Bilkis Bano, who was gang raped during the 2002 riots, earlier refused to accept a Rs 5 lakh offer and sought exemplary compensation from Gujarat govt.
The Bombay high court ruled that pregnancies past the 20-week mark could be terminated without court permission if it risked the mental or physical health of the mother/foetus.
The SC's notice was whether or not to admit a plea seeking annulment of his election to the state Assembly for alleged non-disclosure of pending criminal cases against him.
Justices Swapna Joshi, S.B. Shukre and S.M. Modak recuse themselves after plea in high court alleges that Loya died of poisoning from a radioactive isotope.
A Bombay High Court bench will hear the petitions filed by the three activists, challenging the FIR registered against them by Pune Police on January 1.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Belated, but welcome. Not that money or a job can ever be compensation enough. After each such tragedy, society can resolve not to walk on the same path.
Belated, but welcome. Not that money or a job can ever be compensation enough. After each such tragedy, society can resolve not to walk on the same path.