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New Delhi: The judiciary is not, and cannot be, averse to criticism, the Supreme Court has said while cautioning that such criticism be voiced through the appropriate forum and in a fair, rational mechanism. The observations by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Bengaluru: Bharat Ratna awardee and renowned scientist Professor C.N.R. Rao, 92, received a notice on Wednesday, in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka over a spelling mismatch in his name, reports said. The notice issued to Professor Rao...

Hyderabad: Twenty two BRS legislators were Wednesday suspended from the Telangana Assembly for the remainder of the monsoon session after they disrupted the proceedings of the House by raising slogans and entering the well of the House. Soon after the House met, the BRS members...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday said it would seek explanation from the Greater Noida executive magistrate for issuing a notice to a student there over his participation in the CJP-led Jantar Mantar protest. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant questioned how the executive magistrate...

New Delhi: India Wednesday condemned the latest wave of attacks carried out by Houthi militants on oil installations in Saudi Arabia, and said the strikes undermined regional security. The Iran-backed Houthi militant group targeted Saudi oil facilities and some other civilian infrastructure Tuesday, triggering widespread...

New Delhi: Delhi Police Wednesday arrested PG operator Sudhanshu in connection with the building collapse in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan, that claimed seven lives. The police also took labour contractor Sanoj and Mahesh, son of landlord Hariram Gupta, from the RK Puram Police Station for...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday lashed out at the AAP government in Punjab over the alleged suicide of a villager who questioned Finance Minister Harpal Cheema about the unabated supply of drugs, demanding that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should immediately get the minister...

New Delhi: Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta, who served under ex-chief minister Sheila Dixit, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Noida, officials said Tuesday. Noida police recovered a purported suicide note in which Mehta, a 1975 batch former IAS officer, cited his "mental...

Kataka: Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Dipak Misra was conferred with the Kalinga Ratna Award by Sarala Sahitya Sansad here Tuesday. The award comprises a silver idol of Goddess Saraswati and a citation. Speaking on the occasion, Justice Mishra said a person may...

New Delhi: After facing intense criticism for switching its long-standing colour to saffron, which the teams sported during the FIH World Cups in the Netherlands and Belgium, the Indian hockey teams will revert to their traditional blue jerseys for the upcoming Asian Games. The decision...