New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to file within two weeks a status report on vacant posts of Chairpersons and Members in various tribunals across the country and…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the only way to secure over Rs 5,112 crore from real estate major Amrapali Group for construction of pending projects by the NBCC…
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 160 illegal bungalows belonging to top celebs, including absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi on Raigad sea coasts, will be demolished for alleged violations of norms,…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was “very distressing that more than two lakh children were ‘missing’ from government-run shelters homes, suggesting that there should be Central and…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court was moved on Tuesday challenging the amendment to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act restoring the provision mandating immediate arrest in the event of a complaint under…
Kathmandu, Aug 21 (IANS) Nepals new Criminal Codes Act curtails freedom of expression and restricts press freedom, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Tuesday. The IFJ and its affiliates — the Federation of…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government if it can direct the Election Commission to include in the symbol order a clause that a political party is liable to…
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) Hathi Gaon (the village of elephants), near Jaipur, has 102 of them. It is from here the giant animal is sent to various tourist places for joy rides. One of these…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea alleging custodial torture of Talib Hussain, a key witness in Kathua gangrape and…
Singapore, Aug 21 (IANS) Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday that her country was working with the UN to allow the safe return of the minority Rohingya refugees who fled to…
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) The ruling BJP in Rajasthan on Tuesday presented an affidavit in the High Court with details of expenditure made during the first phase of the ongoing Gaurav yatra undertaken by Chief…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Sending a stern message to WhatsApp over unabated mob lynchings linked to the spread of misinformation on its platform, Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday instructed visiting CEO…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the police to file a status report on a plea for cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the Central government for its failure to frame any policy on e-cigarette, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought an affidavit indicating a time frame for…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday directed the Bihar police chief to investigate an incident in which a woman was assaulted and stripped by a mob suspecting that…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday told WhatsApp CEO Chris Daniels to comply with the Indian laws and take “suitable” steps to prevent misuse of the instant messaging…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to file response on the plea seeking exemplary damages for the losses caused…
Islamabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar will spend their Eid-ul-Zuha in jail after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) deferred its ruling on pleas…
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) Bihar has cancelled the selection of 50 NGOs for running shelter homes across the state and announced that the government will run them instead, an official said on Tuesday. The Social…
By Mahalakshmi Rajagopal The media is abuzz these days with horrendous stories of child sexual abuse, the most recent incidents being of abuse in shelter homes in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. While the trauma experienced…