Bhubaneswar: Even though Odisha is among a few other states to introduce the concept of Gram Nyayalayas, it has apparently failed to set up adequate village courts and maintain the infrastructure at existing ones. In 1986, the Law Commission, in its 114th report, had proposed...
New Delhi: A small stretch of the road closed for over two months in Shaheen Bagh due to an anti-citizenship law protest was “opened” by a group of demonstrators Saturday, though police barricades continued on one side. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) RP Meena said,...
New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday reserved its order on an application filed by one of the death-row convicts in Nirbhaya rape case seeking better treatment for his claimed mental illness, schizophrenia and head and arm injuries. An application was moved on behalf of Vinay...
New Delhi: Gold deposits of around 3000 tonnes and worth nearly Rs 12 lakh crore have been found in Maoist-hit Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The data by the World Gold Council shows India currently has 626 tonnes of gold reserves. The new reserves are...
Beijing: The death toll in China's novel coronavirus climbed to 2,345 with 109 more deaths reported, while the confirmed cases rose to 76,288 as a team of WHO experts, currently in the country to investigate the COVID-19 outbreak, is expected to visit the worst-affected Wuhan...
Surat: Female trainee clerks of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) were allegedly made to stand naked together in a room for a medical test at a civic body-run hospital here, prompting authorities to order a probe. Surat Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani ordered Friday a probe...
Beijing: The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus has gone up to 2,236 with 118 more deaths reported, mostly from the hard-hit Hubei province, while the overall confirmed infection cases have climbed to 75,465, Chinese health officials said Friday. The number of deaths is higher...
New Delhi: The Centre is working on a Bill to amend the election law to mandatorily link Aadhaar with voter identity card. The objective is to clean up electoral rolls, remove duplication, and facilitate migrant workers to vote remotely. Sources in Opposition parties said the...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors met Shaheen Bagh protestors Thursday in their second visit to the site where people have been on a sit-in since the last two months against the amended citizenship act (CAA). Advocates Sanjay Hedge and Sadhana Ramachandran, the interlocutors, were...
New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump claiming that India has not treated his country ‘very well’ on the trade front, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday the context in which the remarks were made was balance of trade and there have been...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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