Top 10 stories of the day - May 12, 2017

May 12, 2017 06:39 pm | Updated 06:39 pm IST

Triple talaq hearing: ‘If God finds something sinful, can laws validate it’

“Triple talaq is inherently unequal to women. The practice is abhorrent to god and no amount of advocacy by man can cure it,” senior advocate Ram Jethmalani told a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, on the second day of hearing on the matter on Friday.

National Herald case: Delhi HC declines to stay I-T proceedings against Young India

The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to stay the income tax proceedings against Young India Ltd in the National Herald case, which involves Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

20 killed, deputy chairman of Pak. Senate injured in blast

The deputy chairman of Pakistan’s Senate on Friday escaped an assassination attempt with injuries. A blast damaged his car, killing 20 people and wounding 35 in the volatile south-western Balochistan province.

Govt. exempts Assam, J&K, Meghalaya from mandatory Aadhaar quoting for ITR filing

The Union government on Friday exempted citizens residing in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Meghalaya from mandatory quoting of Aadhaar for a PAN application or for filing income tax returns.

An EVM 'challenge' is on the cards, says CEC Nasim Zaidi

The Election Commission of India on Friday said it would offer political parties an opportunity to prove that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the recent Assembly polls were tampered with.

Supreme Court to hear plea challenging Aadhaar notifications on May 17

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on May 17 a plea challenging various government notifications to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of government schemes.

TN records 92.1% pass in Plus Two exams

The results of Plus Two exams in Tamil Nadu were released by the State government on Friday, and like every year, girls outperformed boys.

HC upholds order framing charge of tampering with evidence against Ansals

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld a trial court order of framing the charge of tampering with evidence against real estate barons Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal in a case related to the 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy.

Meri Pyaari Bindu review

The love story of Abhimanyu Roy (Ayushmann Khurrana) and Bindu Shakarnarayanan (Parineeti Chopra) is one of the least appealing and absorbing to have come out of Bollywood lately.

Buying a pirated CD is anti-national: Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan on why he considers himself political, his TV debut and why 'Baahubali' is a sign forward

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