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BENGALURU: A rampaging mob ransacked a private school, attacked policemen and set three two-wheelers on fire after parents gathered in front of the institution and accused a PT teacher of sexually harassing a seven-year-old student, in southwest Bengaluru, on Wednesday. Hale Guddadahalli, off Mysuru Road, where the school is located, saw pitched battles between violent […]

GUWAHATI: A joint team of the Army’s Red Horns division and Assam Police apprehended two National Democratic Front of Boroland (Songbijit) rebels near Tipkai in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday. The sleuths found one 9 mm and one 7.62 mm pistol and live ammunition on them. “These rebels were given the task of recruiting new cadres

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said late Tuesday that the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel. The Palestinians submitted the documents ratifying the Rome Statute that established the court last Friday, the last formal step to

NEW DELHI: A trial court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to the bail plea filed by businessman Gautam Khaitan, the lone accused arrested in connection with a money laundering case related to Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal. Special CBI judge VK Gupta will on Wednesday hear arguments on the bail plea.

DELHI: The Delhi HC has pulled up transport department for allowing Ola and other app-based cab services to ply despite the governemnet ban in the national capital. The court on Tuesday asked deputy commissioner to take immediate action against such cabs. The court also allowed Uber to withdraw its plea complaining of unilateral ban without

SHIMLA: In a major relief to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the criminal trial pending before special judge, Dharamshala, in a case registered under the provisions of cheating, criminal conspiracy and Prevention of Corruption Act. The apex court has also summoned complete case

NEW DELHI: Like the US Supreme Court, the Indian Supreme Court on Monday remained firm on keeping the courts a “no go zone’ for video cameras. In February last year, a shaky two-minute video footage of the US supreme court proceedings had gone viral evoking sharp comments from critics. An advertisement put out by the

JHANSI: A special court in UP’s Jaluan on Monday awarded the life sentence to Samajwadi Party MLA Kaptan Singh Rajput and his brother Mangal Singh in a 12-year-old murder case. The legislator is now liable to be disqualified as per the orders of the Supreme Court in July 2013. Special judge Sanjay Yadav had held

The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to self-styled ‘godman’ Asaram on medical grounds. The apex court granted two weeks’ time to Asaram’s lawyers to look into the report submitted by the medical board consisting of AIIMS doctors. 72-year-old Asaram had applied for bail submitting a medical report by a Jodhpur hospital, which recommended a

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the schedule for panchayat elections in Rajasthan. The schedule is being held under the amended provisions that specify educational qualifications for the gram sarpanch and the membership of the other panchayat and zilla samiti bodies. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL