Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com After 24 months of trial in an incident of rape and murder of a three-year-old girl, the 29-year-old accused was awarded death sentence by a special POCSO (Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act) court in Samastipur district on Saturday. The order was passed by the court through video conferencing. The case had come
Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com BHUBANESWAR: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recommended probe by a Central agency into the brutal murder of the five-year-old girl in Nayagarh’s Jadupur village. The panel’s recommendation came after it observed glaring gaps in the investigation carried out by the local police. “After pursuing the facts submitted by the
Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said he had requested the Centre to hold a dialogue with farmer leaders. He said the Supreme Court had taken up the issue and it would issue directions within two or three days in this connection. Khattar was addressing a ‘Jal Adhikar Rally’ in Narnaul. “In a
Source:-https://www.freepressjournal.in Patna: Nityanand Rai, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, on Sunday alleged that the forces supporting the farmers’ protest were working against the nation’s interests and sabotaging transportation of food materials meant for the armed forces stationed in hilly areas. Speaking at the kisan rallies at Patna and Vaishali, the Minister claimed
Source:-https://uk.reuters.com (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s campaign said on Sunday it would again ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn results from the Nov. 3 election, its latest long-shot effort to subvert the electoral process and sow doubt over the legitimacy of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. In a statement issued by the campaign, Trump lawyer
Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com A consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) returned to the High Court in London for a bankruptcy application hearing against liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, as they pursue the recovery of debt from loans paid out to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. At a virtual hearing before Chief Insolvencies and
Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The division bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Devendra Kachhawaha, while hearing the petition filed by Manoj Yadav, directed additional advocate general Farzand Ali to apprise the court regarding the proposed steps for complete overhauling of the Prison Manual and to ensure that the prisoners are not forced to indulge in menial jobs
Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Chandigarh, December 19 In an astounding revelation, the Punjab Government has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that no less than 103 convicted police functionaries, including three SPs and two DSPs, were continuing in service. An affidavit filed before the court by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice makes it clear that
Source:-https://www.timesnownews.com New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is all set to give its judgment on Monday (December 21) on Future Retail Ltd’s plea to restrain online behemoth Amazon.com from writing letters to regulators against its asset sale with Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). The court will give its ruling at 10:30 am on Monday,
Source:-https://www.edexlive.com The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that there is no scope for providing additional seats in 24 government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu to accommodate candidates under the 7.5 per cent reservation provided for students from government schools as it requires the sanction of the Supreme Court. NMC