Last week, Canadian authorities released Inderjeet Singh Reyat, only convict in the Kanishka bombing case of 1985. Man Aman Singh Chhina goes back to the tragedy and the trial.

On Monday, Maneka Gandhi said sex determination during pregnancy must be made compulsory, a statement she later said was only an “alternative view”.

The Seventies and Eighties saw the en-masse sackings of state governments, particularly by the troubled Indira Gandhi regime, followed by others in retaliation.

Since 2009, former Maharashtra deputy CM and PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal has faced charges in award of contracts. Now comes the first arrest, of his nephew Sameer Bhujbal.

Benoit Violier, 44, chef at Switzerland’s Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville , killed himself on Sunday, hours ahead of the release of the Michelin guide’s new star ratings.

Striking similarities aside, the mithun is far removed from a cow.

On Sunday, members of Andhra’s Kapu community resorted to violence while seeking quota benefits, only to call off the protest the very next day.

Political parties in Uttar Pradesh are angry over a new set of guidelines for receiving the governor during the annual joint sitting of the state legislature. What are these new rules and will the President recall them?

On January 28, the President returned the Gujarat Control of Terrorism & Organised Crime Bill, 2015, while seeking clarifications on some provisions.

Supreme Court rulings and guidelines issued by the Army HQ on what is permissible under AFSPA, 1958, remain largely on paper.

India is home to 60 per cent of the world’s leprosy-affected and with Anti-Leprosy Day coming up on January 30, the Centre has vowed to redouble its efforts to find out the “hidden cases”. Hidden cases are those that go unreported and according to Dr Sunil Anand, director of the Leprosy Mission Trust of India, […]

SC, ST, Minority, Safai Karmchari, OBC, Women and Human Rights Commissions’ data tell the story of discrimination.

An explanation of how a highly-valued horticultural species does not need anti-felling laws but protection from sweeping changes in land use.

However, Pakistan needs no evidence from India — on Pathankot or any other terror attack — to arrest the JeM chief and lock him away for a minimum of six months and a maximum of five years.

New SC/ST Act now in effect, RITIKA CHOPRA examines how it is stricter than the earlier law

What’s tumbling out of the Kerala Cabinet — a con couple, salacious phone calls and a scam that’s got CM Chandy and many of his ministers in trouble.

Article 356, is one of the articles among the Emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution. It is an Article in part XVIII (Articles 352-360).

In 1992, the government introduced new rules to allow foreign investors, to buy into stocks of Indian companies listed on the stock exchanges and also unlisted firms.

With Pranab Mukherjee clearing President’s rule in the state, a look at how a group of rebel MLAs and an Assembly session held in a community hall led to the present situation

A close look at what the strategic partnership model means, and the debate around its pros and cons.

A 1952-53 study in six states showed the presence of antibodies to Zika virus. Experts say that could be because of exposure to similar viruses

As India celebrates another Republic Day, a look at how a newly independent country decided to lay its faith in a living document called the Constitution

The Indian Express accessed the amendments to the Constitution and compared them with the September 2015 constitution.

Amit Shah’s appointment as BJP president for a full term has been partly because of PM Narendra Modi and largely because of the strong support he has from the RSS, writes Sheela Bhatt who has tracked his career, his politics, from Gujarat to Delhi