#MeToo: WCD Ministry to set up legal committee
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) on Friday said that it will set up a legal committee in the wake of the #MeToo campaign, where multiple sexual harassment cases…
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Sharifs’ corruption trial extended till November 17
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday extended till November 17 the deadline given to the accountability court to wrap up corruption cases against the Sharif family members. The apex court’s deadline to…
Pakistan sacks High Court judge for accusing ISI of interference
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi has sacked a senior judge of the Islamabad High Court, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, for alleging interference by the country’s spy agency in the judicial proceedings, especially…
Will move SC against HC order on GTB Hospital: Delhi government
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) After the Delhi High Court on Friday set aside its circular on preferential treatment to city residents at the GTB Hospital here, the Aam Aadmi Party government said it will…
Rahul condoles death of G.D. Agarwal
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the death of environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who was on a fast for the last 111 days demanding a clean Ganga. “The true son…
Prateik Babbar’s accident was ‘simple’ mishap: Lawyer
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) The lawyer of Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar, who was booked for dangerous driving after his vehicle knocked down a motorcyclist and entered a one-way street in Goa’s Porvorim, said on Friday…
Upper caste activists protest against Giriraj Singh
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) Activists belonging to upper caste groups on Friday protested against senior BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh in Nawada, his parliamentary constituency in Bihar. The activists from Samanya Jati Sangharsh…
SC rejects Congress plea on electoral rolls in text mode
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Congress leader Kamal Nath’s plea seeking electoral rolls in text mode for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections in November to avoid any foul play….
US on verge of securing pastor’s release from Turkey
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US officials believe they were on the verge of securing the release of Andrew Brunson, the American pastor jailed by Turkey on accusations he helped plot a coup against President Recep…
India rejects World Bank’s HCI report over data gaps
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday rejected the findings of the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI), which has placed the country at 115th position out of 157 countries on various…
Gurugram school murder: HC sets aside lower court order
Chandigarh, Oct 11 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday set aside the order of a lower court which had allowed the trial of the 16-year-old accused as an adult instead of as…
HC seeks Gujarat’s reply on PIL on attack on migrants
Ahmedabad, Oct 11 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Thursday asked the state to file an affidavit on a public interest litigation plea that sought action against those involved in attacks on migrant workers and…
Akbar under #MeToo cloud: Irani says ‘the gentleman in question’ should respond
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Amid allegations of sexual harassment against former editor and Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said the “gentleman in question would…
Mumbai police lodges FIR against Nana, three others; starts probe
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Mumbai police has lodged an FIR against actor Nana Patekar and three others on the basis of actor Tanushree Dutta’s complaint of sexual harassment on the sets of a 2008 film…
High Court appoints Manipur University Administrator
Imphal, Oct 11 (IANS) The High Court of Manipur on Thursday appointed former Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh to resolve the lingering impasse in Manipur University. Jarnail Singh will arrive here on Friday to take up…
Over 30% post of Information Commissioners vacant: Survey
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Over 30 per cent posts of Information Commissioners are lying vacant in 17 states while Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland do not have Chief Information Commissioners, finds a…
Case filed in Bihar against Gujarat CM, Alpesh Thakore
Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) A case was filed on Thursday against Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and state’s Congress MLA Alpesh Thakore in a court here over the violence against migrant workers from Bihar in…
Maliwal wants Akbal to quit, urges women to speak truth
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday called for Union Minister M.J. Akbar’s resignation in view of allegations of sexual misconduct and also urged women to speak the truth in the…
Probe pending cases of missing children, LG tells Delhi Police
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to analyse the statistics of untraced children and investigate the cases in which children are still missing. Baijal was…
Shut industries in Delhi residential areas in 15 days: SC
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a monitoring committee to ensure that 5,000-odd illegal industrial units still operating from residential areas in Delhi are shut within 15 days. The apex…