By Byomkesh Biswal Bhubaneswar, Nov 22 (IANS) The underwater behaviour of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins of Chilka Lake in Orissa will now be monitored with special hydrophones developed to catch their high-frequency "click" ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked Delhi Police to provide security to the mother and her family of a boy who was allegedly beaten up by policemen ...

Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Embarrassed after the criticism from various quarters, the Maharashtra government Thursday evening shifted a platoon of police - entrusted with guarding the Hotel Taj Mahal Palace & Tower ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked a deputy commissioner of police to investigate a case in which a man was allegedly beaten up by policemen after he ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Police for shoddy investigation in a case in which a man was allegedly beaten up by policemen after ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Indian Council of Jurists has selected former Supreme Court judge Justice Arijit Pasayat and Haryana Chief Minister B.S. Hooda among others for its National Law ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Right to Information (RTI) activists to mobilise the movement for the selection of the chief information commissioner (CIC). The high court declined ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Taking serious note of the fact that basic health facilities were not reaching the poor in rural areas, the Delhi High Court Wednesday in a ...

News Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Expressing dissatisfaction with the Ghaziabad police's investigation in the mysterious death of a girl who had married against her family's wishes, the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked ...

By Rana Ajit New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) With India's courts overburdened with cases, the Supreme Court has criticised the Rajasthan government for "frivolous litigation", saying the least it can do is ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday overturned the order of a single bench that had restrained Election Commissioner S.Y. Qureshi from participating in the governing body of St ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's remarks that India's cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar should "keep off the political pitch" has evoked strong reactions with virtually all political ...

By Rana Ajit New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court has sought Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's stand on a lawsuit by a resident of the state's Badalpur village, who alleges that ...

Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) To attract youth and encourage them to promote literacy in Uttar Pradesh, an NGO has said it will offer those teaching the illiterate an opportunity to opt either ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday said that judges are accountable to public at large, but reserved its ruling on the Supreme Court registry's appeal against its ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) In a decision that brings a big relief to the government and the Prasar Bharati chief executive B.S. Lalli, the Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a petition ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the government's decision to give extension to Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer (CEO) B.S. Lalli. A division bench comprising ...

By Kanu Sarda New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) For Vidyadhar Patri, son of Indian soldier Anand Patri who is suspected to be in a Pakistan jail for the last 44 years, the government's ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the state government as to why there was a delay in phasing out Blueline buses and getting new ones. A division ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday contended that information which is within the control of a public authority should be given under the Right To Information (RTI) act but, ...

Ranchi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Income Tax (IT) department Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Vinod Sinha and Sanjay Chaudhary, close associates of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is faced with ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Tihar jail authorities Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that they plan to give inmates telephone facility. The proposal, which is pending with the Delhi home secretary, states: ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday mooted the idea of starting a telephone helpline for reporting instances of child labour in the capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Taking note of the increasing number of undertrials languishing in Tihar jail, the Delhi High Court Wednesday asked police to submit a detailed record of people who ...

Ranchi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Income Tax (IT) department Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Vinod Sinha and Sanjay Chaudhary, close associates of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is faced with ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the defence ministry and the directorate general of military training for alleged bias against disabled children in admission to ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government asking why a village in Delhi was without basic amenities like electricity, drinking water and schools ...

Ranchi/Mumbai, Nov 11 (ANI): A team of investigators spent the whole day on Tuesday at the residence of Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, sifting through his papers and questioning him. The ...

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up a group of social activists who had filed a plea seeking transparency in the appointment of the chief information commissioner ...

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it is willing to change a law that criminalises begging. Filing an affidavit before a division bench of ...