New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was the “prerogative” of the Chief Justice of India – a high constitutional functionary – to form the benches and allocate cases and…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with panchayat elections in West Bengal, asking the state BJP to approach the Calcutta High Court with its issues. A bench of…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to declare that a marraige performed without the woman’s consent was void as it issued notice on a plea by a Karnataka woman seeking…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Ministry of Minority Affairs on Wednesday opposed the plea seeking quashing of the recently issued Guidelines for Haj that barring the disabled from going on the pilgrimage and told…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Human rights group Amnesty International India on Wednesday termed the Uttar Pradesh rape survivors ordeal and her fathers custodial death as “painting a chilling picture” and demanded an “immediate and…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Unconscious bias, ineffective implementation of policies, less number of women in leadership roles and lack of awareness about the benefits of gender diversity are some of the major challenges to…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it was the “prerogative” of the Chief Justice of India – a high constitutional functionary – to constitute the benches and allocate cases…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London next week, several bodies on Wednesday raised the issue of journalists being killed and the threat to the media’s…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the panchayat elections in West Bengal as it asked the state BJP to approach the Calcutta High Court with all the…
Nay Pyi Taw, April 11 (IANS) Two Reuters reporters who documented a massacre of Rohingya Muslims will face trial for violating the Official Secrets Act after they were arrested with papers handed to them by…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to an MoU between India and Britain to facilitate return of illegal migrants between the two regions. The agreement with the Britain…
Kochi, April 11 (IANS) In a setback for the Kerala government, the High Court on Wednesday cancelled an order that had enabled it take over 38,000 acres of land belonging to a plantation major in…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) There is an online propaganda “arms race” with Russia and it was important to make sure no one interferes in any more elections including in India, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said…
Jammu, April 11 (IANS) A shutdown called over several issues by the Jammu Bar Association evoked lukewarm response on Wednesday as other bar associations and business chamber remained away from it calling the issues sub…
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) A statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar has been vandalised in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. The incident came to light when locals woke up at the…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL seeking the framing of rules to regulate the composition of benches, including constitution benches, and the allocation of work. Junking the PIL…
Canberra, April 11 (IANS) A 24-year-old Australian woman, who faked having terminal cancer before scamming money from friends of her family, has been jailed for three months, a media report said. A judge called the…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump believes that he has the power to fire Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is heading the probe into the links between his campaign and Kremlin efforts to…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, people familiar with the discussions told CNN. The move gained urgency following the raid of the office of the…
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday testified before the Congress and during his five-hour testimony, the lawmakers asked him tough questions on fake news, Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election…