New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking gender-neutral rape and molestation laws saying that it was open to parliament to change the law in response to changing society. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud rejected the plea as PIL petitioner, advocate Rishi […]
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No counter FIR by Army in firing incident: Mehbooba
Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the Army had not filed any counter FIR in a firing incident in Shopian district in which civilians were killed. “A day after the police filed an FIR into the firing incident, the Army filed a report about the incident in a police […]
Sensex has expressed solid no confidence against Budget: Rahul
New Delhi : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday referred to the steep fall in indices to take a dig at the Modi government’s Budget and said the sensex had placed a “solid no-confidence motion” against it. “In Parliamentary language, the Sensex just placed a solid 800 point No Confidence Motion against Modi’s budget,” Gandhi said […]
Jaitley proved healthcare scheme is ‘jumla’: Chidambaram
New Delhi : Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proven that the government’s massive healthcare scheme was a “jumla” because no money has been provided for the initiative, touted as the biggest government-run health cover programme in the world. “Yesterday, I had said that the new health care […]
Rajya Sabha disrupted over Kasganj clashes, Delhi sealing
New Delhi : Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were disrupted on Friday as opposition parties, including Samajwadi Party and Aam Aadmi Party, raised the issue of communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj and the sealing drive in the national capital. As the House met for the day, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien finished the […]
Kidnapping, molestation case filed against Congress MLA in MP
Bhopal : A Congress lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh has been charged with kidnapping and molestation of a female journalism student, on the complaint of the young woman and her mother, an official said on Friday. The police complaint was filed against Hemant Katare, an MLA from Ater constituency in Bhind. The police charges against Katare […]
Budget philosophy in overall national interest: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 2 : In a rebuttal of the criticism of Budget 2018-19 pandering to the farm sector in a pre-election year at the expense of the middle class and the corporate sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday showed how his latest budget exercise is actually designed to boost overall economic growth with […]
Family of youth killed in Kasganj seeks police protection
Kasganj : Police on Friday beefed up the security outside the house of Chandan Gupta after his family alleged they were being threatened if they pursue the murder case of their son who was killed in Kasganj communal violence on the Republic Day, an officer said. Changdan Gupta’s father Sushil Gupta had sought police protection […]
Minor killed in US over cupcake
New York, Feb 2 : Two sisters in the US city of Atlanta have been charged over the killing of a three-year-old boy whose only crime, police said, was taking a cupcake. Kejuan Mason had sneaked the cupcake from the kitchen while at home with Glenndria and Lashirley Morris, the BBC quoted the police as […]
Fidel Castro’s son commits suicide
Havana, Feb 2 : The 68-year-old son of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart, has died in Havana after taking his own life, according to the media here. He was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression. Popularly called “Fidelito”, he was the first-born of the former President, […]