New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Women Commission bodies welcomed the go ahead to the triple talaq Bill by the Union Cabinet on Friday, terming it a step towards empowering women. The Muslim Women (Protection of…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand for unfreezing of their bank accounts put under restrictions by Gujarat Police…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday, in an interim order, refused to stay former JD-U President Sharad Yadav’s disqualification from the Rajya Sabha or allow him to attend the Winter…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) on Friday urged all opposition leaders, including Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi, to extend their support for the proposed Muslim family law. In a letter to…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday cleared a bill for establishing an Indian council of international arbitration.A “To strengthen arbitration in the country, we have…
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Dec 15 (IANS) The Kolhapur police detained and let off Madhukar B. Rahane, father of Indian cricket star Ajinkya Rahane, for speeding and rash driving which resulted in the death of an elderly…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Women activists on Friday sought support of all political parties in converting the triple talaq Bill into law in Parliament, even as the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq among Muslims and providing for a three-year jail term was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, which the government said was…
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS) A Moscow court on Friday sentenced Russia’s former Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev to eight years in a harsh-regime prison and a $2.2 million fine for bribery. Ulyukayev, 61, is the first…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline for linking of Aadhaar to various government schemes, as well as mobile phones and bank accounts, from December 31 to March 31,…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) In a move to further ease procedures for doing business in the country, the cabinet on Friday approved a bill proposing to amend the Specific Relief Act, 1963, Law Minister…
Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) After the successful implementation of ‘e-vetting’ and ‘e-custody’ programmes, the Haryana Advocate General’s office has launched a pilot project to curtail the personal appearance of police Investigating Officers before the Punjab…
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS) A Moscow court on Friday found Russia’s former Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev guilty of bribery. Ulyukayev is the first minister to stand trial in Russia’s recent history. He was arrested in…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee seeking direction to the Election Commission to count votes through paper trail attached to…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 15 (IANS) The Latin Church diocese here on Friday expressed dissatisfaction over the Kerala government’s handling of cyclone Ockhi and its aftermath and said it will move the High Court over 350 missing…
Imphal, Dec 15 (IANS) The Manipur High Court has directed the Centre to pay compensation of Rs 7 lakh to the father of a victim of an “encounter” which took place in 2010 in the…
Singapore, Dec 15 (IANS) An Indian engineer in Singapore has been jailed for three weeks for molesting a woman last year. Prabu Natarajan, 33, admitted to rubbing his thigh against the 23-year-old, a part-time tutor,…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A bill on Triple Talaq was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, ahead of it being taken up in the Winter Session of Parliament. The Muslim Women (Protection of…
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Leaders of the Catholic church in Australia on Friday dismissed calls from a landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse that the Vatican should make celibacy for priests voluntary and end the…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday reiterated its 2015 order banning the use, sale, manufacturing and storage of plastic items in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh in…