Month December 2018
[email protected] The state government this week granted sanction to prosecute activists S arrested in the Elgar Parishad case on charges of sedition and waging war against India among other charges under Indian Penal Code. Assistant commissioner of police (Swargate division) on… Continue Reading →
The data under SC/ST (PoA) 1989 (conviction percentage under the SCs and ST s (PoA) Act in conjunction with IPC remained at 25.7% for SCs and 20.8% for STs and the acquittal percentage 74.2% for SCs and 79.2% for STs, NCRB… Continue Reading →
Contrary to the Supreme Court’s judgment, some entities are still asking for Aadhaar A nine judge bench of the Supreme Court delivered its verdict on Aadhaar on September 26, 2018 wherein the majority view, comprised of – Dipak Misra CJI.,… Continue Reading →
The results to the elections to the five state legislative assemblies underscore how women play an increasingly important role in India’s parliamentary democracy By Richard Mahapatra Cedit: Ajit Bajaj Women are the new-found constituency of politicians for sure-shot victory. In… Continue Reading →
Beating Aids is India’s greatest public health achievement. A new book says it wouldn’t have happened without women Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi Ashok Alexander, author of A Stranger Truth, speaks during a 2006 interview with Reuters in New Delhi. Photograph:… Continue Reading →
| Dr Sunilam Agriculture distress sweeping through the country was the major factor in deciding the fate of the governments in five states where election results were declared yesterday, and if it is not addressed, it will have a huge… Continue Reading →
Every District Must Have A One-Stop Centre For Survivors [email protected] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the states and Union territories to set up ‘one-stop centre’ in every district within a year to provide integrated assistance to rape… Continue Reading →
He lost to independent candidate Sanyam Lodha by 10,000 votes. According to his website, Otaram Dewasi is a resident of Pali district. (Photo: Twitter/@otaramjidewasi) HIGHLIGHTS Vasundhara Raje won the Jhalarapatan assembly constituency for a fifth consecutive term She defeated Congress… Continue Reading →
Mumbai: A robbery bid does not seem to be the sole motive behind the murder of a homemaker from Gujarat on an express train last week. The government railway police (GRP) are considering whether an attempt was made to… Continue Reading →
Ahead of the December 21 judgement, Azam Khan’s wife Rizwana has moved the Bombay High Court narrating accounts of intimidation, murder threats and prosecutorial laxity. Saurav Datta On December 6, the special CBI court hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh ‘staged’ encounter… Continue Reading →