Plea in HC against allowing same sex marriage under Hindu Marriage Act

A plea came up before the Delhi high court on Friday seeking that same sex marriage not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act as in Hinduism tying of the nuptial knot is allowed only between a......

Day after Singhu lynching, plea in SC for early removal of protesting farmers

A day after a man's body with a hand chopped off was found at the farmers' protest site at the Singhu border, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing of a pending......

Sedition case against Hard Kaur for Yogi, RSS post

Rapper Taran Kaur Dhillon, aka Hard Kaur, has been booked for sedition for allegedly posting objectionable remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Rashtriya Swayamsevak......

30 moments from India in 2018

From the Aadhaar verdict to #MeToo's arrival in the country to women's entry into the Sabarimala temple, India had a newsworthy 2018.As we step into 2019, some moments from the year gone by. Kindly......

UP frames 'India's best' land acquisition policy

With a view to containing the crisis arising due to the on-going farmers' agitation in western Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday chalked out a new farmer-friendly course. Her......

No expressway if farmers don't give land: UP govt

The Uttar Pradesh governmentannounced on Friday that a township under Yamuna Expressway project will not be developed in a village near Aligarh if farmers were not willing to part with their land,......

Mayawati declares 30% reservation in pvt sector

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday virtually stumped her political foes and friends alike byannouncing reservations in the private sector. The decision was taken at her Cabinet meeting......

Anil Ambani's SEZ caught in 'Maya'jaal

The Uttar Pradesh government has objected to a Special Economic Zone of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) in which the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is a strategic partner. At......

Box Office: Gold expected to cross 100 cr mark soon

The hits and misses of the week. The sequel to 2016's Happy Bhag Jayegi fares below average at the box office while Genius, the other release, fails. Independence Day releases Gold and Satyamev......

Box Office: Gold, Satyamev Jayate heading for a hit

The hits and misses of the week. Gold and Satyamev Jayate have made the most of the Independence Day holiday at the box office. They will score again with yet another public holiday, Bakri Eid,......

Box Office: Vishwaroop II is a disaster

The hits and misses of the week. Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroop 2 is a disaster. Mulk and Karwaan maintain steady collections in their second week, but not enough to come out of the red. Fanney Khan......

Directors pick their favourites: Dedh Ishqiya, Haider, Highway rank high

Bollywood's noted directors look back at the year 2014, and pick their favourite movies. Take a look: Dedh Ishqiya Naseeruddin Shah and Madhuri Dixit in Dedh Ishqiya Raj Nidimoru (of Happy......

Baroda crush Hyderabad

Baroda beat Hyderabad by 220 runs in their last league match in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' league at the Motibaug ground in Vadodara on Thursday.A five-wicket haul by Yusuf Pathan and three......

Hyderabad knocked out for 131

Last year's semi-finalist Hyderabad's hopes for a berth in the last four stage were shattered when hosts Baroda bundled them out for a paltry 131 to take a 98-run first innings lead on the second......

Absolom, Reddy rattle Baroda

Half tons from Yusuf Pathan and opener Connor Willams helped Baroda to put up a total of 229 runs in their first inning against Hydrabad on the opening day of Elite B Group Ranji Trophy match at......