Rome, July 9 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio on Monday called for revisions to the European Union’s border control mission’s rules of engagement, which currently require rescued migrants to be delivered the nearest…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court grantedmore time to Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to complete its probe into the alleged misconduct of one of its professors, accused of sexually…
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) A Goa-based women’s rights NGO on Monday filed a police complaint against state Women Congress President Pratima Coutinho for allegedly revealing the identity of a 17-year-old girl molested by a construction…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Dubbing female genital mutilation as violative of bodily integrity of a girl child, the Supreme Court on Monday said that religious practices cannot be cited to justify such mutilation in…
Pathankot (Punjab), July 9 (IANS) Following a complaint of harassment filed against the special investigation team (SIT) by one of the accused in the gruesome rape and murder of a eight-year-old minor nomadic girl in…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the shifting of seven accused in rape-murder of a eight-year-old minor nomadic girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua to the district jail in Punjab’s…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Petroleum Ministry for not complying with its order, asking whether it considers itself to be “God” or a “super government”, and also imposing…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) In a step aimed at bringing transparency and accountability, the Supreme Court on Monday said it was open to live streaming of its proceedings under “comprehensive and holistic guidelines”. A…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India’s ranking in gender diversity has improved in 2018 with the financial sector hiring more women even as the country ranks fifth lowest in having women in such roles, a…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Coming down heavily on axing trees, the Delhi High Court on Monday recommended civic authorities not to congest middle part of the city and utilise outer part for building residential…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat High Court not to proceed with the case filed by BJP leader Balwantsinh Rajput challenging senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s election to…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged Lt Governor Anil Baijal to fully implement the Supreme Court order giving primacy to the Delhi government on all matters except three…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) In a significant ruling, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday upheld the October 24, 2016 decision of the Tata Sons Board of Directors dismissing its then Chairman Cyrus Mistry….
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected review petitions filed by three of the four convicts and upheld the death punishment in the horrific 2012 gang rape and murder of a…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the death sentence to four men in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case and said…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) After the Supreme Court decided to reaffirm its verdict of upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gang-raped and murdered Nirbhaya, Indian chapter of the global rights group, Amnesty…
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Monday enacted the Lokayukta law. paving the way for setting up of the anti-corruption body. The Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Act, 2018 was passed a day ahead of the…
Kuala Lumpur, July 9 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday said the government will draw up a political funding law to reduce corruption. At a press conference after chairing a Special Cabinet Meeting…
Gurugram (Haryana), July 9 (IANS) The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA) on Monday issued a final notice to real estate developer Supertech Ltd for allegedly cheating customers for a non-existent residential project, an official…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow outsiders to offer ‘namaz’ at a mosque in the Taj Mahal premises, saying the historic monument, which is one of the seven…