Just days after filing a sexual harassment complaint against lawyers, a law intern has been found dead where she was staying in Bengaluru. Reportedly, the intern belongs to Andaman & Nicobar and had come to the city to intern for Jayanth Pattenhetti Associates. She worked under Chandra Naik and Chetan[Read More…]
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Delhi power tussle: law, politics, constitution and legality
You come to know about politics when people are denied their rights and are treated cynically as subjects and not as citizens. The most recent example being the attempt by an elected Chief Minister to initiate a program wherein the people residing in the National Capital Territory of Delhi would[Read More…]
Government bringing stringent consumer protection law: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the government was in the process of enacting stringent legislation aimed at protecting consumers along with setting up a Consumer Protection Authority (CPA). “Consumers’ protection is this government’s priority. We are in the process to bring a new law on consumer protection keeping[Read More…]
Other countries have criminalised marital rape doesn’t mean India should also follow: Centre
The government has told the Delhi High Court that criminalizing marital rape may disrupt the institution of marriage and will also become an easy means to harass husbands. It also pointed out that there can be no lasting evidence in case of sexual acts between a man and his wife.[Read More…]
No ‘immediate arrest’ under dowry harassment law, says SC
In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday excluded immediate arrest in cases linked to Dowry Harassment Law, saying that prior to making an arrest; the police must conduct a preliminary inquiry like any other case. The order came after several cases of misuse of the Anti-Dowry harassment law[Read More…]
President turns down two more mercy petitions before leaving office
Just before President Pranab Mukherjee’s tenure is about to end, reports say that he rejected two mercy petitions in the last week of May. Mukherjee whose term ends on July 24 has rejected a total of 30 mercy pleas. Notably, Mukherjee’s predecessor Pratibha Patil had accepted mercy pleas of 30[Read More…]
Fundamental logic, the common link between Paresh Rawal and Abhijeet
If Jesus Christ were alive today he would have been over 2000 years old. But he isn’t alive. He was crucified, even if he were not, he would not have been living anyway; reason being, human beings don’t live that long. How do we know this? It is scientifically proven,[Read More…]
Triple Talaq: SC will only rule on constitutional validity of oral divorce
The Supreme Court began hearing on the ‘triple talaq’ petitions on Thursday saying that, it’s only going to rule on the constitutional validity of oral divorce and not on polygamy. The Apex court said it will determine whether Triple Talaq is part of the fundamental right to religion of the[Read More…]
Woman found hanging after family returned from the US due to H1-B
A 39-year-old woman was found hanging at her house in Hyderabad, less than a month since her family returned to the city from the US. Rashmi Sharma’s husband Sanjay and their two sons had gone out to get a laptop repaired. Reportedly, they found her dead when they returned to[Read More…]
Govt ask deets of foreign funding, AAP calls it ‘witch hunt’, ‘dangerous’ for democracy
The Centre has asked the Aam Aadmi Party to provide particulars of its overseas funding after suspicion of violation of law. The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Arvind Kejriwal-led party to clarify certain fundings from abroad after suspecting that the party might have violated the law concerning to[Read More…]
Muslim women divorced through triple talaq eligible for interim pension under new policy
According to the new policy, formed by the BJP led government in Assam, an interim pension will be given to the Muslim women in Assam who have been divorced using the provision of triple talaq. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the same while talking about the modifications made to[Read More…]
Large segment of Muslim society does not even know the basics of Islam: Jamaat
Amid aggressive media debates on Triple Talaq, Islamic Shariah and other issues, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind – one of country’s largest Muslim socio-religious organizations has launched an extensive awareness campaign for Muslim Personal Law. Jamaat will reach out to both Muslim masses and fellow citizens to clear their misconceptions about these laws[Read More…]
MP govt set to bring in law to award death penalty to rapists
Madhya Pradesh government will bring in law for awarding death penalty to rapists in the forthcoming monsoon session said, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday. Chouhan said, MP government will propose a bill in the monsoon session of the assembly in which there will be a provision for death[Read More…]
A woman who fights for men’s rights: This is her story
There’s no denying the fact that violence against women is getting unprecedented attention these days, and perhaps rightly so. But at the same time, the problems plaguing men get overlooked, leading them to undergo severe pain, losses, loneliness and even depression, with no help at hand. It is high time[Read More…]
Subramanian Swamy slams Arnab Goswami over naming his upcoming company “Republic”
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has taken offense against Arnab Goswami’s new digital venture’s name, Republic. He says the “Republic” as a name of a company is a violation of Emblem and Names, Act,1950. As per item 6 in the Schedule accompanying the Act, use of “The name, emblem or official[Read More…]
Digital platforms are under threat: Congress on demonetisation
Claiming digital data and digital financial platforms are under the threat, Congress on Thursday alleged that the union government diverting the attention of people from serious issue of Cyber Security by raising slogans of cashless economy. “Brazen and repeated hacking attempts have exposed the complete vulnerability of cyber security as[Read More…]
Government mulling to change law on Censor Board: M Venkaiah Naidu
In a welcome move, the government is planning to make changes in the six decades-old cinematography law to tone up the functioning of the censor board, which has been at the centre of many controversies. Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu says he is examining the recommendations made by[Read More…]
UAE prohibits sex change, imposes hefty fine for violations
The UAE has updated its Federal Medical Liability Law, according to which sex change and cloning are now prohibited in the country. Penalties for violations incurred by doctors include imprisonment starting from four years up to 10 years and/or a fine starting from Dh10,000 and going up to Dh500,000. The[Read More…]