New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the inclusion of political parties under the anti-sexual harassment law.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition seeking directions to the Centre and states to immediately clear the blockage of National and state highways, imposed during farmers' protests as it poses a threat to national security given that the entire Army movement towards the northern borders of the country passes through Punjab.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court has notified a three-judge Special Bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the introduction of safeguards for the members of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), constituted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, in the private sector.
Kochi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Kerala High Court has observed that provisions of the Pocso Act were being misused by some people to wreak vengeance against their rivals with ulterior motives and stressed the need for courts to "segregate the grains from the chaff" to ascertain whether the allegations make out a prima facie case.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who were headed to violence-hit Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Wednesday, were stopped at the Ghazipur border on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
Jerusalem, Dec 4 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked US President-elect Donald Trump after the latter called for the hostages held in Gaza to be released by Hamas the day he takes charge as the President.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Indian Army to pay Rs 50,000 costs to the widow of a soldier, who was a part of Operation Rakshak in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday hit back at BJP state President Babulal Marandi over his comments on the condition of the state's primitive tribe, the Paharia, accusing him of "shedding crocodile tears" for the tribe.
Bengaluru, Nov 30 (IANS) Reacting to the Karnataka police notice summoning him for questioning over his demand for disenfranchisement of Muslims, Vokkaliga seer Chandrashekaranatha Swami stated on Saturday that he was ready to go to jail and had left the matter to God.
