The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam, on Monday began his four-day visit to India.

The Supreme Court on Monday held that the lack of sanction to prosecute an accused will not vitiate the charge sheet filed within time by a probe agency and shall not entitle an accused to seek default bail.

Several states did not notify large ESZs in view of ongoing or upcoming infrastructure projects along the wildlife sanctuaries.

Mummadi’s reign began auspiciously enough; at the tender age of six, after Tipu Sultan’s death in 1799 CE, he was escorted to his hereditary throne by none other than Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington.

The western coast of Karnataka with 21 assembly seats including the two from the hills of Kodagu, is where religion drives politics, and life.

The post was earlier held by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, a fifth-generation army officer, who retired after four decades of military service.

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is facing eviction from his ancestral home in Santiniketan, West Bengal, over allegations of illegal occupation of public land. Sen, who has been living in the home since February, has been accused by Visva-Bharati University of occupying 13 decimals of land without permission. The university has issued an eviction order, with Sen?s lawyers filing a petition against it. Sen has claimed the move was politically motivated, with the ruling Trinamool Congress alleging the BJP was involved in the eviction bid.

Unpredictable weather has disrupted the Char Dham yatra pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, with rain and snow causing road closures and accidents. Three pilgrims from Gujarat were injured when their car fell into a gorge in Tehri district on Monday, while frequent rain and snow triggered a minor avalanche near Badrinath. The India Meteorological Department has forecast further light to moderate rain and thunderstorms across Uttarakhand, with snowfall expected at altitudes above 3,200 metres. District officials have urged caution for those undertaking the pilgrimage.

Supreme Court can grant divorce in cases of "irretrievable breakdown" without sending the parties to a family court, according to a Constitution bench ruling.