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LUCKNOW: Judicial magistrate Gyan Prakash on Tuesday rejected the plea of Bollywood Karan Johar, director of Hindi film ‘Khabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ to close a case against him in which it has been alleged that he insulted the National anthem in the said movie. The court observed that prima facie the allegations appeared to be […]

BANGALORE: A four-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a teacher at her school in North Bangalore on Tuesday. The girl, an LKG student of a private international school near Jalahalli Cross, off Tumkur Road, was subjected to medical tests and later admitted to a private hospital in Yeshwantpur. Acting on a complaint filed by her

NEW DELHI: A principal’s daughter was found dead at her home located within the campus of the prominent school here, police said on Wednesday. The body of 29-year-old Anjana Saini, daughter of DR Saini, principal of Delhi Public School, RK Puram was found at their home on Wednesday morning. Police suspect that she committed suicide

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have told his union council of ministers on Monday that the government would disclose some names of those under probe for allegedly stashing black money abroad, to the Supreme Court when it reconvenes after the Diwali break. “Kuch naam batayenge (we will reveal some names),” Modi told his ministers

Calling the convicts “psychopaths” who should be kept away from society, a Delhi court on Monday sentenced all five convicts in the 2010 Dhaula Kuan gangrape case to life in prison. “The convicts are psychopaths, having no regard for the honour and dignity of women in the society and thus are a threat to the whole society.

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has ruled that a man can seek divorce if his wife puts pressure on him for abandoning his parents and demands a fixed sum every month for personal expenses. Terming such behaviour as ‘cruelty upon the husband’, the court also ruled that a woman who makes

The Delhi high court has issued a notice to Delhi University on an advocate’s plea alleging arbitrary admission process in two courses. A bench of Justice Manmohan asked DU to file a reply to the advocate’s plea and listed the matter for hearing March 16, 2015. The court was hearing the plea of advocate Jamshed

A petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer, Rajeev Agrawal demands a comprehensive website that upholds the spirit of RTI Act, wherein citizens can file RTI applications and appeals online in all the States, Union Territories, State Information Commission’s. It also demands a Voice based facilitation centre for registration and processing of RTI Applications, complaints, Appeals

Bar Council of Kerala has asked lawyers to confine their views only as legal experts, regarding details of ongoing cases. It is considering plans to restrain lawyers from discussing case details with the media, relying on Section 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules. According to Rule 36, “An advocate shall not solicit work or

A 72-year-old woman, who once worked for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), was found murdered in her East Delhi home Sunday, police said. The house, in Preet Vihar, had also been robbed. “Suman Bala Bhatnagar’s body was found by her tenants, who called police. A case of murder and robbery has been registered and