Former Law minister Shanti Bhushan has submitted a list of 16 former Chief Justices of India saying that 8 of them were definitely corrupt. Bhushan has also dared the apex court to send him to jail for contempt of court.

The Gujarat government on Tuesday reintroduced in the Assembly an official bill seeking to make voting compulsory in the elections to the local self-government bodies without carrying out the changes recommended by the Governor. But did not press for...

Police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar say Maoist rebels have released three policemen they were holding hostage for eight days. Last week, the rebels killed one of the four policemen they had taken hostage in Lakhisarai district. They took the...

At least four policemen have been killed during a prolonged gunbattle with Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police say. The battle is reported to have raged for more than 12 hours after the rebels attacked a security patrol in a...

A legislator from Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal (United), sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a minister, enjoys the status of minister as head of the assembly housing committee, officials said. Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla, currently...

An elite school in Bangalore has landed in controversy for saying the Right to Education Act which reserves 25 per cent seats in schools for underprivileged children will compromise discipline and the quality of education. The circular by Bethany High...

Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal slammed Mayawati government for `its failure to manage funds for proper implementation of Right to Education (RTE) schemes. Speaking at a symposium organised by the UP Congress Committee, Sibal said that the UP...

In yet another ceasefire violation, two porters were killed and two soldiers injured when Pakistani troops fired at Indian forward posts at Machil along the LoC in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. This was the first ceasefire violation...

To make divorce easier under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, the Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared amendments for introduction of ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’ as an additional ground. The amendment will enable...

At a time when there are divisions within the government on whether or not to use the Army against the Maoists, a key former General in the Eastern Command told NDTV that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had indeed sent in the Army to crush the...