"Violence No-Go Area": Poll Body Chief On Baba Siddique Murder

Maharashtra will vote on November 20. Allaying fears over "law and order issues" affecting voting after last week's killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique in Mumbai's Bandra, the Election Commission of India has said it will be made very clear to the authorities that violence of any kind and …...Read More

Sonam Wangchuk, Others Detained For Protesting Outside Delhi's Ladakh Bhavan

Sonam Wangchuk, along with his supporters, marched to Delhi from Leh Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 20 other protestors were detained by the Delhi Police for protesting outside the Ladakh Bhawan here on Sunday, officials said. Around 20 to 25 protesters, who were on fast with Wangchuk, were detained and …...Read More

"This Is Not A Boat Club": Supreme Court Irked At Lawyer Over 'Scurrilous' Remark

The Supreme Court on Thursday took exception to the "scurrilous and unfounded allegations" made in a plea against the conferment of senior designations to lawyers. "How many judges can you name whose offsprings have been designated as senior counsel?" a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan …...Read More

Actor Vijay To Meet Tamil Nadu Governor Over Sex Assault At Anna University

Actor-turned-politician Vijay will meet Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai today at 1 pm amid outrage over the sexual assault incident at Anna University. The sexual assault of a second-year student on the campus of Anna University on December 23 has sparked protests across Tamil Nadu. The incident has …...Read More

What Priyanka Must Discard If She's Serious About Congress Revival

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi deserves praise for her entitled debut in Parliament. Occasional similarities to her sibling's headline-grabbing nature aside, her tone seemed less bitter. An analysis of her speech is warranted, as she seems to be increasingly adopting tactics from her brother's playbook to grab instant attention. For someone …...Read More

Tamil Actor Vijay Criticises Amit Shah Amid Row Over Ambedkar Remark

Tamil actor Vijay lauded Ambedkar as an "incomparable political and intellectual personality". Tamil superstar and President of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, has criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his recent remarks about B.R. Ambedkar in the Parliament. In a post on Wednesday on the social media platform X, …...Read More

Film-Maker Ram Gopal Varma On Lawrence Bishnoi's Growing "Cult Status"

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's personality and the points he is making through his crimes is what is drawing attention to him, giving him a "cult leader" status and getting him followers, his 700 shooters, film-maker Ram Gopal Varma said today. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Mr Varma also said without …...Read More

Mumbai Road Rage Turns Deadly, Man Beaten To Death In Front of Family

28-year-old had a scuffle with an auto-rickshaw driver. A 28-year-old man was beaten to death by a group of men after a dispute over an autorickshaw hitting his vehicle in Mumbai's Malad on Saturday. The victim was identified as Akash Maeen, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena worker. He was with his …...Read More

Sick Can Get Bail Under Stringent Anti-Money Laundering Law: Chief Justice

The maxim that bail is norm and jail exception and even stringent laws have a humane face, was reinforced again today by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who allowed bail for an ailing man arrested under the rigorous anti-money laundering law. "However stringent PMLA is, as judges we have …...Read More

No Toll For Cars Entering Mumbai: Big Move Ahead Of Maharashtra Polls

Representational Image Cars entering Mumbai will no longer need to pay any toll, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced today. The move, which comes into effect from midnight tonight, instantly sparked an outcry from the opposition, which called the toll waiver an election sop that would add to the traffic …...Read More