The Supreme Court had said on September 25 that criminalisation of politics strikes at the very root of democracy by making the citizenry suffer at the hands of those “who are nothing but a liability” to the country. read more

Deepak Pavithram, a Keralite working with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was sacked on Tuesday for making misogynistic and insensitive remarks about women on social media. read more

Shivpal Yadav reached the bungalow with supporters this morning and performed religious rituals before entering it. read more

Women on their way to Sabarimala temple had to return mid-way along with her relatives after facing protests. Women were protesting in Nilakkal against the entry of women in the age group of 10-50 years to the Sabarimala temple. Men participating in the pilgrimage to the temple also staged protests near Pamba base camp against entry of women. Tension has gripped Kerala as Sabarimala temple’s gates were thrown open to women devotees today. Today marks the first day in centuries that women are being allowed to enter the temple.read more

Police chased away protesters and demolished their tents in Nilakkal, the second base camp 16km away from the temple, as stones were pelted on the streets. read more

The crowd, which virtually took control of the Nilakkal area, also hurled stones at vehicles, including the KSRTC buses on way to Pamba. Stones were also pelted at police vehicles. read more

The lawyers questioned the authenticity of the letters based on the fact that their clients did not know Marathi but the letters had Marathi references in them. read more

Thousands of people, many of them women, have protested against women being allowed to pray in the Sabarimala temple. read more

Hundreds are protesting against the entry of women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala temple, the hill shrine in Kerala dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, that is set to open for devotees, including women, at 5pm on Wednesday after the SC verdict on the c... read more

The panel was set up in 2015 to probe allegations that laws were flouted in granting land licences in Gurugram during the Hooda-led Congress regime. read more

Sabarimala temple gates opened at 5 pm as scheduled amid protests. Despite the Supreme Court order, no women turned up at the opening of the temple. Here are highlights: read more

he doors of the Sabarimala temple are set to open to devotees for first time after the SC verdict at 5 pm today. Thousands of police personnel, including policewomen, are deployed at the base camps. read more

A bench of justices Kurian Joseph, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Navin Sinha allowed the appeal filed by Mohammed Imran, who was denied appointment to the judicial services on the grounds he was involved in a kidnapping case. read more

The failure of the talks has raised the tension in Kerala with devotees intent of stopping women from entering when the Sabarimala temple opens for monthly rituals on Wednesday. read more

The erstwhile royal family, which is the custodian of the temple and the temple priests, have been demanding status quo in the hill top shrine and had been pushing the government to file a review petition in the apex court. read more