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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government today said that Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) 1997 has lapsed and is not in force in the state. Rejecting a resolution regarding revocation of DAA brought by National Conference member Bashir Ahmed Veeri in the Legislative Council today, its chairman Amrit Malhotra said that the government has informed that Jammu […]

Bollywood actor Salman Khan was yesterday (March 24th) asked by a sessions court to appear before it on March 27 for recording his statement on prosecution evidence in the 2002 hit-and-run case, in which he is charged with killing one and injuring four others by ramming his car into a shop. (Read: Salman Khan did

In a landmark judgment on the Right to Freedom of Speech on the Internet, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act that empowers the police to make arrests over contentious social media posts. It ruled that the law violate people’s fundamental right to speech and expression. Here are 5

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday gave Sahara group three months to submit final proposal to raise funds to repay investors’ money raised by the company in 2008 and 2009. The apex court allowed Sahara to sell part of Aamby Valley township near Mumbai to raise funds The SC also gave permission to US-based

“Sting has lost the venom, this is how the present case can be described.” These were the first remarks made by a Delhi court while discharging 32 officials of the Sales Tax department facing corruption charges due to a sting operation. The court discharged all the accused under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act,

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Sunday ordered the CID not to make or publish any interim report on its inquiry into the mysterious death of IAS officer D K Ravi. Hearing a writ petition at his residence, Justice S Abdul Nazeer said in his interim order: “The respondents are restrained from making or publishing

NEW DELHI: For a second time in the past week, Union minister Maneka Gandhi has come out with a view contradictory to that of her government. Expressing opposition to the proposed amendments to the anti-dowry Act, Maneka said the legislation was women-friendly and should remain unchanged. TOI had reported that the ministry of home affairs

LAHORE: A Pakistani court on Friday reserved its judgement on the plea of LeT operations commander and 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi against his detention under a security act. “Lahore high court judge Mahmood Maqbool Bajwa heard the arguments of Lakhvi’s counsel advocate Raja Rizwan Abbasi and a law officer and reserved its decision,”

The late Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna’s live-in partner Anita Advani on Thursday alleged before the Bombay High Court that his family members had felt no concern for the actor till they were informed about his ‘sinking’ condition. Advani, who has grievances against the late actor’s family including wife Dimple, daughters Twinkle and Rinke and actor

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought explanation from UP government for arresting 11th standard student for putting objectionable post on Facebook against Azam Khan. The court issued notice to the state government and directed it to file its response within four weeks. READ ALSO: Teen arrested for Facebook post attributed to Azam Khan