The Supreme Court today ruled that 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots but released early for "good behaviour" must return to jail.
Cancelling two arrests in a money-laundering case yesterday, the Supreme Court, in a sharp rebuke for the Enforcement Directorate, said the probe agency could not be vindictive and must be seen to act with the highest degree of fairness.
The government today said it had asked Canada to downsize its diplomatic presence in India and cited the "interference of Canadian diplomats in Indian affairs", as the diplomatic row over the killing of a Khalistani terrorist escalated sharply.
The absence of the words "socialist, secular" in English copies of the Constitution distributed to MPs yesterday has provoked a massive controversy a day after the special session officially moved to parliament's new building.
The problem of dog bites, highlighted once again by the recent death of a teen in Uttar Pradesh, came up in the Supreme Court today in an unexpected way as a lawyer walked in bandaged after a dog attack.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host US President Joe Biden for a private dinner tonight at his residence in Delhi, a day before the mega G20 summit.
Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram will go to sleep mode on the moon, India's space agency ISRO said today, hours after announcing that it had exceeded its mission by "landing on moon, again".
As China claimed that PM Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS meeting in South Africa took place on India's request, top government sources refuted it and said there was a "pending request from the Chinese side".
At a meeting of the BJP's top election panel on state polls later this year, leaders divided seats in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh into categories in a new strategy to invest more resources into seats where the ruling party is weak.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on its 77th Independence Day today, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stayed away and sent out a strong recorded message highlighting the contributions of past Prime Ministers.
Sharad Pawar could not become Prime Minister because of the Congress's dynasty politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a meeting with MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Maharashtra.
The language used by Rahul Gandhi in his "Modi surname" comments was exceptionally disrespectful, and the Supreme Court's decision to suspend his conviction was driven by concerns for his constituency, former Solicitor General Harish Salve said
Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Rajasthan's Sikar, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot posted that he could only welcome him on Twitter, since his speech at an event had been cancelled by the Prime Minister's Office.
The Centre's bill for the control of services in Delhi is set to clear both houses of parliament with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress Party deciding to support the BJP-led government in parliament on two big votes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed the opposition as "directionless" and cited the "Indian Mujahideen" and "Popular Front of India" as he derided the opposition alliance for its new name, INDIA.
The women paraded naked in Manipur were dragged away by a mob from police protection as ethnic violence flared up in the state early May, sources said amid outrage and horror over a video of the incident that went viral yesterday.
The government is likely to take action against Twitter over the horrific Manipur video of two women being paraded naked by a group of men, which went viral on Wednesday, triggering waves of outrage.
As the name INDIA was discussed for the opposition front at the Bengaluru conclave, one person who took some convincing was Nitish Kumar.
India and France will soon begin negotiations into deals for 26 Rafale aircraft and three Scorpene class submarines for the Indian Navy, sources have clarified to NDTV.
Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee's animated chat, which even held up a meeting, was among the highlights of the first day of the opposition get-together at Bengaluru.
The Centre is unlikely to face any trouble passing its ordinance on the control of Delhi's bureaucrats in Rajya Sabha, where it does not have a majority, despite the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) getting the Congress's support on the subject.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India, now the most populous country, "needs to regain its rightful place", in a strong push for permanent membership of the country in the UN Security Council.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to rejig his cabinet as the ruling BJP preps for important state polls and the 2024 national election just nine months away.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi acted without seeking legal advice in sacking arrested state minister Senthil Balaji but paused his own decision, hours later, following the intervention of Home Minister Amit Shah, reveal his two letters, accessed by NDTV
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