Category: Top Stories
Supreme Court issues directions for effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act
The Supreme Court on Feb 13 has directed all the state governments to set up child welfare boards and juvenile courts. The top court also requested the chief justices of […]
AADHAAR; ARE WE READY FOR IT?
Last Saturday Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued a press release stating that carrying Aadhaar card is not necessary to extract benefit of essential benefits or services like, hospitalization, […]
SC Upheld Order passed by Armed Forces Tribunal
Supreme Court on February 12, 2018, dismissed petition filed by Commodore P.K. Banerjee against the judgment and order dated September 14, 2017 passed by Armed Forces Tribunal. Mr. Banerjee questioned […]
Molested Girl Forced to shave her head and Villager’s Head told Family to arrange Feast for “Purification”
A 12-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha district was sexually assaulted and then forced to shave her head by villagers for “purification”. Her family was also ordered by the village head, […]
Biker In Hyderabad Saved After Falling In A 20-Feet Deep Manhole
A man, on a two-wheeler, fell into a 20-feet deep manhole and came out, miracle only with minor injuries, in Hyderabad. The local traffic police told that a net inside […]
Post-Budget Survey: A Tough Road Ahead For Indian Banking And Finance Sector
Indian Finance and Banking sectors are at the heart of the Indian economy. There is a lot of challenges that perturbs their growth process, but the Indian government is attempting […]
Anti-Sexual Harassment Law: Apex Court Asks States Govt. To Submit Their Report On Plea For Effective Implementation of Law
The Supreme court has called for all the states to submit their response with respect to a request filed by the NGO ‘ Initiative for Inclusive Foundation’ (IIF) seeking effective […]
Two Army Officers Martyred In A Terrorist Attack On The Sunjuwan Army camp: Jammu
On 9th Feb 2018, Two Army officers were martyred in a terrorist attack on the Sunjuwan Army camp in Jammu in the early hours. Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) M Ashraf Mir and […]
India’s Expanding Dimensions On The MeToo Hashtags
India’s brush with MeToo seems to be going beyond hashtags and spreadsheets. Nearly a year after allegations of sexual harassment were leveled against Seed fund co-founder Mahesh Murthy, he was arrested […]
Constitution Bench to check constitutionality of the TN Amendments to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
Supreme Court vide order dated February 2, 2018, referred the matter of constitutionality of the TN Amendments to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 to the Constitutional bench comprises […]