New Delhi, Mar 24: Questioning the failures of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in implementing the witness protection schemes till now, the Supreme Court today asked them to give security to the witnesses in rape cases against Asaram. “It’s high time now, why are you not implementing the witness protection scheme. The witnesses in criminal cases […]
New Delhi: Delhi Police conducted raids and rescued six women from a gang involved in human trafficking, a DCW official said. It appears that women trafficked from villages were imprisoned, raped to ‘produce babies’. (march 23) The raids were conducted last night after two women employee of a Nihal Vihar-located placement agency approached the Delhi Commission […]
New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad punched and hit a 60-year-old Air India Duty Manager with his slippers nearly 20 times and tore his shirt at IGI airport here today (March 23) just because he could not travel business class in an all-economy flight. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police is seeking legal opinion on whether an […]
Patna: A harrowing Bihar Day day for two men who demanded more transparency from the Bihar Government: they were detained for six hours in a police station after they raised questions in front of chief minister Nitish Kumar. Two entrepreneurs who questioned chief minister Nitish Kumar at a start-up meet on Tuesday spent six hours […]
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court issued notices to the state government and others on a PIL against alleged commercialization of a Christian cemetery in Valsad. (March 22) A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi issued notices to the government, Valsad Collector and First District Church of the Brethren (FDCB). […]
Ghaziabad (UP): Around hundred men and women were arrested after they were allegedly found in ‘objectionable positions’ during raids on hotels on railway road in Bazariya area of the city says a PTI report dated march 20, quoting local police said. It is thought that the area was used for illegal trafficking or sex work […]
The railways ignored this farmer’s pleas for compensation for land they acquired for railway tracks, , and now they are alert because a court has awarded him a train! He’s the third farmer to be awarded a train … surprised?, well read on… A Ludhiana farmer’s battle for proper compensation for land seized to build a […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Facing allegations of sexual harassment against its founder Arunubh Kumar, The Viral Fever admitted that it should have responded in a better manner rather than reacting ’emotionally and too quickly’. (March 17) In its initial statement, the company said the person behind the blog post will be found and given “severe justice”. This […]
Bombay (Mumbai): President Pranab Mukherjee says there should be no room for intolerance, prejudice and hatred in educational institutes. In fact, educational institutes should act as flag bearers for coexistence of multiple views. Addressing a special convocation of the University of Mumbai to confer Honorary Doctor of Law to famous agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan, (March […]
If you have a ‘job in the sky’ you better watch your weight. Tip the scales, and you’ll be grounded, for (literally) throwing your weight around! Air India, the National Carrier is on ‘shaping up’ spree in m ore ways than one. Read on: New Delhi,: 34 cabin crew members, including 30 air hostesses, of Air […]
New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI) In yet another case in a month, an automated teller machine in south Delhi’s Amar colony area dispensed a fake Rs 2,000 currency note with “Children Bank of India” printed on it, police said today. The fake bank note of Rs 2,000 denomination was dispensed from a private bank ATM […]
International Women’s Day is an occasion to reflect on the status of women in our world. In some parts, the day has lost its original political flavor and become an occasion for people to express their love for women in an affectionate and appreciative way. In other parts, however, the political and human rights themes […]
