Law

State must ensure PWDs not subjected to unnecessary harassment: Delhi HC

IANS | January 4, 2024 8:13 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has overturned the transfer of an orthopaedically handicapped railway employee to Chhattisgarh, saying that the state must ensure persons with disabilities (PWDs) are not subjected to unnecessary harassment by being transferred to locations unsuitable for their working conditions.

US admin sues Texas over controversial immigration law

IANS | January 4, 2024 11:07 AM

Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US President Joe Biden's administration has filed a lawsuit against Texas over a controversial immigration law that makes entering the state illegally a crime -- one of the toughest immigration laws passed in the country's history to curb illegal immigration.