You don't have to stand up at a cinema hall to be perceived as patriotic: Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court judge Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday lashed out at the logic behind the November 30, 2016 order mandating movie-goers to stand up when the National Anthem is featured in cinema halls before every show, saying there is no need for an Indian to "wear his patriotism on his sleeve".
Bilkis Bano case: SC asks Gujarat to apprise it on departmental action taken against convicted policemen
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat government to apprise it within four weeks whether any departmental action was initiated or taken against the police officers whose conviction in the case of gang-rape of Bilkis Bano on March 3, 2002 during the Gujarat riots was upheld.
Ex-IB chief to initiate talks with all J&K stakeholders
Former director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Sharma wIll be the Central representative to initiate dialogue with all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.
BJP offered me ₹1 crore to join it, alleges Patidar leader Narendra Patel
Narendra Patel, a key member of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), has claimed that the BJP offered him ₹1 crore to break away from the Patidar agitation and join it.
Siraj, Shreyas Iyer in T20 squad, Murali Vijay back in Test team
Rookie Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj and prolific Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer were the two new faces in the Indian T20 squad announced on Monday for the three-match series against New Zealand, starting November 1.
Panama Papers graft case: Pak. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appears before accountability court
Pakistan’s embattled Finance Minister and ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s close aide Ishaq Dar on Monday appeared before an anti-corruption court in Islamabad for the seventh time in his trial in a Panama Papers graft case.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah takes exception to Modi’s statement on funds' release
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has taken serious exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Sunday at a rally in Vadodara that not a penny would be released to those opposing ''vikas'' (development). He said the Prime Minister should not issue such statement.
Party thinker Wang Huning is China’s rising star
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s marathon speech on Wednesday at the inaugural of the twice-a-decade Party Congress may have echoed some of the ideas of Wang Huning — a rising star in the ranks of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
131 years ago, young Spanish astronomer records solar flare
Scientists have uncovered a research paper describing a solar flare that was observed by a 17-year-old amateur astronomer, with a modest telescope, 131 years ago in Spain.
These girls haven’t seen padmasana in their lives
Praveena, a ninth standard student at the Government Residential School for Visually Challenged Girls, started learning yoga at the start of the current academic year. “In a few months, it has improved my memory and retention power,” she says.
