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If minor girl in brothel complains of forceful sex, customer can’t be let off: K’taka HC
Bengaluru: In an important judgment, the Karnataka High Court on Friday ruled that if a minor girl in a brothel complains that a person had forceful sex, he can’t be categorised as…
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After Hindutva leader’s comments, female journalists post photos without bindis
A day after right-wing leader Sambhaji Bhide refused to speak to a female television news reporter for not putting on a ‘bindi’ on her forehead, several female journalists in Maharashtra posted photos…
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Wrestler Sushil Kumar gets interim bail in murder case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to wrestler and two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar who was arrested in connection with the case of murder of a former junior…
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TRS MLAs poaching case: SC to hear plea by accused challenging arrest on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine on Monday a plea by three persons arrested by Telangana Police for allegedly trying to poach MLAs of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti…
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Badruddin Ajmal re-elected AIDUF President
Guwahati: Badruddin Ajmal has been again elected as the President of All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) during the party’s general meeting on Friday. While talking to ANI, after being elected as…
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Stubble burning not ‘political issue: Tomar
New Delhi: Amid rising air pollution in the national capital, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday expressed concerns over politics being played on the stubble burning issue and urged Delhi…
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India’s metro network currently world’s 5th largest: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Around 810 km of metro line are operational in 20 cities in the country while more than 980 km of metro network and RRTS is currently under construction in 27…
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NIA files charge sheet against six Babbar Khalsa International operatives
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against six suspected terrorists of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in a case related to the seizure of arms and…
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SC sentences Kenyan-Indian to 1 year jail, slaps Rs 25L fine in custody case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sentenced an Indian-origin Kenyan to one year imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs 25 lakh for civil and criminal contempt of court in a decade-long…
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Mumbai riots: SC directs Maha govt to compensate families, trace accused
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a slew of directions for payment of compensation to the families of victims in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots and also for the revival…
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CEC stressed on need to be sensitive towards requirements of people with special needs
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday stressed on the need to be sensitive towards the needs of all, especially people with special needs. Addressing the first-ever national conference of…
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Jairam Ramesh describes Kiren Rijiju’s comments on Tawang as ‘utter lie’
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday attacked Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju over his claim that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru didn’t want Tawang to be part of India. In…
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Fittest should be appointed, not someone whom Collegium knows: Rijiju
Mumbai: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the present Supreme Court collegium system through which judges are appointed is “opaque”. The “fittest” persons should be appointed as judges and not…
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AP introduces lesson in schools on Fatima Sheikh, India’s first woman Muslim teacher
Visakhapatnam: At a time when little is known about one of India’s greatest social reformers and educators, widely believed to be India’s first woman Muslim teacher, the Andhra Pradesh Government introduced a…
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Odisha consumer court orders shopping mall to pay Rs 25K for charging for carry bag
Bhubaneswar: An Odisha consumer court has asked a Cuttack-based shopping mall to pay Rs 25,000 to a consumer for charging Rs 6 for a carry bag. The district consumer dispute redressal commission,…
