By , NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist, saying there was “scanty and sketchy evidence” of sedition in her efforts to help farmers protest in a case that has drawn global attention.Disha Ravi was arrested in the southern city of Bengaluru on Feb. 13 and charged with sedition for her alleged role in the creation of an online toolkit that police said contained action plans used to foment violence during the farmers’ protest.Tens of thousands have been camped out on the outskirts of New Delhi in bitter cold since December to protest...…By , NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist, saying there was “scanty and sketchy evidence” of sedition in her efforts to help farmers protest in a case that has drawn global attention.Disha Ravi was arrested in the southern city of Bengaluru on Feb. 13 and charged with sedition for her alleged role in the creation of an online toolkit that police said contained action plans used to foment violence during the farmers’ protest.Tens of thousands have been camped out on the outskirts of New Delhi in bitter cold since December to protest...WW…

By NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Wednesday cleared journalist Priya Ramani of criminal defamation charges brought by former union minister M. J. Akbar after she publicly accused him of sexual assault in 2018.The verdict by a court in New Delhi has been hailed as a victory for India’s #MeToo movement, in which Akbar - a veteran editor who founded many publications - was one of the highest profile figures to be accused.He stepped down as minister of state for external affairs in 2018 after more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct following Ramani’s allegations....…By NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Wednesday cleared journalist Priya Ramani of criminal defamation charges brought by former union minister M. J. Akbar after she publicly accused him of sexual assault in 2018.The verdict by a court in New Delhi has been hailed as a victory for India’s #MeToo movement, in which Akbar - a veteran editor who founded many publications - was one of the highest profile figures to be accused.He stepped down as minister of state for external affairs in 2018 after more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct following Ramani’s allegations....WW…

By , Slideshow NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Reuters) - India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of a former royal dynasty to run the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, one of the world’s richest places of worship, after the state government tried to take it over when the family patriarch died.When one of the vaults of the towering centuries-old Hindu temple in Thiruvananthanpuram in Kerala state was opened in 2011, it was found to hold diamonds by the sackful along with tonnes of gold coins and jewellery - a hoard estimated at over $20 billion.The Kerala High Court had ruled that year,...…By , Slideshow NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Reuters) - India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of a former royal dynasty to run the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, one of the world’s richest places of worship, after the state government tried to take it over when the family patriarch died.When one of the vaults of the towering centuries-old Hindu temple in Thiruvananthanpuram in Kerala state was opened in 2011, it was found to hold diamonds by the sackful along with tonnes of gold coins and jewellery - a hoard estimated at over $20 billion.The Kerala High Court had ruled that year,...WW…