Category: Law

Obsessed man gets life term for killing woman in Delhi

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A sessions court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for fatally stabbing a…

9 years ago

NHRC notice to UP, MP on plight of drought-hit

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh and…

9 years ago

No bar on women’s entry to any place of worship, rules Bombay HC

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) In a ruling with far-reaching implications, the Bombay High Court on Friday declared that no law…

9 years ago

SC dismisses PIL seeking to increase judges’ retirement age

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined a plea seeking to raise the retirement age of…

9 years ago

Bombay HC paves way for women’s entry to Shani Shingnapur Temple

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) In a ruling with far-reaching implications, the Bombay High Court on Friday declared that no law…

9 years ago

Tobacco farmers’ group denounces new health warning rule

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The rule requiring that packets of tobacco products carry larger pictorial health warning will increase…

9 years ago

Indian Bank’s former CMD among six convicted in fraud case

Chennai, April 1 (IANS) A special court here has convicted including Indian Bank's former chairman and managing director M.Gopalakrishnan and…

9 years ago

27 refugees saved from drifting boat off Cyprus

Nicosia, April 1 (IANS) At least 27 refugees, among them six women and three children, were saved overnight from a…

9 years ago

Irom Sharmila continues fast in Imphal

Imphal, April 1 (IANS) Two days after her acquittal by a Delhi court, rights activist Irom Sharmila is continuing her…

9 years ago

HC seeks response from UP government on Yash Bharti awards

Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday took a grim view of the state-level…

9 years ago

PIL seeks court-monitored probe into Kolkata flyover collapse

Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) A petition was filed on Friday at the Calcutta High Court for a court-monitored probe into…

9 years ago

Lahore blast victim’s family harassed, to move court

Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) The family of one of the victims of Gulshan-e-Iqbal park attack in Lahore, capital of Punjab…

9 years ago

Larger pictorial warning on tobacco products comes into force

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The requirement that 85 per cent of the display area of packets of all tobacco…

9 years ago

No more liquor for Bihar villagers

Patna, April 1 (IANS) With a partial liquor ban coming into force in Bihar from Friday, thousands of 'desi' liquor…

9 years ago

Brazil Supreme Court asserts jurisdiction over Lula case

Brasilia, April 1 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the case concerning former President Luiz Inacio Lula da…

9 years ago

Drop all charges against Irom Sharmila: ICJ

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday urged the Manipur government to immediately drop…

9 years ago

Status quo on SYL being maintained in Punjab, SC told

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The central government told the Supreme Court on Thursday that in pursuance to its March…

9 years ago

NCM promises action over beating of Muslim boys

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The head of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Thursday promised "appropriate action" over…

9 years ago

SC indicates ECC on diesel SUVs, luxury cars registration

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may impose environment compensation charge (ECC) on…

9 years ago

HC vacates stay on appointment of 9,455 Haryana teachers

Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) In a major relief to 9,455 junior basic training (JBT) teachers selected by the previous Congress…

9 years ago



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