Congress raises Alwar lynching case in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Congress on Monday raised in the Lok Sabha the issue of lynching of a Muslim man in Rajasthan’s Alwar, triggering protests from the ruling BJP and others. Raising the…
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Bill to bring down specified value of commercial disputes
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A Bill aimed at improving India’s standing in the ease of doing business was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. It seeks to bring down the specified value of…
Refer ancient monuments bill to select committee: Opposition
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill could not be taken up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as the opposition members protested and demanded…
Robbers loot jewellery, cash from women train passengers
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), July 23 (IANS) Four armed robbers on Monday looted jewellery and cash totalling Rs 50,000 from women passengers, including an Additional District and Sessions Judge, travelling on the Indore-Jabalpur train, the GRP…
Bill for stringent punishment in rape cases introduced in LS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A bill that provides for stringent punishment, including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Criminal Law…
Court grants Chidambaram interim protection from arrest
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A special court here on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram till August 7 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. Special Judge O.P. Saini asked…
HC gives bail to Kerala priest accused of rape
Kochi, July 23 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to Father Johnson V. Mathew, one of the four priests accused in a rape case of a woman parishioner. The court, however, asked…
Release political prisoners, respect rights in Vietnam: HRW
Hanoi, July 23 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on the Vietnamese authorities to release political prisoners and fulfil the commitments the country made to the UN to ensure that civil rights are…
Bill to amend Insolvency Code introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday seeking to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 to clarify if allottees under a real estate project should be…
UP to present ‘vision document’ on Taj Mahal before SC on Thursday
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will be presenting a ‘vision document’ on the Taj Mahal in Agra before the Supreme Court on Thursday, an official said on Monday. This document, prepared by…
SC appointed judge hears MLA disqualification case in TN
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court appointed third judge, Justice M. Sathyanarayanan, of the Madras High Court on Monday began hearing the case relating to disqualification of 18 AIADMK legislators. The disqualified legislators are…
AAP hails SC ruling on lifting ban on holding protests
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Calling it a victory of people’s rights, Delhi’s ruling AAP on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision which lifted a “blanket ban” on holding protests at Boat Club and Jantar…
Air hostess suicide case: HC grants interim protection to in-laws
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to the in-laws of an air hostess who fell to her death from her south Delhi home. Last week,…
SC agrees to hear contempt plea in Alwar lynching case
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a contempt plea against the Rajasthan government for violating court directives in a mob lynching case in Alwar district last week. A…
Bengal tea garden strike on hold in wake of announcement
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) The proposed three-day strike from Monday at the tea gardens in West Bengal’s Dooars and Terai region has been kept on hold till July 30, as the state “assured” workers’ union…
Goa priest booked for molestation, denies charges
Panaji, July 23 (IANS) Goa’s Mangueshi temple priest who was booked for molesting two women, has claimed that one of them fabricated the charges against him after he refused to allow the unmarried woman into…
Israelis demand equal gay surrogacy rights
Tel Aviv, July 23 (IANS) Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters have rallied here against a law denying surrogacy to gay couples and single fathers. Demonstrators held their gathering in the central Rabin Square, and…
DCW busts illegal drugs, liquor sale in Bhatti Mines
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Sunday busted a racket of illegal liquor and drugs sale in Bhatti Mines area here According to the Commission, the illegal trade has…
Woman accuses two company seniors of molestation
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A 30-year-old married woman working as an Area Manager with a multinational pharmaceutical company here has lodged a sexual harassment complaint against two senior colleagues, following which an investigation has…
Khuti gang-rape mastermind held in Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 22 (IANS) The mastermind of the gang rape of five women in Khuti district of Jharkhand a month ago was arrested on Sunday in West Singhbhum district along with another accused, police said….