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Liberty not reliant on order's brevity: SC in Haldwani riots case

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- An individual's liberty cannot hinge on the "inadequacy" or brevity of a court's reasoning while granting bail, the Supreme Court underscored on Friday, as it refused to interfere... Read More


Air Marshal Thareja picked as next DGAFMS

NEW DELHI, Aug. 1 -- The government on Friday announced that Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja will take over as the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) - India's senior-most military do... Read More


Ex-army chief General Sharma dies at 96

NEW DELHI, Aug. 1 -- Former army chief General Vishwa Nath Sharma passed away on Friday at the age of 96. He served as the army chief during 1988-90. Sharma was the younger brother of Major Som Nath S... Read More


Court acquits All accused in Muthanga cop murder case

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 1 -- A court on Friday acquitted all the accused in connection with the murder of police constable KV Vinod in 2003 during the Adivasi agitation for land rights in Muthanga in... Read More


SC tells states to stop cattle straying on roads

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked states and Union territories to amend their laws to prevent stray cattle on roads and frame schemes to compensate pedestrians and motorists kille... Read More


Suspected Jaish operative held for keeping eye on bengal CM

Kolkata, Aug. 1 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal police arrested a suspected member of the Kashmir-based terror group Jaish-e-Muhammed on Friday, saying that he was monitoring the mo... Read More


Assam govt invokes NSA against land rights activist

GUWAHATI, Aug. 1 -- The Assam government invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against activist Pranab Doley, a day after a sessions court granted him bail in a case linked to protests against a lux... Read More


india-nepal train link paused after clashes along border districts

PATNA, Aug. 1 -- The Nepal Railway Company has suspended train services between Jayanagar (India) and Janakpur (Nepal) after clashes erupted in Sunsari and other neighbouring border districts in Nepal... Read More


Migrant worker killed, another injured in terror attack in J&K

Srinagar, Aug. 1 -- A migrant worker from Chattisgarh was killed on Friday and another severely injured when terrorists opened fire on them in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said. This is... Read More


Ten killed, 3 injured as portion of building collapses in Thane

THANE, Aug. 1 -- Ten people were killed and three injured after a portion of a four-storey building in Bhiwandi town in Maharasthra's Thane district collapsed, trapping several residents under the deb... Read More