New Delhi, 11/5:The Delhi High Court delivered a split verdict in the marital rape case. The two-judge bench delivered the much-awaited verdict on criminalising marital rape on Wednesday with Justice Rajiv Shakdher upholding the exemption to husband from offence of marital rape as unconstitutional while Justice Hari Shankar arguing that the exemption is constitutional….
New Delhi, 11/5: The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a hold on the colonial-era legislation till the Centre re-examines its provisions. Announcing its order on the validity of the law on Wednesday, the apex court urged Centre and states to refrain from registering any FIRs invoking Section 124A IPC. “Should such cases be…
New Delhi, 11/5: Severe Cyclone Asani weakened to a cyclonic storm on Wednesday as it barrelled towards north coastal Andhra Pradesh and came within 34 km of Narsapur in the state, packing wind speed of 85 km per hour and bringing heavy rains to the region, the weather office said here. The weather system…
New Delhi, 11/5: A panel drafting structural changes in Congress is suggesting a “time-bound review” of party constitution where it envisages the possibility of state committees having separate constitutions. The suggestion was made by a nine-member committee on organisational issues headed by Mukul Wasnik in which senior leaders Ajay Maken, Tariq Anwar, Ramesh Chennithala,…
Dehradun, 10/5: The police have intensified inspections of railway and bus stations across Uttarakhand after a letter threatening to blow up six railway stations in the state was received recently, officials said on Tuesday. The letter was sent to the superintendent of Roorkee railway station on Saturday. The letter, which was written by…
Bhubaneswar,10/5: Chief Secretary Sri Suresh Chandra Mahapatra along with Development Commissioner and Special Relief Commision Sri Pradeep Kumar Jena participated in the National Executive Committe meeting held under Chairmanship of Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs, Sri Ajaya Kumar Bhalla over video conferencing today. Secretary Sri Bhalla reviewed the preparedness of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to…
Bhubaneswar, 10/5: Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), a leading institution in the field of technical education in Odisha, will undergo a reshuffle. It was formerly known as the College of Engineering and Technology, or CET. The institution will be transformed through the development of human resources, starting from the infrastructure. It will cost…
New Delhi, 10/5: Members of a right-wing group on Tuesday recited the Hanuman Chalisa outside the Qutub Minar complex and staged a protest demanding that the iconic monument here be renamed ‘Vishnu Stambha’. At least 30 demonstrators have been detained and taken to a police station, from where they will be released later, a…
New Delhi, 10/5: Payments startup BharatPe said on Tuesday its board had recommended several measures, following a corporate governance review, including termination of several employees and vendors and filing criminal cases against them for misconduct. According to a PTI report, the company has also initiated necessary action against ‘a former founder’ to claw back…
Mumbai, 10/5: In a sad piece of news, Veteran santoor player and music composer Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passed away here on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84. Sharma, one of India’s most well known classical musicians, was due to perform in Bhopal next week. He was also…
