Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt acquitted in 1997 custodial torture case

A court in Gujarat's Porbandar has acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1997 custodial torture case, citing that the prosecution could not "prove the case beyond reasonable doubt".......

Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

The daylong nationwide strike called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court's verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes affected normal life in Bihar and Jharkhand......

Gujarat tribals to observe bandh over Manipur violence

A bandh will be observed in the tribal belt of Gujarat on Sunday in protest against the ethnic violence and atrocities on women in Manipur, a tribal leader said. IMAGE: School students stage a......

Bandh Karo Yeh Electoral Bonds!

Despite the objections raised by Reserve Bank of India and Election Commission, India's politics has been funded anonymously and it is time to end this, asserts Aakar Patel. Illustration: Uttam......

Trade bandh is proving to be a great success: BJP

Bhartiya Janata Party,which called a nationwide bandh to protest against government's decision to allow foreign direct investment in the retail sector, has claimed overwhelming response from 10,000......

Traders' bandh in Ahmedabad on Wed

An association of traders has called a shutdownin Ahmedabad on Wednesdayto protest the municipal corporation's plan to start collecting octroi from newly merged areas of the city. "We have given a......

Bandh disrupts manufacturing, movement of cargo

Commercial activities in Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left ruled states came to a standstill and road transport was thrown out of gear by the nation-wide bandh called by the opposition against......

Bandh: Companies put off board meets

Many companies, including Reliance Industries Ltd, have postponed their board meetings, scheduled for Wednesday, in view of the bandh called by Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party to protest......