Khusboo case hearing stayed In a major relief for Tamil actor Khusboo, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed proceedings of all criminal cases pending before a trial court in Egmore in Tamil Nadu against her for her alleged remark on pre-marital sex three years back.
SRK cool about being Aamir's dog's namesake After Amitabh Bachchan's blog created a controversy with his remarks against veteran actor and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, Aamir Khan's latest post talks about his pet dog 'Shah Rukh' at his home in Panchgani.
Central govt clears proposal for SERB In a significant move to enhance the level of basic research and impart necessary autonomy, flexibility and speed in shaping basic research programmes and delivery of funds to researchers, the Government on Thursday cleared a proposal to set up a Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).
Father, daughter thrown out of bus, killed under wheel The Orissa government has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for the family of a poor tribal who had died along with his minor daughter after they were thrown out of a running passenger bus by the bus conductor.
Activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) take part in a protest against the price rise of food items and other commodities in New Delhi on Thursday. AFP
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