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‘Barbaric and inhuman torture’: Why Bombay HC acquitted all 12 convicted in 2006 Mumbai train blasts

The court held that the Anti-Terrorism Squad’s case was built on confessions extracted through torture as well as unreliable and inadmissible evidence.

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Assam constable’s son among nine detained in Gurugram on suspicion of being ‘illegal Bangladeshis’

The police detained the men from a construction site in Sector 10A.

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I-T tribunal rejects Congress’ plea for tax break on Rs 199 crore income

The party had filed its tax returns late and violated rules related to cash donation limits, said the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.

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Odisha student’s death by suicide shows how India is still failing women

A reactive, punishment-focused approach to sexual harassment and violent crimes against women is fundamentally inadequate.

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How Bengali Harlem’s lost history challenges America’s immigration certainties

New York comedian Alaudin Ullah research about his father uncovered an unknown chapter of South Asian immigration to the US.

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Banking, airlines, railways, coal, jute, newspapers: Ramkrishna Dalmia’s business-building spree

An excerpt from ‘Ramkrishna Dalmia: The Fearless Risk Taker’, by Sonu Bhasin.

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‘Saiyaara’ is a surprise blockbuster only for those who weren’t watching closely

Behind the massive success of Mohit Suri’s film, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, is a growing desire for dark romance.

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