New Delhi,   The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern on the "casual" and "cursory" attitude adopted by trial courts while recording the statements of accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in dowry death cases.

A bench of Chief Justice N.V. Raman

Srinagar,  A second encounter has erupted in Kashmir in less than 12 hours after an exchange of fire between between terrorists and security forces at the Warpora area in Sopore in North Kashmir on Friday evening, officials said.

"Encounter has started at Warpora area of Sopore. Police and security

Amaravati,  With the Polavaram project estimated to be completed by July this year, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed state government officials to follow up with the Central government on pending bill payments.

Reddy on Friday reviewed the progress of the Polavaram proj

Mumbai,  The Congress' Mumbai unit on Friday organised demonstrations protesting against the Centre's decision to allow exports of the Covid-19 vaccines at the cost of the Indian citizens.

Led by the party's Maharashtra Working President and ex-minister Arif Naseem Khan, the protesters emande

Kochi,  The Kerala High Court on Friday decided to cancel a 2015 state government order under which 80 per cent of the merit-cum-means scholarships went to the Muslim community and 20 per cent to the Christian community (Latin Catholic and converted Christians).

A division bench, headed by Chief Justice

Shimla,  The former Vice Chancellor of Delhi University, Dinesh Singh, has joined Solan-based Shoolini University in Himachal Pradesh as an adjunct faculty and director of the Innovation in Education Centre.

Singh, a recipient of Padma Shri, is an acclaimed mathematician and educationist. He is a disting

Chennai,  The Madras High Court on Friday said that only "extremely urgent" cases will be heard by it and all trial courts across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry between June 1 and 11 in view of the Covid-19 situation.

The high court also advised the trial courts to conduct proceedin

Chennai,  The founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), S. Ramdoss, has called for price regulation of private milk companies in the state, stating that these companies are exploiting the dairy farmers by reducing their procurement rates.

Ramdoss said that these companies are citing the Covid-19 pandemic a

Jaipur,   A day after Bharatpur MP Ranjeeta Koli's car was attacked in Dharsoni village of the district by unidentified miscreants, a doctor couple was shot dead in broad daylight on Friday by unknown bikers in Bharatpur, prompting the opposition to question the law and order situation in Rajasthan.