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CBI Additional Director M Nageswara Rao today apologised to the Supreme Court for the transfer of an officer supervising the case involving the sexual abuse of children at Bihar's government-run shelter homes.

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi received crores in kickbacks as Chief Minister of Gujarat, months before he led the BJP to victory in the 2014 national elections. The BJP has called the Congress leader a "bluffmaster" and said he was insulting the Supreme Court, which has not found merit in the allegations.

The Election Commission has directed political parties not to publish ads in newspapers without its approval in Bihar. This is the first time in the history of the poll panel that it is pre-censoring political ads.

A tradition of Jains starving themselves to death is an essential part of religious freedom, a petition in the Supreme Court has said today, as thousands of Jains are protesting the ancient ritual of "Santhara" being declared illegal.

Yakub Memon, convicted as "a driving spirit" for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai is expected to hang early tomorrow morning in a Nagpur jail. His last-minute mercy petition was rejected today by President Pranab Mukherjee, sources told NDTV. Memon's lawyers, meanwhile, say they have moved the Supreme Court again tonight.

A dam which is at the heart of a serious and long-standing dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu is vulnerable to an attack by Pakistani terror groups and should be guarded by central paramilitary forces, the Tamil Nadu government claimed in the Supreme Court today.

The Supreme Court has said it will not interfere with the election schedule for local bodies in Rajasthan, asking petitioners who had challenged an ordinance or executive order by the state government, to move the high court instead.

Delhi could vote for its next government in February. The union cabinet cleared the decks today for new elections, requesting the President to dissolve the current Delhi assembly.

Delhi could vote for its next government in February. The union cabinet has this afternoon ratified Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's recommendation to dissolve the Delhi assembly and begin the process of a new election for the capital.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has been asked by the powerful Election Commission to explain a remark that appeared to urge people in Maharashtra to accept bribes for their votes. "Take money from all, but vote for development," Mr Gadkari reportedly said yesterday while campaigning in the state which chooses its next government on the 15th (results ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was sent to the Bangalore Central Jail on Saturday evening after a court found her guilty of corruption. She has been sentenced to four years in prison and has been fined Rs 100 crore.

Outgoing Chief Justice of India Justice RM Lodha today said no judge should accept a post retirement government job or constitutional office and added that there should be a two year cooling off period.

Surinder Koli, convicted of killing young children in Nithari near Delhi nearly a decade ago, will not be hanged on Friday. The Supreme Court, in an order passed at midnight, has stayed his execution by a week.

Maya Kodnani, a former minister in the Gujarat government who has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the riots of 2002, was granted bail today on medical grounds.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will boycott prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony tomorrow, sources have told NDTV.

CBI Additional Director M Nageswara Rao today apologised to the Supreme Court for the transfer of an officer supervising the case involving the sexual abuse of children at Bihar's government-run shelter homes.

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi received crores in kickbacks as Chief Minister of Gujarat, months before he led the BJP to victory in the 2014 national elections. The BJP has called the Congress leader a "bluffmaster" and said he was insulting the Supreme Court, which has not found merit in the allegations.

The Election Commission has directed political parties not to publish ads in newspapers without its approval in Bihar. This is the first time in the history of the poll panel that it is pre-censoring political ads.

A tradition of Jains starving themselves to death is an essential part of religious freedom, a petition in the Supreme Court has said today, as thousands of Jains are protesting the ancient ritual of "Santhara" being declared illegal.

Yakub Memon, convicted as "a driving spirit" for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai is expected to hang early tomorrow morning in a Nagpur jail. His last-minute mercy petition was rejected today by President Pranab Mukherjee, sources told NDTV. Memon's lawyers, meanwhile, say they have moved the Supreme Court again tonight.

A dam which is at the heart of a serious and long-standing dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu is vulnerable to an attack by Pakistani terror groups and should be guarded by central paramilitary forces, the Tamil Nadu government claimed in the Supreme Court today.

The Supreme Court has said it will not interfere with the election schedule for local bodies in Rajasthan, asking petitioners who had challenged an ordinance or executive order by the state government, to move the high court instead.

Delhi could vote for its next government in February. The union cabinet cleared the decks today for new elections, requesting the President to dissolve the current Delhi assembly.

Delhi could vote for its next government in February. The union cabinet has this afternoon ratified Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's recommendation to dissolve the Delhi assembly and begin the process of a new election for the capital.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has been asked by the powerful Election Commission to explain a remark that appeared to urge people in Maharashtra to accept bribes for their votes. "Take money from all, but vote for development," Mr Gadkari reportedly said yesterday while campaigning in the state which chooses its next government on the 15th (results ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was sent to the Bangalore Central Jail on Saturday evening after a court found her guilty of corruption. She has been sentenced to four years in prison and has been fined Rs 100 crore.

Outgoing Chief Justice of India Justice RM Lodha today said no judge should accept a post retirement government job or constitutional office and added that there should be a two year cooling off period.

Surinder Koli, convicted of killing young children in Nithari near Delhi nearly a decade ago, will not be hanged on Friday. The Supreme Court, in an order passed at midnight, has stayed his execution by a week.

Maya Kodnani, a former minister in the Gujarat government who has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the riots of 2002, was granted bail today on medical grounds.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will boycott prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony tomorrow, sources have told NDTV.