By Himadri Ghosh In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of Indias most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a Delhi government plea that its row with the Centre on interference in the administration of the capital can only be decided by…
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the transport of Rs 570 crore in three containers and its seizure near Tiruppur in Tamil…
Toronto, July 4 (IANS) Canada’s largest Pride parade in Toronto marked another milestone on Sunday as a sitting Prime Minister marched for the first time in a colourful celebration that also paid tribute to Orlando…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) In 2005 Shafiq-ur-Rahman Khan launched Empower People, a group that rescues girls, mostly young brides, from trafficking. Now present in eight states with its 17,000 members the…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A large number of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community marched here on Saturday to celebrate their “Independence Day”, marking the day the Delhi High Court had decriminalised homosexuality…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana’s common high court, Justice Dilip Bhosale on Saturday met Chief Justice T.S. Thakur in New Delhi even as lawyers and judicial officers…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s offer of legal aid to five Islamic State (IS) suspects arrested from Hyderabad has evoked mixed political reactions, with the Congress on Saturday supporting…
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday demanded immediate steps by the central government for bifurcation of High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, which is currently serving both the states of Andhra…
Dehradun, July 2 (IANS) Uttarakhand will soon have a Lokayukta, Chief Minister Harish Rawat said on Saturday. Emerging out of the meeting of the Lokayukta Selection Committee where assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal, Leader of…
Ranchi, July 2 (IANS) A case was filed in Godda district court on Saturday against Jharkhand BJP President Tala Marandi for allegedly getting his son Munna Marandi married to a minor girl. The case was…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Chief Justice of India T.S.Thakur on Saturday stressed that in the ever-shrinking world, “we must be aware of the international law” and deal with the emerging scenarios. “We must be…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Chief Justice of India T.S.Thakur on Saturday said in the ever-shrinking world “we must be aware of the international law” and deal with the emerging scenarios. “We must be aware…
By Himadri Ghosh Earlier this week, when upper-caste villagers in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Firozabad tried to prevent the funeral of a Dalit paramilitary trooper killed in a terrorist ambush, it was the…
Rio De Janeiro, July 2 (IANS) A Brazilian court ordered the freezing of more than $6 million in Facebook funds as the US company’s WhatsApp messaging service refused to surrender messages demanded by the police….
Rome, July 1 (IANS/AKI) A total of 348 migrants arrived Friday in the eastern Sicilian port of Catania aboard an Italian coastguard vessel – along with the corpses of ten women who died in a…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against it for its failure to use Electronic Voting Machines with Voter…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India abstained from voting in the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution to appoint an independent expert for the LGBT community as the issue of LGBT rights is with…
Ahmedabad, July 1 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued a stay on an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking the Gujarat University to provide details of the MA degree of Prime…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Shyamvar Rai, a prime accused-turned-approver in the Sheena Bora murder case, on Friday revealed that it was Sheena’s mother Indrani Mukerjea who had pinned her down and strangulated her to death….