Law

Hema Committee report: Congress, BJP slam Left govt's 'flawed attitude' towards women

IANS | September 10, 2024 9:08 PM

Kochi, Sep 10 (IANS) Hours after the Kerala High Court's special division bench on Tuesday pulled up the Pinarayi Vijayan government for its attitude towards women in the wake of the Justice Hema Committee report recommendations, the Congress and the BJP also slammed it for sitting silent on the report and not taking any action.

Despite deadline to join duty, junior doctors vow to continue protest in Bengal

IANS | September 10, 2024 12:54 AM

Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Unnerved by the deadline set by the Supreme Court to join duty by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, junior doctors protesting the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have announced plans for continued agitation on the issue from Tuesday morning.

Hema Committee repercussions: Kerala HC's Special Bench to have its first sitting on Tuesday

IANS | September 9, 2024 9:49 PM

Kochi, Sep 9 (IANS) In a moment of reckoning for the Malayalam film industry, where prominent figures face numerous allegations of sexual harassment after the release of the Justice Hema Committee report, which revealed the appalling work conditions of women and their sexual exploitation, the newly constituted special bench of the Kerala High Court will have its first sitting on Tuesday and will be provided with the uncensored copy of the report.

SC dismisses Abhishek Banerjee's plea against ED summons

IANS | September 9, 2024 1:19 PM

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee -- the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- and his wife Rujira Banerjee, challenging the ED summons in a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal scam.