The function was to be held in Panchkula on Thursday but athletes such as Vinesh Phogat, Neeraj Chopra and boxer Manoj Kumar had refused to attend it, citing the cut proposed for athletes employed with units like the Railways and Services. read more

A Jodhpur court on Wednesday convicted self-styled godman Asaram of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Manai village near Jodhpur. The verdict was pronounced in the TADA court in the Central Jail amidst high security, apprehending a threat to law and order from his followers. Judge Madhusudan Sharma also convicted two others accused — Shilpi Gupta and Sharatchanda — in the case. Asaram was charged with raping a 16-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Shahajahanpur in 2013. (HT Correspondent )read more

Shifting responsibility: The Haryana government depts pass the buck as five-storeyed building worth crores nears completion. read more

Asaram’s former aide Mahendra Chawla, one of the key witnesses in a rape case against the self-styled godman, has alleged threat to his life. read more

The Rajasthan government does not want to get caught on the wrong foot as was the case with the Haryana government when Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted and his supporters went on a rampage in Panchkula last year. read more

A Jodhpur court will pronounce its verdict in the rape case against Asaram on Wednesday. read more

Time to prove: Chattopadhyaya, while probing alleged link of Moga SSP Raj Jit Singh with a drug case, named two DGPs, bringing to the fore a simmering row within the top ranks of Punjab Police. read more

Following the phone call, top judges of the court were informed and special check posts were set up at all entry points leading to the judicial complex. read more

Villagers had threatened to stall construction of the BJP office if their demand for a community centre wasn’t met read more

According to police officials, Bhati was wanted in multiple cases of extortion and murders. UP police officials said that Bhati worked as a sharpshooter for Sundar Bhati’s gang and, after latter’s arrest, began leading the gang read more

Three civilians, including a 13-year-old boy, were injured during in the crossfire between Balraj Bhati and a joint task force of the UP and the Haryana police. read more

The court said that the civic body officials exceeded their jurisdiction to decide the question of title of land and pronouncing it in its own favour. read more

Balraj Bhati was allegedly an accomplice of Sundar Bhati, a gangster who is jailed for murders, kidnappings and robberies. read more

Boys grow up watching their mothers being subjected to violence and feel that this kind of behaviour towards women is the norm. It enables them to pass on the blame to the victim, a sentiment endorsed by many including politicians. Predatory behaviour... read more

Keeping tabs on power politics in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir read more