-The Hindu The murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri should come as no surprise to those who have been closely following the ground level politics in western Uttar Pradesh. The murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, on the edge of the national capital, by a violent Hindu mob on Wednesday should come as no surprise to those who have been closely following the ground level politics in western Uttar Pradesh and the...

-Outlook New Delhi: Nearly 2,200 fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the last one week, taking the seasons total to around a whopping 6,000 as hospitals across the city continued to be flooded with patients affected by the mosquito-borne fever in which 33 people have died so far. According to official figure released today, at least 5,151 patients were found to be down with dengue between September 1-26, making it...

-NDTV New Delhi: In a new twist to the investigation into the murder of Govind Pansare, it appears that well known Marathi journalist Nikhil Wagle was also the alleged target of the right-wing groups suspected to have killed Mr Pansare. According to police sources, Sameer Gaikwad, member of the Sanatan Sanstha, the extremist group suspected to be behind the killing of Mr Pansare is allegedly heard in phone conversations saying after Mr...

-Scroll.in There are more than 2.7 crore cases pending in district courts across the country and 60% of them are more than two years old. Will you stand in a queue that is likely to take 466 years to clear up? That’s how much time it will take the Delhi High Court to clear up its backlog of pending cases. Unfortunately, the situation is not so much better in lower level courts...

-The Indian Express Over 1,800 people have been affected by the virus, according to the municipal corporation’s last report. Overnight showers in the capital has prompted the Union health ministry to issue an advisory to the Delhi government on Saturday to “intensify” measures to check mosquito-breeding, while warning of a further spike in dengue cases. The advisory stated, “In view of further rain predicted by the weather department, there is a possibility of...