SC sets free TN YouTuber held under Goondas Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar who was detained under the Goondas Act in May by the Tamil Nadu police. IMAGE: YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar.......

SC breather for TN BJP chief Annamalai in hate speech case

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in a criminal case lodged against Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai for allegedly delivering a hate speech against......

Tarun Tejpal offers to pay defamed Army officer Rs 10 lakh, issue apology

Journalist Tarun Tejpal told the Delhi high court on Friday that he will publish an apology in a national daily stating that an Indian Army officer, against whom he had levelled allegations of......

Some convicts more privileged, observes SC in Bilkis Bano hearing

There are some convicts who are "more privileged", the Supreme Court said on Thursday while hearing pleas challenging the grant of remissions to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case and the......

Won't share user texts with Facebook: WhatsApp

It is alleged that WhatsApp’s strategy of gaining user permission for such data sharing is deceptive and surreptitious in nature and compromises privacy rights of citizens WhatsApp submitted......

Vardhan's policy custody extended to June 3

Special CBI Judge Prem Kumar extended the police custody remand of Anurag Vardhan, a 1994 batch Indian Revenue Service officer who had allegedly paid a bribe of Rs 400,000 for getting a transfer to......

Human trial of drugs: SC seeks govts' replies

Taking a serious view of alleged use of human beings as guinea pigs for clinical trials by drug companies, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and various states governments to reply to......

Now, get ready for the 'one-person company'

The draft Companies Bill, 2007, has proposed a new entity called a one-person company as a measure to provide start-up entrepreneurs and professionals the much-needed flexibility in setting up a......

Pathaan Is About Shah Rukh's Life

More than anything else, Pathaan is a silent and subtle statement of Shah Rukh Khan about his place, his commitment to cinema and, if one can say, his politics, observes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.......

SC orders deferral of BCCI elections till Jan end

'We are still in the process of hearing which will take some time to conclude,' the Supreme Court observed, while directing postponement of the BCCI's December 17 Annual General Meeting for......