New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Central government's reluctance to consider lethal injection as an alternative to hanging for executing death sentences, observing that it "is not willing to change" despite changing times.
Chandigarh, Oct 14 (IANS) Amid the controversy surrounding Haryana Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Y. Puran Kumar's suicide case in Chandigarh last week, an investigation officer on Tuesday also ended his life by leaving a three-page suicide note and a video.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (IANS) A three-member team of the Odisha State Commission for Women led by Chairperson Sovana Mohanty, on Monday, visited Durgapur in West Bengal to enquire about the health condition of the Odia medical student, who was gangraped by miscreants in the neighbouring state last week.
Quetta, Oct 12 (IANS) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has criticised the Pakistani authorities for holding hearing of BYC leaders Mahrang Baloch, Beebow Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, Beebarg Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahjee in prison, terming it a "grave and deliberate attempt to suppress transparency, exclude public scrutiny, and further institutionalise the criminalisation of peaceful political dissent in Balochistan".
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) The Punjab province government has launched the third phase of deporting illegal Afghan nationals from Pakistan after identifying about 123 more such people and bringing them to holding centres for their deportation, local media reported on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday granted four weeks’ additional time to the Union government to respond to a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) In order to ease the voting process for electors, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a note stating that people whose names are on the voters’ list can display any one of the 12 alternative Photo IDs apart from Electors' Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to exercise their franchise.
Pune, Oct 5 (IANS) Women empowerment and safety topped discussions of NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar during a two-visit to Pune and Nashik as she called for developing a culture of gender equality at homes, an official said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Pakistani authorities are monitoring more than 4 million citizens using advanced digital tools purchased from foreign private companies, such as China’s Geedge Network, according to a recent report by Amnesty International, titled "Shadow of Control: Censorship and Mass Surveillance in Pakistan".
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) NAVYA, an initiative aimed at empowering adolescent girls through vocational training in emerging sectors, is currently being piloted in 9 districts across 9 states, the government said on Sunday.
