Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said the government was working towards bringing more tougher laws and fast-track courts to try cases like the “shameful” December 16 gangrape to instill confidence among women in the country.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Maharashtra government on a plea seeking directions for appropriate action against people filing false complaints with the police.

“You cannot always win”.

Tata Motors is plotting a fightback in the utility vehicle segment against homegrown rival Mahindra, with plans to launch a slew of products, which could even incorporate technology from JLR.

The CBI today registered a complaint given by the defence ministry to probe alleged bribe paid by an Italian firm to clear the Rs 3,600 crore deal for VVIP helicopters.

Axed from the Test team after a prolonged form slump, India ‘A’ skipper Gautam Gambhir will have a point to prove when he leads out the side in a three-day warm-up cricket match against the Australians starting here tomorrow.

Rappers Drake and Chris Brown are taking each other to court over their scuffle at a nightclub last June.

Coal India (CIL) has again extended the deadline for supply of coal to power producers under the MoU route till March-end, even as companies, including NTPC, are yet to enter into FSAs with the coal PSU.

For the first time in American history, Senate Republicans blocked a nominee for secretary of defence, evoking an angry response from the White House, which termed the posturing against Chuck Hagel’s nomination an action against “national interest.”

The Supreme Court today held that telecom companies which were unsuccessful in availing fresh 2G spectrum and those which did not participate in the auction process will cease to operate “forthwith”.