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ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: The Islamabad high court on Friday ordered the release of 2008 Mumbai attack accused and Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi by declaring his third-time detention orders void, drawing a strong protest from the Indian government. The foreign ministry summoned Pakistani high commissioner Abdul Basit to convey India’s outrage , saying this went against […]

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government would table a bill before the state assembly on Monday to make cow slaughter punishable by up to 10-year imprisonment. The proposed move comes days after another BJP-ruled state ? Maharashtra ? imposed a five-year jail term for cow slaughter. READ ALSO: Bombay HC directs police to ensure beef ban Cow

The Delhi High Court today set aside the look out circular issued against Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai who was offloaded from a flight to London two months back, saying her fundamental right to travel cannot be curtailed. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, while upholding her right to travel abroad, also said Pillai has every right to hold

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday declined to immediately revoke the ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary “India’s Daughter” on the December 16, 2012, gang-rape. A division bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva posted the two public interest litigations (PILs) for revocation of the ban on the documentary’s

NEW DELHI: In a relief to former IPL chief Lalit Modi, Rajasthan High Court on Thursday accepted lapses in the recent Rajasthan Cricket Association polls and ordered the body office to be sealed. Modi was removed as the RCA president after a no confidence motion was passed against him by office bearers of the rival

NEW DELHI: Former PM Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that he was upset over a Delhi court’s decision to issue him summons to appear as an accused in a coal scam case. “I am upset, but this is a part of life,” Manmohan Singh told reporters on Wednesday. “I am sure that the truth will

MUMBAI: In a setback to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, the Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed his petition for quashing a defamation case against him for allegedly blaming RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Justice M L Tahaliyani rejected Rahul’s petition seeking to quash the complaint filed by RSS activist Rajesh Kunte before

Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s contention during polls that each citizen could get Rs 15 lakh if all black money was unearthed was based on “illustrative” figures cited in various estimates, government said today, responding to questions that have been raised over the issue. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while replying to questions in Rajya Sabha on

NEW DELHI: The Supreme court on Tuesday has stayed Delhi HC order allowing the accused in the Uber cab rape case to recall and re-examine 13 witnesses. The court has agreed to hear plea of the rape victim who had challenged Delhi high court’s order. SC issued notice to the accused and Delhi police on

NEW DELHI: At a time when the Supreme Court is hearing a petition on Manipur being cut off from the rest of the country due to frequent blockades of the national highway, the United Naga Council on Monday audaciously told the court that there could be no peace in Manipur without the conglomerate’s “consent and