If streets are cleared for PM, why not for others: HC

The Bombay high court on Monday said when streets and footpaths are cleared for the prime minister and other VVIPs for one day, why can't it be done on a daily basis for everyone else too. IMAGE:......

FIR against woman who claims Ravi Kishan is her daughter's father

An FIR has been registered in Lucknow against six people, including a woman who claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party's Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan Shukla is the father of her daughter, police said on......

Social media has become 'weapon of mass distraction': HC judge

Social media or mass media have become weapons of mass distraction, but there are no concerted efforts yet to tackle them, Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay high court said on......

Tarun Tejpal seeks 'in-camera' hearing of appeal in 2013 rape case

Journalist Tarun Tejpal in a submission before the Bombay high court on Tuesday sought an "in-camera" hearing of the Goa government's petition challenging his acquittal in a 2013 rape case, and......

Kiosks to make their presence felt in India

Gone are the days where you are assisted by a beautiful airline staff with a smiling face. Or a front office employee of bank assisting you in getting your passbook updated. Days are not too far......

Lalit Modi's plea against BCCI backfires

HC imposes cost of Rs 1 lakh on Lalit Modi for plea seeking BCCI to pay ED penalty IMAGE: The plea claimed the BCCI is supposed to indemnify Lalit Modi as per bylaws. Photograph: Kind......

Srinivasan to chair Working Committee meeting

Unfazed by a Bombay high court order, which declared the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s probe into the IPL spot-fixing scandal illegal, a defiant N Srinivasan will chair......

Niranjan Shah calls for fresh spot-fixing probe panel

Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Niranjan Shah called for a fresh probe into the IPL spot-fixing scandal, saying it is needed, as the Board's "image has really gone down". In a......

Why BCCI's IPL spot-fixing probe panel was declared 'illegal'

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's panel to probe spot-fixing and betting charges in the Indian Premier League was declared "illegal" as it was set up in violation of its own rules, said......

'Don't hound me,' Srinivasan tells media

N Srinivasan continues to remain defiant. On Wednesday, he again played with a straight bat, refusing to confirm whether he is back in office as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in......