Manipur HC orders compensation to ‘encounter’ victim’s family
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…
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Indian engineer jailed for molesting woman in Singapore
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,…
Bill on Triple Talaq cleared by Cabinet
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…
Australian abuse inquiry’s calls to end priests’ celibacy rejected
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…
NGT bans plastic in Haridwar, Rishikesh
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…
SC extends deadline for Aadhaar linking till Mar 31, 2018
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline for linking of Aadhaar to various government schemes, as also mobile phones and bank accounts from December 31 to March 31, 2018….
Australia child abuse inquiry’s final report released
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) A five-year inquiry into child sexual abuse in Australia released its final report on Friday with 1,300 witness accounts and over 8,000 harrowing stories from survivors. The royal commission uncovered harrowing…
Finland gives its first gender equality prize to Merkel
Helsinki, Dec 15 (IANS) Finland has given its new international gender equality prize to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Announcing the prize in Brussels on Thursday, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila described Merkel as a defender…
4 jailed in Morocco over terror charges
Rabat, Dec 15 (IANS) A Moroccan anti-terror court has sentenced four persons to between one and three years in prison over terror-related charges. One defendant was sentenced to three years in prison for “forming a…
Bureaucracy misleading people for 70 years, says Allahabad HC
Lucknow, Dec 14 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court (HC) on Thursday made a damning remark on the bureaucracy, saying government officials have only mislead people in the last 70 years. The observation came from Justice…
SC order on interim relief on mandatory linking of Aadhaar on Friday
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Friday pronounce its order on the plea for interim relief on a batch of petitions seeking stay of various Central and state government notifications mandating…
AIADMK bribery case: Dinakaran made accused in supplementary chargesheet
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi Police has filed, in a court here, a supplementary chargesheet making AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran an accused of corruption and conspiracy in a case related to poll symbol…
Two Parsi women married outside religion can attend parents’ last rites
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) After a long legal battle, two Parsi women – Goolrokh M. Gupta and Shiraz Rajiv Patodia – who had married outside the religion got the right to enter fire temples…
SC nod to 12 fast-track courts to try over 1,500 cases against lawmakers
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday gave its go ahead to set up 12 special fast-track courts to try 1,581 criminal cases against members of Parliament and state assemblies and directed…
Chinese man jailed for desecrating Genghis Khan portrait
Beijing, Dec 14 (IANS) A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in prison for desecrating a portrait of Genghis Khan in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a local court said. The man,…
UN official lauds Morocco’s immigration strategy
Rabat, Dec 14 (IANS/MAP) Morocco plays a key role in the field of international migration, a representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Morocco said on Thursday. Ana Fonseca said that Morocco has…
Pakistan’s NAB to approach Interpol for Ishaq Dar’s arrest
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday decided to approach the Interpol for the arrest of former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar who is currently in London, officials said. The decision was…
CBI seeks seven years jail for Jharkhand ex-CM Madhu Koda, others
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday urged a court here to award the maximum seven-year jail term to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and others who have been convicted for corruption…
Rajasthan invokes essential services law as doctors threaten strike
Jaipur, Dec 14 (IANS) The BJP government on Thursday invoked the Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA) for three months from Sunday as its doctors warned of a strike from December 18 in support of…
Silence to be observed only in front of Amarnath Shivling: NGT clarifies
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Clarifying that it has “neither intended not declared” the entire area falling under Amarnath shrine as a silent zone, the NGT on Thursday said that people shall only maintain silence…