax incentives for micro ATMs, biometric sensors etc. and tax refund for consumers using digital payment up to a certain proportion of annual income.

The Delhi government on Tuesday extended to February 14 the deadline for application for admissions in nursery under the economically weaker section (EWS) category.

In its first major order on September 22, 1987, the apex court directed closure of 20 tanneries working on the banks of Ganga and discharging effluents into it, noting that industrial pollutants were ten times more noxious then domestic waste.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on February 3 the plea of consortium of banks led by State Bank of India that it be heard in the Aircel-Maxis 2G spectrum case as it has got financial exposure in the firm concerned.

Ramchandra faced opposition by the Meghwal Samaj Samiti and locals for saving his minor granddaughter from getting married.

With other communities-including–Lodhi, Kurmi, Kushwaha and Dalits –having sizable presence in several UP assembly constituencies, the party is set to zero in on state ministers who come from these communities, said a senior party leader in Bhopal.

The Jallikattu protest that remained peaceful for a week in Tamil Nadu turned violent with demonstrators throwing stones at police following eviction action against them at the Marina beach.