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When senior advocate Harish Salve, who is the amicus curiae in a 1985 PIL filed by environmentalist M C Mehta, insisted that the apex court itself proceed with the hearing on his application, the bench said, "We are not saying no. Let us have a look at th...

The Haj stampede on September 24 broke out after two massive lines of pilgrims converged on each other from different directions at an intersection close to the five-storey Jamarat Bridge in Mina for symbolic stoning of the devil.

He also sought to dismiss the criticism that the Prime Minister has kept silence on killing of a man on rumours of he and his family having eaten beef.

Jain gave the directions in the meeting of all stakeholders to review the preparedness for dealing with the H1N1 virus, given the reports that this virus (Swine Flu) is spreading in many parts of the country.

The remark was made by Kapil Sibal when the apex court was hearing a plea filed by three infants against the use of loud fire-crackers during the festivals of Diwali and Dussehra.

The Spokesperson did not give the number of missing Indians in the tragedy, saying it was not possible given the current situation where many of them were now identified as deceased.

Satyarthi also spoke about the setting up of a policy research institute which will work in the field of child rights and ensure holistic development of child-friendly policies, practices and institutional framework.

Results of the “Play ‘n’ Learn” initiative, a collaboration between the Qualcomm Wireless Reach initiative and Sesame Workshop in India (SWI), suggests game-based learning using smartphones and tablets can improve literacy and numeracy among India’s young...

Singh had on Tuesday termed the lynching episode as "unfortunate" and appealed to the people to maintain communal harmony.

On Tuesday, she decided to return her award which she had received in 1986.

The victim in her death note claimed that her photo was taken post the assault.

With the latest casualty, the death toll due to dengue in Delhi has shot up to 38 while officially, the figure stands at 25.

The remarks came just months after Shah did not allow undergraduate girls from using the central library of Aligarh Muslim University.

The apex court was hearing a plea by Essar Steel India Ltd (ESIL) which has challenged the July 17 order of Gujarat High Court that set aside the Appellate Authority's order on the grounds that Essar's plea questioning the validity and correctness of DGVC...

The Aam Aadmi Party leader was allowed to meet the 50-year-old man's widow and mother after he waited patiently for about four hours at a guest house after being initially barred by police from reaching Bisara village.

According to reports from states including Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, goods supply was impacted.