New Delhi, Mar 27 : The Supreme Court today banned any interference by illegal assemblies like ‘khap panchayats’ into their marriages, terming the intrusions as “absolutely illegal.” This comes as a response to incidents of interference by these bodies in inter-caste and inter-religious marriages. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M […]
Ranchi: In a move that will go a long way in restoring the faith of the people in the judicial process, the murderers of Asgar Ali, who lynched him on the pretext that they suspected that he was transporting cow meat, were convicted by a trial court. A fast-track Ramgarh district court on Wednesday (March […]
Three days after a politically instigated mob demolished the boundary wall of a Catholic hospital in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, the local administration issued a prohibitory order to check tension and further activities in the disputed area. It’s a case of too little, too late. Political games with local goons being hand-in-glove with anti-minority politicians […]
The popular publication Northeast Today has reported the tragic death of 32 rare scavengers, among which were Himalayan Griffin vultures. In what may be termed as the largest case of poisoning of Scavenging birds after 2011 in Assam, it has come to light that the carcass of a goat, poisoned for the dogs that killed […]
New Delhi, Mar 15 : Amnesty International (India) has launched ‘Halt the Hate’. It’s a website to document hate related incidents in India, saysd a PTI report. A global human rights body today launched an interactive website to track alleged hate crimes in India against “marginalised people” such as the Dalits, members of religious minority […]
Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan (brand ambassador of Pan Masala) told Indian authorities that he was “cheated” by a mouth freshener (Pan Masala) company that had employed him to promote its brand. His appearance in a surrogate advertisement of an Indian pan masala brand had raised question on him. Brosnan stated that he was “cheated” by […]
Mumbai, Mar 14: It’s a chaotic week for air travellers! Domestic carriers IndiGo and GoAir cancelled around 50 flights today as almost one-third of their A320 Neo aircraft fleet remained grounded for the third day following a safety directive by the country’s aviation watchdog DGCA. Of the 48 flights, which are not being operated as […]
Patna, (Bihar) Mar 13 : The Patna Metro rail project will kick off some time this year. The work on Metro rail project in Patna will begin in 2018-19 financial year, Bihar Urban Development Suresh Kumar Sharma said in the Assembly today. “We expect that we will get the new DPR (detailed project report) in […]
New Delhi, Mar 12 : Seems that standards of Umpires are falling in India, and balls are being replaced, while Ranji trophy captains are saying ‘That’s not cricket’! The BCCI is planning to replace the official kookaburra ball with SG white for India’s limited overs matches at home. The matter was discussed at length during […]
On Friday in landmark judgement Supreme Court has allowed ‘living will’ passive euthanasia but with strict guidelines. A ‘living will’ is made by a person, in the normal state of mind, seeking voluntary euthanasia in case of terminal illness, if he or she is terminally ill or no longer able to express informed consent. Passive […]
New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor and Arnab Goswami told the Delhi High Court they were willing to step into the witness box to depose in the defamation suit filed by the Congress leader against the journalist and his channel Republic TV (March 7, PTI). The statements were made by their counsel before Justice Manmohan, who sought […]
On this International women’s day, let’s take a look at some exceptional women! Independent India’s first woman postmistress was Mary Isaacs Rebeiro, who was the chief at the ( Kashmere Gate , Maiden’s Hotel and Mori Gate , from 1940 ) in an all – male Postal environment when less than 1 percent of India’s […]
