China Amends Law to Make Male Rape a Crime
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) The sexual assault on men is now a crime after China effected an amendment to the criminal law. Indecent or sexual assault on others, men or women, now carries a minimum…
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Taylor Swift Accused of Stealing ‘Shake It Off’
Los Angeles, Nov 1 (IANS) Singer Taylor Swift has been accused of stealing one of her biggest hits “Shake it off”. Singer-songwriter Jessie Braham is suing the pop star claiming that her song is a…
Dr. Dre, Ice Cube Sued for Defamation
Los Angeles, Oct 31 (IANS) Jerry Heller, former manager of American hip hop group N.W.A, has filed a defamation suit over “Straight Outta Compton”, claiming that the biographical drama film portrayed him in the bad…
All Lives Matter: Prosecution at Cop’s Retrial for Assaulting Indian Grandfather
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) “It’s not only police lives that matter. All lives matter,” a new jury was told as it weighed afresh evidence against an Alabama police officer charged with using excessive force on…
MCA Appoints Vengsarkar to Inquire into Naik-Shastri Controversy
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) managing committee on Friday appointed vice president Dilip Vengsarkar to look into the controversy concerning Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri and Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir…
SC to Hear Plea to Ban Websites with Jokes on Sikhs
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court will look into a plea for a ban on websites carrying jokes on Sikhs, as a lawyer-petitioner told the apex court on Friday the community was projected…
Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Quantico’ in Legal Soup
Los Angeles, Oct 30 (IANS) Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra’s international TV series “Quantico” has run into a legal hassle. A lawsuit has been filed against producer Mark Gordon, claiming that the idea for the American…
Imran Khan Divorces Wife of 10 Months
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and wife Reham Khan have divorced with mutual consent after 10 months of marriage, an official said on Friday. Six months in, rumours that the…
Indian Grandfather Was Slammed Like ‘Cutting down a Tree’
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) An Alabama police officer used a too violent technique, like “somebody cutting down a tree”, to slam an Indian grandfather to the ground, an expert witness testified in the retrial of…
Indrani Mukerjea Admitted to Hospital for Suspected Dengue
Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) Indrani Mukerjea, one of the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, was admitted to Sir J.J. Hospital here on Wednesday for a treatment of suspected dengue, officials said. She had…
Spinner Amit Mishra Held, Gets Bail in Assault Case
Bengaluru, Oct 27 (IANS) Indian spinner Amit Mishra was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in a city hotel recently and was freed on bail later, police said. “Mishra was formally arrested after…
Andhra High Court Ex-CJ to Head Tripura Rights Panel
Agartala, Oct 27 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh High Court chief justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta will be the first chairman of the Tripura Human Rights Commission, an official said here on Tuesday. “A three-member committee headed…
Supreme Court of India Says NJAC Unconstitutional, Upholds Collegium
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) In a jolt to the government, the Supreme Court on Friday struck down the constitution’s 99th amendment and the NJAC Act as unconstitutional, restoring the collegium system for appointment of…