The 14-year-old daughter of a Surat-based businessman was tortured to death, allegedly by her father and uncle, who suspected that she was possessed with evil spirits in Dhava village of Gir-Somnath district.

Ekta Kapoor's attempt to enlist the aid of the legal system failed when the Supreme Court harshly criticised the director for "polluting" the minds of the younger generation. The top court also warned the filmmaker not to come to them with any...

The Centre has formed a four member committee to examine the details of ‘adverse event’ reports received from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deaths of 66 children in Gambia that are being linked potentially to four made-in-India...

India once again abstained from voting in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on a resolution denouncing Russia’s “illegal so-called referenda” in Ukraine and subsequent “attempted illegal annexation”.

The Varanasi district judge has denied the request of four Hindu women plaintiffs seeking carbon dating and scientific investigation of the structure, citing the Supreme Court's order to protect the location where a supposedly authentic 'shivling'...

New Delhi: Praising the National Human Rights Commission for promoting the idea that governments that uphold human rights experience greater success by the ‘Rule of Law’, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar referred to the commission’s report on...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that laws should come with an expiry date and framed in local languages so that the common man can comprehend them. He also stated that the justice delivery mechanism needs to upgrade and adapt to the changing...

Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit has named Justice DY Chandrachud as his successor. He handed over the letter to Chandrachud, designated him as the next CJI. The letter was handed over in the presence of other judges of the Supreme Court.