HC rejects plea challenging OPS-EPS unopposed election

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed as not maintainable, a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the organisational polls of the opposition AIADMK, where incumbents O......

Case registered against Nithyananda, 2 others

The police on Friday informed the Madras high court bench they had registered a case against controversial self styled godman Nithyananda and two others for allegedly providing devotees holy water......

Courts can try criminal cases against forces: HC

The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai has held that the armed forces personnel accused of committing murder, rape and other such crimes could be tried in a criminal court and not necessarily......

Tuticorin firing: CBI books TN police, officials for dacoity, robbery

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a fresh case of criminal conspiracy, robbery, dacoity and disobeying law to cause injury against police and revenue department officials of Tamil......

Chidambaram's Budget speech

Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance PART A Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2005-06. 2. Last year, while presenting the Budget, I had suggested that the vote in......

Ankeet Chavan granted bail to get married

Suspended cricketer Ankeet Chavan, an accused in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, was granted interim bail for a week by a Delhi court to solemnise his marriage, scheduled for June 2. "By denying......