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Won't allow woman officer to be humiliated: Supreme Court to Centre

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre to review its "arbitrary denial" of permanent commission to a woman coast guard officer within two weeks, observing that the govern... Read More


PMC clears decks for modern shelters & veterinary care for stray, abandoned cattle

India, Aug. 20 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approved a proposal to create modern shelters and veterinary facilities for stray and abandoned cattle, particularly in the 34 newly-merged v... Read More


Boss's stern behaviour not suicide abetment: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court has held that ordinary administrative directions, disciplinary supervision, adverse remarks on an official's performance, even stern behaviour by a superior, ho... Read More


Supreme Court tells Odisha government to take a call on Graham Staines murder convict's remission plea

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Odisha government that it will not tolerate any further delay in dealing with the remission plea of Graham Staines' murder convict Dara Si... Read More


Taste of Life: The forgotten art of Poona's lifelike clay figures

India, Aug. 20 -- The practice of making durable representations of fruits and vegetables in materials such as clay and wood has a long history in many parts of the world. By the nineteenth century, t... Read More


CBI court denies bail to Punjab VB chief's ex-reader

Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- A special CBI court here on Wednesday dismissed the regular bail plea of OP Rana, former reader to DGP, Punjab Vigilance Bureau, in a Rs.13-lakh bribery case. Holding that the ... Read More


'I don't want to pay': Tourist refuses to pay for photo at Vietnam cafe, faces backlash

India, Aug. 20 -- A tourist was filmed repeatedly asking staff at a Vietnamese cafe to take her photograph at a popular picture spot while refusing to pay. The tourist sparked a heated exchange at the... Read More


Centre makes rooftop solar push, Punjab says only 12% schools remain uncovered

Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- The Union ministry of education (MoE) has asked the Punjab government to install solar rooftop plants at all 3,798 secondary and higher secondary schools in the state under the ... Read More


The veteran and his understudy

India, Aug. 20 -- No one watching the Galle Test missed that big, warm hug KL Rahul gave Devdutt Padikkal out of relief after the review that he almost didn't take went his way. Nor did anyone followi... Read More


Pay compensation to rape victims within 40 days: HC to Sitapur, Bahraich DMs

LUCKNOW, Aug. 20 -- Taking a tough view of the delay in payment of compensation to rape victims, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the district magistrates of Sitapur and Bahr... Read More