Mattoo case: SC commutes death, family to file review The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence of accused Santosh Kumar Singh in the sensational Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case, sparking strong reaction from the family ..
Sensex scales to 33-month high on FIIs inflow Erasing yesterday's losses, BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday rebounded by 135 points to a fresh 33-month high, driven by hectic buying by FIIs and retail investors on hopes of strong corporate earning ..
S Arabian legislature approves extradition treaty with India Saudi Arabia's legislative body, the Shura Council, has approved the draft agreements of an extradition treaty and a prisoner exchange deal with India inked during Prime Minister Manmoha ..
Govt should not get into Ayodhya dispute: Sibal The Government should not step into the Ayodhya issue as it was a "private dispute" which should be left to the parties concerned to resolve, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said. Reconciliation ..
SC judges are wiser: Ex-Delhi HC Judge R S Sodhi A Delhi High Court judge, who had awarded death penalty to Santosh Kumar Singh in the Priyadarshini Mattoo case, said on Wednesday he did not view the Supreme Court's decision of commuting ..
SC declines bail to Purohit in Malegaon blast case The Supreme Court has declined to grant bail to Lieutenant Colonel SP Purohit, one of the key accused in the case relating to 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts which killed seven people. "It is ..
RBI forms group to review operation of monetary policy The Reserve Bank has constituted a working group to review the current operating procedure of monetary policy, as transmission of the policy to the rest of the system remains imperfect. ..
Auto, home loans to go up as 5 more banks increase base rates Auto and home loans will be costlier this festive season as five more lenders including big players like ICICI, HDFC and Bank of Baroda on Tuesday raised their base rates-below which ..
Ayodhya: Cong welcomes efforts for an amicable settlement In a balancing act, Congress on Tuesday said it would welcome efforts for a negotiated settlement of the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute but made it clear that the Allahabad High C ..
The Law Ministry is understood to have given its nod for bringing an amendment to a child labour act prohibiting engaging children below the age of 18 years in certain hazardous occupations. Sources in the Labour and Employment Ministry said the ..