Month September 2018
Shibu.Thomas Mumbai: Merely because a woman is not legally entitled to be in the wedlock with a man who is already married does not mean she cannot avail of benefits of the domestic violence law, the Bombay high court has… Continue Reading →
The girlhad come with her grandparents to a relatives’ house three days ago to attend a religious ceremony. She had gone missing since late on Thursday. S The body was found in the primary school toilet in Basanatpur village. (Representational… Continue Reading →
[email protected] The living room of their one-bedroom apartment in Worli is redolent with the scent of blooming jasmines and glowy under a string of fairy lights. Jayesh, a tech consultant, pulls his knees up to his chest, plugs in his… Continue Reading →
22 September 2018 Image copyrightUNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERGImage captionThe newspaper was named after its founder, James Augustus Hicky India’s first newspaper, founded in 1780, held up a mirror to British rule in India. It can also teach us about how tyrants… Continue Reading →
At least 16 (34%) of the 47 judges in the Punjab and Haryana high court have kith and kin practising law at the same place. Either these relatives have private practice or the Punjab and Haryana governments have accommodated them… Continue Reading →
Dr Kafeel Khan arrested for ruckus at Bahraich hospital: Police Dr Kafeel Khan’s brother says he was arrested just before he was going to address media on deaths due to acute encephalitis syndrome in Bahraich. BAHRAICH, UTTAR PRADESH: Dr Kafeel… Continue Reading →
SANDHYA RAVISHANKAR Strong show: Fans at a Chennai theatre cheer Rajinikanth in his role as a Dalit character in the film Kabali. Photo: K Pichumani – The Hindu In a film industry that greatly shaped and reflected Tamil Nadu’s political… Continue Reading →
By: Amy Ferris | “Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.” – Indian Proverb.My story. It happened very quickly. He pinned me up… Continue Reading →
By SAGAR | The case into the fake-encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh has seen the CBI special court in Mumbai discharge 16 accused individuals. Among them are senior officers of the Indian Police Services, such as the former deputy inspector general of… Continue Reading →
Gopalkrishna Gandhi Citing literary sources, turning to parables, prose, plays, poetry is the wherewithal of political discourse Policemen and policewomen are not mindless digits in khaki. They have all been to school. Many of them are MAs, some PhDs. And… Continue Reading →