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Supreme Court urges separate laws against mob killings

open view web desk NEW DELHI- The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the government to enact laws separate to those against murder to act as a deterrent against lynchings, following a series of attacks in which mobs have beaten people to death. A 32-year-old call centre employee was […]

Supreme Court upholds power of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in setback for Modi

open view web desk NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court upheld the powers of Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, on Wednesday in a win for his political party embroiled in a protracted fight with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that has compounded the capital city’s problems. Under […]

CM Kejriwal directs officers to speed up AAP govt projects after SC verdict

open view web desk New Delhi, Jul 4: Hours after the Supreme Court held that the Delhi LG does not have independent decision-making powers, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today held a cabinet meeting and directed officials to expedite projects like doorstep delivery of rations and installation of CCTV cameras. […]

Abducted Pakistani writer decries ‘intimidation’ ahead of polls

    open view web desk ISLAMABAD- A Pakistani writer and activist says she fears for her life after being briefly abducted from a military cantonment in the city of Lahore on June 5, an incident that triggered national outrage and saw fingers pointed at the powerful armed […]

India faces worst long term water crisis in its history – government think tank

open view web desk NEW DELHI – India faces the worst long-term water crisis in its history as demand outstrips supply and millions of lives and livelihoods could be at risk, said a think tank chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By 2030, water demand is projected to […]

U.S. biotechs to speed work on Nipah vaccine as virus hits India

open view web desk LONDON – A global coalition set up a year ago to fight epidemics has struck a $25 million deal with two U.S. biotech companies to accelerate work on a vaccine against the brain-damaging Nipah virus that has killed 12 people in India. The Coalition […]

Top executives at fraud-hit PNB misled RBI, CBI alleges

open view web desk MUMBAI – Senior executives at Punjab National Bank misled the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in late 2016 over the lender’s handling of the financial messaging system and credit guarantees that were at the centre of a more than $2 billion fraud, the Central […]

Young girl’s rape triggers more angry protests in India

open view web desk NEW DELHI – Protests erupted in Andhra Pradesh over the rape of a nine-year-old girl, as anger over the failure of police to stem a series of sex attacks on children boiled over. Reported rape cases in India have climbed steadily over recent years […]

Dismiss JK deputy CM, PM speak up: Cong

open view web desk New Delhi, May 1: The Congress today demanded the dismissal of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta for calling the Kathua rape and murder case a minor incident and said his remark displayed the mindset of the BJP and its leaders. Congress spokesperson […]

Cabinet nod to ordinance providing death penalty for raping girls below 12

open view web desk New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance on Saturday to provide stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of rape of girls below 12 years, amid a nation-wide outrage over cases of sexual assault and murder of minors in Kathua and […]

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