New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has upheld the seven year jail term awarded by a trial court to a man for raping a mentally challenged woman who was his neighbour. Justice S.P.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government has sanctioned funds to 64 NGOs for implementing a 'Leadership Development of Minority Women' scheme across 12 states, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Minority Affairs Ninong Ering said: "The ministry received project proposals from various organisations with recommendation from their respective state governments/union territories administrations and in this respect 64 organisations were sanctioned funds to implement the projects under the scheme in 12 states." He said the ministry received 271 expressions of interest for the implementation of scheme for 2012-13 from eligible organisations, including NGOs, through advertisement in national/state dailies
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) It took a stern order of the Bombay High Court for the country's top municipal corporation and other civic bodies to finally remove hundreds of illegal hoardings defacing various cities of Maharashtra. On March 13, a division bench of Justice A.M. Khanvilkar and Justice
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the trial court proceedings, going on for the last 12 years, against the producer of TV serial "India's Most Wanted" Suhaib Ilyasi who is accused in the dowry death case of his wife Anju Ilyasi.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking the arrest and imprisonment of Sahara group chief Subrata Roy and two other directors of the group for not complying with a Supreme Court order to refund Rs.24,000 crore to its investors. The court said that it would hear the matter after its Holi break starting March 25. Mentioning the matter before a bench headed by Justice K.S.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Pointing to the "outburst of matrimonial disputes", the Supreme Court Friday said that every efforts should be made for the couple to "live peacefully" and courts must contribute in this endeavour positively.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday issued production warrants against two alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, lodged in the Tihar Jail here, in Feb 21 Hyderabad twin blasts case. District Judge I.S. Mehta, during an in chamber, hearing directed jail authorities to produce before it on Saturday two jailed operatives Syed Maqbool and Imran Khan to confront them with another alleged IM operative, Obaid-ur-Rehman.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday filed a charge-sheet in a separate case - of robbing a vegetable seller prior to the horrendous assault and rape - against Dec 16 gang rape accused in a court here. Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain took cognisance of the charge-sheet filled by police and posted the matter for March 28 for scrutiny of documents, according to court sources, as proceedings are held behind closed doors
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has asked the State Pollution Control Board to probe allegations of residents of a building in the city's posh Park Street that they faced health hazards from mobile phone towers, an official said Friday.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday took Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal governments to task for not providing office infrastructure and other facilities necessary for the functioning of Pune, Bhopal and Kolkata benches of the National Green Tribunal. Noting that the three states have not taken steps to make National Green Tribunal benches functional yet, a bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J.Mukhopadhaya asked Additional Solicitor General P.P.
