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A habeas corpus is "a provision in law requiring a person under arrest or detention to be brought before a judge or court, on fear of the individual's safety.

"It is a normal practice for state government to recall officers from central deputation for state administration. Centre usually does not say no if state governments put such a request," a top government officer told CNN-News18

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday summoned the AAP government's social welfare department secretary to appear before it on February 11 in connection with the lapses at the Asha Kiran Home for the mentally challenged.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama will lay foundation stone for new South Asia hub of Dalai Lama Centre For Ethics and Transformative Values here on Sunday.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addressing a mega Hindu convention here on Wednesday said that Muslims are Muslims by Ibadat (religious faith) but by Aadat (habits) they are Hindus.

It had summoned the accused after taking cognisance of the CBI charge sheet in which it had claimed that the accused hatched a criminal conspiracy to cheat the Screening Committee, in order to bag mining contract for Fatehpur Coal Block in Chattisgarh.

The pilot helps him buckle the seat belt. Doors are closed. The engine revs up for the take-off. Harish Rawat closes his eyes, says his prayers and crisscrosses his hands to touch his ears.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Pollution Control Authority, the Delhi government and the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to prepare a "comprehensive plan" to check air pollution in...

“There is no provision under law, hence the petition is dismissed” said Justice Bopanna even after Muniraju’s counsel Shivaramu argued that it would be violation of fundamental right of his client under article 14 of the constitution.

A joint team of West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh Police recovered the bodies of parents of a Bhopal resident, earlier arrested on charge of murdering his live-in partner and entombing her body in his Bhopal house.

It is essential for the government to review the nature of civil-military relations in India to remove some of the distrust and cynicism that marks the relationship today, writes Lt General (Retd) DS Hooda

Going down memory lane, India's IT czar and billionaire Azim Premji on Saturday said he was very naughty at school and had to kneel outside the class for long time.

After the gory attack, the video footage had showed the attacker cleaning the machete of blood with the woman's napkin, taking away her phone and leaving the kiosk after pulling down the rolling shutter.

Gujarat High Court has asked a family court to decide expeditiously the application of a Muslim woman who wanted a formal divorce deed saying that her husband had given her 'triple talaaq'.

With drug menace being one of the major poll issues in Punjab, around 2,598 kgs of drugs and other narcotics valued at Rs 18.26 crore were seized in Punjab.

Only partial traffic for stranded vehicles was allowed on Saturday on the Jammu-Srinagar highway which has remained closed due to landslides.