Bhopal, Nov 7 (IANS): Do rats drink alcohol? Well, it seems so, at least in Madhya Pradesh, where a rodent has been 'arrested' for emptying liquor bottles at a police station, and will now be produced before the court as proof! This bizzare incident was reported from a police station

The Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that the directions issued by it against bursting of firecrackers were not just for Delhi-NCR but for also all states. This petitioner had filed the plea for the state of Rajasthan seeking orders from the top court to direct implementat

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has reiterated that it is not necessary that a person who is part of an unlawful mob must have actually assaulted someone for being convicted for the offence, a point of law that was settled way back in 1964. In the 'Masalti vs State of UP' case in 1964, a const

Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and nearby cities on Monday afternoon as a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal again, its second quake in three days. Last week, a powerful 6.4 earthquake hit Nepal Friday night. Nepal lies in one of the world's most active tectonic zones which makes it ext

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led central government, alleging that it was conspiring to arrest all opposition leaders before the next year's Lok Sabhapolls and cast votes for themselves in an "empty country". Delhi Chief Minister A

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid challenging the provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi called for response

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS): The Oil marketing Companies on Wednesday increased the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 101.5 which are effective from November 1 itself. As per the revised rates, a 19 kg LPG cylinder will now be Rs 1,833 from Rs 1,731 earlier in Delhi. This is the second ti

The Election Commission of India, in response to a petition against the use of the acronym INDIA by an alliance of 26 opposition political parties, has informed the Delhi High Court that it lacks the authority to regulate political alliances. The ECI stated that while it is vested with the author

Kochi (Kerala), Oct 29 (IANS): In a major development, a person from Kochi has surrendered before the Kerala Police claiming responsibility for the bomb blast at a convention centre in Kalamassery on Sunday, sources confirmed. According to sources, the person claiming responsibility for the

Kochi, Oct 29 (IANS): One person was killed and 35 were injured in a bomb blast reported on Sunday morning at a convention centre in Kalamassery near Kochi in Kerala. Among the injured, the condition of seven persons is said to be critical. The investigation is on to ascertain whether the in

India abstained from the UN vote on ceasefire in Gaza as all elements of India's stand were not included in the resolution. The sources said that the resolution did not explicitly condemn the October 7 terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas on Israel. They said India has also called for the imme

As the Law Commission holds consultations on a uniform civil code, the Standing Committee on Law and Justice has chosen the "review of personal laws" among the subjects for its examination. The UCC is one of the three ideological planks of the BJP. In the run-up to 2024 general election

New Delhi: Today, the court acquitted eleven individuals, including Muhammad Faisal, Rashid, Ashraf, Rashid alias Raja, Shahrukh, Shoaib alias Chotowa, and Muhammad Tahir, who were accused in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. They were charged with the killing of 22-year-old Dilbar Negi, an employee a

One Nation One Election: Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday headed the high-level committee meeting attended by Law Commission chairperson Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and other members on the issue of One Nation One Election. A roadmap for holding simultaneous elections in the country was di

A proposal by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) panel to have the next set of books printed as 'Bharat' instead of India, has been accepted unanimously by its members. It is one of the 25 panels that works on changing or modifying the content of NCERT books.

The Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body which manages major shrines in Kerala's Travancore region, has issued a new circular banning the activities of the RSS on temple premises and its properties. According to the circular issued by the Devaswom Commissioner, the 'namajapa pr

Nagpur:  Questioning if forces from across the border were behind the violence in Manipur, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today "strong political will" was required to check the violence in the Northeastern state. In his annual Vijayadashami address at RSS Dussehra rally in Nagpur, Mr Bha

The Cyclonic storm has been named 'Hamoon' by Iran. The word ‘Hamoon’ is a Persian word that refers to inland desert lakes or marshlands. They are formed as natural seasonal reservoirs in areas adjoining the Helmand basin. “Very likely to intensify further into a VSCS fo