New Delhi: Three contractual female staff of Doordarshan Television Network on Friday has alleged that they were sexually harassed by their superiors when they were trying for the renewal of their contract. Doordarshan sources have responded to the allegations and said that the organization has acted with immediate effect into[Read More…]
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Tired of fighting case for 16 years, ex-Tata Finance chief committed suicide, claims his lawyer
In a shocking revelation, former Tata Finance chief Dilip Pendse’s lawyer has claimed that the corporate honcho may have killed himself as he was “depressed about fighting a court case for 16 years to prove he had no role in the alleged irregularities” in the company over which he was[Read More…]
KK Venugopal likely to replace Mukul Rohatgi as Attorney General of India
K K Venugopal, senior advocate and constitutional expert likely to replace Mukul Rohatgi as the next Attorney General of India (AGI). As per TOI, after the Prime Minister’s return from three-nation tour, 86-year-old Venugopal to succeed Rohatgi as AGI. “His experience and stature in the Supreme Court and legal circles[Read More…]
65-yr-old rapes 39-yr-old colleague; threatens to kill, circulate images on FB
A 65-year-old lawyer was arrested for allegedly raping his 39-year-old colleague several times over two months. According to police, accused Arun Jalisadgi practised in Thane court. The woman had been working with him since December, 2017. “The woman said he raped her on several occasions over the past two months[Read More…]
Indira Jaising to lead UN probe into atrocities against Rohingya Muslims
Senior Advocate and Human Rights lawyer Indira Jaising has been designated by United Nations to lead a fact-finding mission to examine the alleged killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Reuters reported that the mission will be led by Indira Jaising, an advocate of the[Read More…]
Harish Salve charged Re 1 to fight Jadhav’s case at ICJ: Sushma Swaraj
Noted advocate Harish Salve, who fought India’s case at the International Court of Justice against the death penalty provided to Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan, has charged Re 1 as fee, informed external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in a tweet. Swaraj’s tweet came in response to a tweet by one Sanjeev[Read More…]
ABVP activists disrupt Prashant Bhushan’s programme
SC stays plea on LLB upper age limit
EU ‘extremely troubled’ by China’s human rights violation
Chinese human rights situation has ‘extremely troubled’ the European Union, which on Friday has called for the immediate release of wrongly detained individuals, reported Reuters. “During the past year, we have been extremely troubled about the deterioration of the situation with respect to freedom of expression and association,” it said[Read More…]
It’s a rat! Woman sues Zara after finding dead rodent sewn into dress
In a rather shocking and equally surprising incident, a Manhattan woman’s Zara dress came with an unwanted accessory — a dead rat sewn into the hem, according to a new lawsuit. Cailey Fiesel bought two dresses from the Spanish clothier’s Greenwich, Conn. store last July, and hanged them in the[Read More…]
Imam beaten up during live debate on Egyptian TV for being ‘liberal’
Imams in India and worldwide attract lots of attention and criticism for declaring some crazy fatwas. But an Australian Imam was beaten up during a live debate show on an Egyptian channel for saying Muslim women should not be forced to wear the veil. Imam Mostafa Rashid from Sydney and Egyptian[Read More…]
Indian-origin lawyer shoots 9 in US, killed by police
An Indian-origin lawyer named Nathan Desai who was apparently sporting Nazi symbol shot at 9 people in US’ Houston city, before he was killed by police. All victims have thankfully survived but one person was critically wounded and five others have been hospitalised. The police said that Desai was having[Read More…]