Law

Participation of women in workforce is a constitutional entitlement: SC

IANS | April 26, 2024 7:26 PM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Observing that the participation of women in the workforce is not a matter of privilege, but a constitutional entitlement, the Supreme Court has ordered the Himachal Pradesh Government to form a committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to reconsider the entire aspect of the grant of Child Care Leave to working mothers.

Court extends Manish Sisodia's judicial custody till May 8 in ED case

IANS | April 26, 2024 2:07 PM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A local court on Friday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till May 8 in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged excise policy scam.

SC dismisses pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally

IANS | April 26, 2024 11:29 AM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.