Goa drops clause on heft fine from Lokayukta Bill
byPanaji, April 23 (IANS) In a significant climb-down, the BJP’s Goa government Tuesday deleted a controversial clause from the state Lokayukta Bill which imposed…
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Tripura, Meghalaya to ban gutka, pan masala
byAgartala/Shillong, April 23 (IANS) Following the direction of the union government, Tripura and Meghalaya will ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of gutka (tobacco-laced…
Pakistan court releases list of journalists paid secretly
byIslamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s apex court has released a list of journalists who were allegedly paid by the information ministry through its secret…
Muslim parents appeal hijab ban in Russian court
byMoscow, April 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Muslim parents whose children have not been allowed to wear headscarves or hijab to school in a southern Russian…
Former CJI, anti-rape law panel head Justice Verma dead (Third Lead)
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Justice J.S. Verma, who headed the panel on anti-rape laws in the aftermath of the Dec 16 gang-rape, died…
PM condoles Justice Verma’s death
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed his condolences on the death of Justice J.S. Verma, describing him “a man…
Former CJI, anti-rape law panel chief J.S. Verma dead
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Justice J.S. Verma, who headed the panel on anti-rape laws in the aftermath of the Dec 16 gang-rape, died…
Former CJI J.S.Verma dead
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Justice J.S. Verma, who headed the panel which suggested changes to the anti-rape laws in the aftermath of the…
Former chief justice of India J.S Verma dies
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Justice J.S. Verma, who headed the panel which suggested changes to the anti-rape laws in the aftermath of the…
Court seeks report on unsafe school buildings in Punjab
byChandigarh, April 22 (IANS) Taking note of complaints that students were being forced to attend classes in unsafe buildings of government schools in Punjab,…