A landmark chapter for the Indian Railways is set to begin on January 17, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the nation’s very first Vande Bharat Sleeper trains from Malda in West Bengal.

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Calcutta High Court verdict disqualifying senior leader Mukul Roy as an MLA of the West Bengal Assembly after he defected to the TMC from the BJP.

The rarely used law allows the president to use active-duty military personnel for law enforcement. 

​The rarely used law allows the president to use active-duty military personnel for law enforcement.