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SC seeks response on women lawyers in Govt panels

India, May 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre, all states and Union Territories on a PIL seeking 30 per cent quota for women lawyers in government panels and law off... Read More


RIL, two firms seek mediation in KG-basin dispute in SC

India, May 21 -- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and two other foreign firms on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that they would write to the Centre for mediation in the Krishna-Godavari basin gas m... Read More


HC grants anticipatory bail to one Bareilly violence accused

India, May 21 -- The Allahabad High Court has granted an anticipatory bail plea to Altamas Khan, one of the accused in last year's Bareilly violence case. Justice Ashutosh Srivastava on Monday allowe... Read More


Hold Bengaluru civic body polls by Aug 31: SC

India, May 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended till August 31 the time for holding the long-pending elections for the Bengaluru civic body. The tenure of the earlier elected body for the Br... Read More


Dowry violence remains India's ugly reality

India, May 21 -- Rising dowry deaths reflect a collective moral failure. Until society challenges the mindset that commodifies women in marriage, laws alone will not end this menace This is sad and u... Read More


Congress cannot afford another Karnataka mistake

India, May 21 -- Indian politics has a cruel way of exposing weakness. It does not merely punish defeat; it punishes indecision, hesitation, and the inability to learn from repeated mistakes. That is ... Read More


Mandate for a new Bengal: Be royal again, be great again!

India, May 21 -- By the time this column reaches its readers, Bengal will likely have settled into that familiar, contemplative pause that follows a decisive electoral verdict - poised between memory ... Read More


Twisha death probe deepens

India, May 21 -- A Bhopal court on Wednesday declined permission for a second post-mortem in the mysterious death case of actress and former Miss Pune contestant Twisha Sharma, the daughter-in-law of ... Read More


Police issue guidelines for mobile phone theft

Sri Lanka, May 21 -- Police Headquarters has issued guidelines on the steps people should follow if a mobile phone is lost, misplaced or stolen. Police said complaints on lost and stolen mobile phone... Read More


MP Ruhullah accuses Omar government of crushing dissent in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 21 -- Srinagar MP Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday questioned Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his ongoing outreach visits in the Jammu region, alleging that the administration was "... Read More