NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over arguments supporting sect-based restrictions in temples and mutts, saying such exclusions could adversely affect Hinduism and divide society.The remarks came from a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant while hearing a batch of petitions concerning discrimination against women at religious places, including…

A Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft carrying banknotes crashed onto a busy avenue in El Alto on Friday evening amid poor weather conditions, according to local television reports and the defence ministry.The military cargo plane was carrying newly printed banknotes to other parts of the country when it came down near Bolivia’s administrative capital, La…

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) The United States has escalated pressure on Iran’s leadership, formally designating the country a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” as tensions mount over its nuclear programme. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move, accusing Tehran of using foreign nationals as political leverage….

NEW DELHI: The government’s appointment of Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth as the next Chief of the Army Staff has added another chapter to a long tradition of military families whose members have risen to the highest ranks of India’s armed forces.For Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth, the announcement would have been a particularly proud moment….