Category: Law

Why previous all-party Kashmir meetings have failed

Dear politicians, I hope you will read this before you huddle on Friday to discuss the deadly situation in the…

9 years ago

Australian state considers proposal to decriminalise abortion

Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) Australia's state parliament of New South Wales (NSW) is considering a proposal which will decriminalise abortion,…

9 years ago

LGBT rights under ‘unprecedented attack’ in Indonesia

Jakarta, Aug 11 (IANS) The LGBT community in Indonesia has come under "unprecedented attack" since the beginning of the year…

9 years ago

Julian Assange to be questioned in Ecuadorian embassy

London, Aug 11 (IANS) Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be questioned by Swedish prosecutors inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London,…

9 years ago

Manjula Chellur named new Bombay High Court Chief Justice

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The first woman Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Manjula Chellur, has been named the…

9 years ago

SC refuses interim bail to Asaram Bapu

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a set-back to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is accused of rape and murder,…

9 years ago

Centre tables bill on extended maternity leave

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Minister of Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday introduced in the Rajya Sabha…

9 years ago

Red Cross Society to shelter Sharmila

Imphal, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian Red Cross Society will provide shelter to Irom Sharmila, who is being shunned by…

9 years ago

Jharkhand police official suspended for torturing minor maid

Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) A Jharkhand Police official was suspended for torturing a 13-year-old tribal girl working as a maid…

9 years ago

Australia accuses immigrants of lying for asylum

Canberra, Aug 11 (IANS) Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday claimed that immigrants in detention centres in Nauru and…

9 years ago

BJP legislator being probed over Bihar communal tension

Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) The Bihar Police have launched a probe into the alleged involvement of a BJP legislator over…

9 years ago

Halal meat subsidized in China

Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) Several provincial and local governments throughout China have subsidized Muslims' purchases of halal meat this year.…

9 years ago

Racist graffiti, swastika symbols appear in Australia beach

Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) Racist graffiti and swastika symbols been scrawled along a main street in Australia's iconic Bondi beach…

9 years ago

Myanmar’s lower house adopts anti-corruption proposal

Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 11 (IANS) Myanmar's House of Representatives (the Lower House) has adopted an anti-corruption proposal where measures…

9 years ago

Hearing on extradition of French terrorist suspect held

Sofia, Aug 11 (IANS) A court hearing on the extradition of Mourad Hamyd, a French terrorist suspect, was held in…

9 years ago

Assam’s rhino horn verification process starts at Golaghat: Panel

Guwahati, Aug 10 (IANS) The Assam government will formally start the verification of rhino horns, stored in various treasuries of…

9 years ago

Maharashtra kidney racket: Medicos in police custody till Saturday

Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai Police arrested five medicos, including the CEO and Medical Director…

9 years ago

Lok Sabha passes Factories

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that seeks to increase the…

9 years ago

Cabinet approves increase in maternity benefit

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Cabinet on Wednesday approved increase of maternity benefit from 12 to 26 weeks for…

9 years ago

BJP Dalit leaders to aggressively counter opposition onslaught on community

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The BJP has decided to aggressively counter the Opposition's onslaught over the recent string of…

9 years ago



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