Australia looks into allowing Sikhs to wear turban at work
bySydney: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that she would look into the issue of allowing Sikhs in her country to wear the…
Law & Policy
Ricky Martin calls for gay rights law in Puerto Rico
bySan Juan, May 23 (IANS/EFE) Singer Ricky Martin called Wednesday in a letter sent to the Puerto Rican House of Representatives for the legislative…
US senate panel approves immigration reform
byWashington, May 23 (IANS/EFE) Immigration reform that plans to legalize some 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US passed its first test as the…
8 Dhaba’s pulled down, 17 others on Manali Rohtang road knock court doors
byManali: Facing strong resistance from Dhaba (roadside eatery) owners to protect their means of livelihoods, the Himachal Pradesh forest department on orders from the high court swung…
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
byWashington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers…
Jessica case: Shayan Munshi to face trial for perjury
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered that a case of perjury be registered against Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and…
Pressure by media leads to hasty judgement: PM
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India has a very free press and an increasingly active civil society movement, but they do put pressure for…
Court query on shielding kids from online exploitation
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Facebook and other social networking sites how Indian children could be prevented from…
Malegaon blast; NIA names four in charge sheet
byMumbai, May 22 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday filed its charge sheet against four men, accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast…
SC warns against lapses in filling primary teaching jobs
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was concerned with the quality of the primary teacher and warned against a…