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Historic judgment: Delhi HC legalises gay sex

In a breakthrough judgment, the Delhi High Court legalised gay sex among consenting adults holding that the law making it a criminal offence violates fundamental rights.

Mamata set to present 'pro-people' rail budget

The Union Railway Minister said that expectation was high from the Budget and added that she barely got 15 days to work on it as the concerned officials were busy preparing it.

As CM with 20 portfolios, Omar adrift, govt in limbo

Srinagar erupted again on Wednesday after the the body of a missing youth, Asrar Ahmad Dar, was found with his throat slit.

En route to Liberhan, Babri files got lost in officer’s mystery death

Allegations of murder and an investigation hanging fire are the key elements of the mystery behind the 23 missing files on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

NCP keen on poll alliance with Cong in Maharashtra

NCP's Maharashtra unit chief R R Patil on Wednesday said the party intends to fight the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections in alliance with Congress.

Govt taking action on Varun's security: Chidambaram

Home Minister P Chidambaram said that action has been initiated on Varun's protection taking into account the inputs provided by intelligence agencies.

Whose Railways? LS debate picks up steam

The discussion on the Railway Budget in Lok Sabha on Tuesday had MPs taking swipes at each other, forcing railway minister Mamata Banerjee to join issue, at times snapping in anger, at times in bemusement, with Opposition MPs.

We've too many spokespersons these days, says Advani

Advani cautioned against the growing trend of 'every second leader in the party willing to hold forth on virtually everything to see their name in print and face on television'.

Dalai Lama promoting Gandhian values around the world

Dalai Lama says he is promoting secular values and different philosophy of humanities as preached by Mahatma Gandhi when travelling to different countries rather than propogating Buddhism.

Guj HC judge declines to hear petition against SIT probe

The Gujarat HC judge hearing the petition challenging probe by SIT against Narendra Modi and 62 others, declined from hearing the case.

A week after being sworn in, Nishank distributes portfolios

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank has finally distributed the portfolios amongst his cabinet team.

India, Japan make 'progress' in CEPA negotiations: Krishna

SM Krishna held wide-ranging discussions on the entire gamut of bilateral relations during the third strategic dialogue.

'Conversion, reconversion led to Kandhamal riots'

Judicial commission probing the Kandhamal riots has said that religious 'conversion and re-conversion' led to the violence.

Cong MP tenders unconditional apology to bank manager

Seeking to put an end to the row over his alleged slapping of a rural bank manager, Congress MP M Jagannath on Thursday tendered unconditional apology to the victim.

Uproar in Bihar assembly after cops branded Oppn MLA 'naxalite' Patna

Bihar Assembly witnessed an uproarious scene with the CPI-ML MLAs storming the well of the house in protest against the police branding the party's senior MLA Ramnaresh Ram a naxalite in a murder case.

DMK, TC join opposition in criticising petrol, diesel price hike

Government's two key allies, DMK and Trinamool Congress, on Thursday joined the opposition in the Lok Sabha in criticising the hike in petrol and diesel prices.

16 sentenced in fodder scam case

Sixteen people out of the total 48 convicted in one of the multi-crore fodder scam cases have been sentenced by a CBI special court.

Intelligence input indicates terror threat to west coast: PC

Launching the NSG hubs, Home Minister P Chidambaram said intelligence agencies have indicated a terror threat to the country's west coast but it did not meant that there will be an imminent attack.

Party forces Sibal to eat some of his bold words

At least 5 Cong-ruled states — Maharashtra, Andhra, Haryana, Rajasthan and Assam — have expressed reservations against Sibal's reforms.

BJP alleges conspiracy, dares Cong to rebuild Babri Masjid

On a day when the Liberhan Commission submitted its report, an unapologetic BJP reiterated its commitment to Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

After the stick, Buddha's babus camp in Lalgarh with carrots

After deployment of security forces in Lalgarh, Chief Minister is now sending senior IAS officers as a confidence-building measure among the people.

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