Pre-¬Christian era artefacts unearthed in Odisha

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered pottery pieces, and tools made of stones and bones believed to be of the pre-Christian era from a mound in Jalalpur village of Cuttack district.

Jallikattu pleas go to Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench to decide whether the people of Tamil Nadu can preserve jallikattu as their cultural heritage under Article 29 (1) of the Constitution and demand its protection.

Govt against death penalty for those who rape children

Taking a stand contrary to popular demands, the Centre told the Supreme Court that it was not in favour of amending laws to provide for death penalty to those found guilty of sexual assaults on infants and children.