Top court verdict on validity of same-sex marriage today

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on a clutch of petitions demanding legal recognition for same-sex marriages on Tuesday, a ruling that would map out India's jurisprudential acknowledgment of marriage equality and the realisation of rights that may emerge from such endorsement by the highest court of the land.

Complaint against TMC MP sent to House panel

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred to the parliamentary privileges committee a complaint from BJP lawmaker Nishikant Dubey alleging Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra accepted cash and gifts from a member of the Hiranandani family to ask questions, senior officials said on Monday, even as the Hiranandani Group denied the allegations.

After three months, Centre clears appointment of Manipur HC CJ

The Union government on Monday notified the much-delayed appointment of Delhi high court judge Siddharth Mridul as the new full-time chief justice of the Manipur high court, more than three months after the collegium's recommendation.

Delhi HC allows CPR to use 25% of funds to pay salaries to employees

CPR'S LICENCE TO RECEIVE FOREIGN FUNDS WAS SUSPENDED BY THE GOVT IN FEBRUARY 2023, AND ITS ACCOUNTS WERE ALSO FROZEN

JD(S) won't join NDA, says K'taka unit chief

Disquiet grew within the Janata Dal (Secular) over its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with the party's Karnataka unit president CM Ibrahim on Monday saying the JD(S) will not join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), defying the decision taken by party supremo and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda.

Polls may lead to a shortened winter session

The winter session of Parliament the last full session before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections might be a shorter one, officials indicated on Monday.

Appeasement politics will not end if Cong wins: Shah

The Congress will continue doing \"appeasement\" politics for a vote bank if it returns to power in Chhattisgarh after the assembly elections next month, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday and accused the Bhupesh Baghel government of being corrupt.

NewsClick founder, HR head move SC against arrest

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources department head Amit Chakravarty on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing against the Delhi high court's refusal to interfere with their arrest and police remand in a case lodged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

Apex court refers electoral bonds pleas to 5-judge Constitution bench

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution bench of five judges the final adjudication of a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of the central government's electoral bonds (EB) scheme as a source of political funding.

'Gas leak' at Naraina unit leads to panic

Panic was triggered among residents of Naraina village in west Delhi after a strong stench from what officials said was a chemical storage warehouse filled the area late on Sunday evening - possibly due to a leakage-prompting the immediate closure of the unit and a nearby government school the next morning.

SC seeks secretariat reply on Chadha plea

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Rajya Sabha secretariat on a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Raghav Chadha challenging his indefinite suspension from the Upper House.

Dwarka e-way's Ggm leg set to open in November, say officials

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is carrying out a detailed safety audit of the 18.9km stretch constructed under packages three and four of the Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram, ahead of the highway's likely opening by the end of November, officials said.

Old City traders wake up to a garbage crisis

The main bazar street was littered with garbage as heaps of waste spilled out of dustbins, and four dirty public convenience facilities were raising a stink, as the revamped Chandni Chowk stretch between the Red Fort and the Fatehpuri Mosque on Monday looked like a dirty thoroughfare urgently in need of civic attention.

May make AAP accused in excise case, ED tells SC

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could be named as an accused in connection with the Delhi excise scam in which two senior party functionaries - former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh-are already under arrest.

Families of accused say legal battle took toll on them too

When Surinder Koli was arrested after discovery of human remains of at least 19 victims in December 2006, his wife Shanti and their young daughter were still in his ancestral village of Mangrukhal in Almora district of Uttarakhand - a small hamlet with around 55 houses.

Plan for solar panels along Najafgarh drain

Authorities plan to install more than 10,000 solar panels along a 6km stretch of the Najafgarh drain as a pilot project, people aware of the proposal said on Monday, adding the project, which will be executed jointly by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and BSES, will generate around 5 megawatts (MW) of power.

17-yr wait for justice was meaningless, say distraught families

Minutes after the Allahabad high court acquitted Moninder Singh Pandher and Surinder Koli in relation to the 2006 serial murders of Nithari, a man let out a loud cry in front of the D-5 kothi in Noida. \"How can they walk free? They killed my niece,\" the 52-year-old said.

White-ball cricket's sucker punch

It has almost been drilled into us. Over and over again. If you have watched enough cricket, you would have heard Sunil Gavaskar talking about West Indies and fast bowling.

Known for wine, Nashik is the next aircraft manufacturing hub as HAL spreads wings

Nashik, India's wine capital, is set to emerge as the next hub for aircraft manufacturing in the country, with Bengaluru-based state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) preparing to activate new production lines for the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) Mk-1A and Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) planes to meet the Indian Air Force's growing requirements for fighter jets and basic trainers, senior officials aware of the development said.

SC denies abortion plea, sticks to letter of the law

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down the plea of a married woman seeking immediate termination of her 27-week pregnancy, relying on her latest medical report which indicated that there were no foetal abnormalities, nor was the health of the 27-year-old mother of two at risk, to let her end her pregnancy beyond the cut-off period fixed under law. It said that the court is \"averse\" to passing a direction for stopping a foetal heartbeat at this stage.

Grisly Nithari murders: Koli, Pandher 'not guilty'

Court expresses its anguish over the quality of probe, says sleuths 'botched up' an investigation into the deaths of children

'The Vaccine War was not a popular subject, but this is a milestone'

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's latest directorial project, The Vaccine War, based on India's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, garnered positive response from all quarters.

News about Israel-Hamas war has left Hina 'depressed'

The tensions in Israel are far from getting over, and thousands of people continue to suffer from shortage of food, loss of lives, among many other things, in the wake of the country's war with Hamas.

Chris Evans confirms marriage with Alba Baptista

Hollywood star Chris Evans has confirmed that he recently tied the knot with girlfriend Alba Baptista.

25 YEARS OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER: A TRIP TO RAHUL-ANJALI'S WORLD

Raise your hand if Karan Johar's directorial debut, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, is your guilty pleasure watch! As the film ticks the silver jubilee mark, Navya Kharbanda talks to some cast members, who get super nostalgic going down memory lane

Terrorism Has No Place In India, Says Om Birla

Terrorism and terror activities have no place in India and the central government is "very clear" in this regard, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Sunday, a day after the P20 meeting called for increased efforts "to deny terrorist groups safe haven, freedom of operations, movement and recruitment, as well as financial, material or political support." Birla's statement assumes significance as the issue was raised in one of his 13 bilateral meetings with speakers of various nations on Saturday on the sidelines of the P20 summit, officials said, declining to be named.

Thousands Could Die In Hospitals As Supplies Run Low, Warn Medics

Hospitals are likely to run out of generator fuel within two days, according to the UN, which said that would endanger the lives of patients

In Abortion Debate, A Question Of Rights

Women must feel free to decide whether to continue or terminate pregnancy without the pressure of arbitrary limits and the imposition of a State or third person's morality

HEMA MALINI: 75 AND SHINING!

The actor to celebrate her diamond jubilee birthday with hubby Dharmendra and friends

Dunki vs Salaar: The off-screen fight begins!

Contrary to the rumours about the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Dunki being pushed to avoid a box-office clash with the Prabhas-starrer Salaar Part 1: Ceasefire, we have learnt from industry sources that both the films will hit the theatres on December 22. \"The film is not getting postponed. In fact, the producers of both the films are fighting for screens.