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Uber’s new SOS button to alert local police control room with GPS details

30 Apr 2015

April,30,2015: Earlier, using the SOS button, users could dial 100 and share their trip details and real-time location with up to five friends, family members. Taxi hailing app Uber on Thursd...

U.S. Congress report slams India on religious freedom

30 Apr 2015

April,30,2015: India stays on 'Tier 2' of 'countries of concern' list. The annual U.S. Congressional Report on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has criticised the gove...

101 Laws That Have Outlived their Utility

30 Apr 2015

101 Laws That Have Outlived Their Utility

Ten sentenced to 25 years for 2012 attack on Malala

30 Apr 2015

April,30,2015: In 2012, the child rights activist was shot in the head by militants when she was returning from her school in Swat district.Ten Pakistani Taliban militants were on Thursday sentenced t...

Cabinet clears stronger anti-corruption Act

29 Apr 2015

April,29,2015: New amendments has provisions for classifying corruption as a heinous crime and longer prison terms for both the bribe giver and the bribe taker. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday...

‘Concept of marital rape cannot be applied in India’

29 Apr 2015

April,29,2015: Concept of marital rape cannot be applied in India as marriage is treated as a sacrament or sacred as per mindset of the Indian society, government today said.“It is considered that the...

Maharashtra Assembly's privilege notice against Shobhaa De stayed by SC

29 Apr 2015

April,29,2015: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a breach of privilege motion notice issued against writer and columnist Shobhaa De by the Maharashtra Assembly over her tweets against the State g...

Both MCOCA, UAPA can be invoked in terror cases: HC

29 Apr 2015

April,29,2015: Setting aside the order of a lower court, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday held that the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and the Unlawful Activities (Pre...

9,000 NGOs lose license

28 Apr 2015

April,28,2015: The Union government has cancelled licences of nearly 9,000 NGOs for violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). In an order, the Home Ministry said that notices w...

NGT bans burning of waste in open

28 Apr 2015

April,28,2015: Imposing a complete ban on burning of waste in open including garbage, leaves, plastic and crop residues, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday said violators will be fined Rs. 5,00...

Police Excess during investigation is part of official duty- SC

28 Apr 2015

April,28,2015: "Allegation of Police excess and offensive conduct in the course of investigation of a criminal case, is reasonably connected with the performance of the officialduty by th...

Lawyers Body withdraw plea on Justice Sathasivam's appointment as NHRC chief

28 Apr 2015

April,28,2015: A lawyers' association, opposing the Centre's plan to appoint former Chief Justice of India and Kerala governor P Sathasivam as chairperson of National Human Rights Comm...

Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari is New York’s first Indian-American woman Judge

28 Apr 2015

April,28,2015: Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari has been sworn-in as a criminal court judge in New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio, becoming the first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in New York C...

India to have two Supreme Courts now! Bill introduced in RS

27 Apr 2015

April,27,2015: The Supreme Court (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Kolkata) Bill, 2015 has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to establish a permanent Bench of the Supreme Court...

Ban on petrol,diesel vehicles in Delhi: Center moves NGT seeking stay

27 Apr 2015

April,27,2015:  The Centre moved the National Green Tribunal seeking stay of its ban orders on 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles from plying in Delhi-NCR on the ground that it...

Supreme Court strikes down Bhavani Singh's appointment

27 Apr 2015

April,27,2015: The appointment was a manifestation of the government's "anxiety" about the future, says Bench The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the appointment of Special...

Will not participate in NJAC, CJI Justice Dattu tells Modi

27 Apr 2015

April.27,2015: The CJI's refusal brings to an abrupt halt the government's plans to constitute the NJAC before May 11 as promised by it to the Constitution Bench. A letter from Ch...

Aadhar world’s largest biometric ID system

27 Apr 2015

April,27,2016: NEW DELHI: The Aadhaar card has emerged as probably the world's largest biometric identification programmes in the world with the Unique Identification Authority of India (U...

23 daily habits that will make you a smarter Professional

26 Apr 2015

Legal profession needs a healthy amalgamation of intelligence and smartness to succeed. Getting smarterisn't something that happens overnight. Instead, you have to build your intelligence ...

Transgenders to be included in all Bank forms and applications

26 Apr 2015

April,26,2015: In a move aimed at helping transgender persons open bank accounts and avail related services, the Reserve Bank today directed banks to include a separate column 'third gender&#39...

Supreme Court designates Five Lawyers as ‘Senior Advocates’

26 Apr 2015

April,26,2015: The full Court of the Supreme Court has designated 5 lawyers as Senior Advocates on Thursday. The list includes 2 female lawyers as well. The newly designated Senior Advocate...

SC directs State legal Service Authority lawyers to take up cases of bail of under trial prisoners

26 Apr 2015

The Social Justice Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit has reportedly observed that poverty cannot be a ground for retaining a person in cust...

15 Weird Homes You Would Wish To Live In

26 Apr 2015

Your home is one of the biggest purchases you’re going to make in your entire life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live somewhere you thoroughly enjoy, too. The following homes w...

23 Pictures From Around the World That Will Make You Re-Evaluate Your Entire Life

26 Apr 2015

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, they would be right. An image can capture the essence of something powerful more than any writer or poet. An image is simple; it&...

Indian-American's sentencing sparks Abortion Law debate

26 Apr 2015

April,26,2015: Purvi Patel of Indiana was convicted of foeticide. Her case only reveals that as long as patriarchal structures continue to rule reproduction, a woman’s womb can never be her o...

Smriti Irani qualification case to come up on April 30

25 Apr 2015

April,25,2015: The plea alleged that she had given "false information" about her educational qualifications in the affidavits. A Delhi court on Saturday fixed April 30 for conside...

The world’s strongest earthquakes since 1900

25 Apr 2015

April,25,2015: Saturday's quake is touted to be worst in the Himalayan nation in over 80 years. A look at the world's strongest earthquakes since 1900. A magnitude-7.8 earthquak...

Here's why parents shouldn't neglect their kids

25 Apr 2015

Are you afraid that your kid might develop poor social skills or become aggressive? It's about time you stop neglecting your kid, as a study suggests that chronologically neglecting chi...

Wellness at workplace: 10 things you must know to keep lifestyle diseases at bay

25 Apr 2015

Climbing up the corporate ladder brings along many good things - a fatty pay cheque, bigger car, more spacious abode, among others. But, it's not just the pay slip that goes up as we scale new...

Is an overseas education worth your money?

25 Apr 2015

Does it really pay to spend mega-bucks on a (usually very expensive) college education overseas? It is a tough decision for parents to make. One of the most important financial goals pa...

10 sureshot ways to instantly become more attractive

25 Apr 2015

We want one thing common: being more attractive. Attraction is a funny thing. But the purpose for being attractive varies. What’s yours? Well, you needn’t share. If you&rsq...

6 Investing Lessons From The Richest Man In The World- Warren Buffett

25 Apr 2015

Warren Buffet, also known as the oracle of Omaha, is no stranger to the world of investing. There’s a lot to learn from the most successful (and did we also mention, the richest) man in the w...

NHRC to suo motu take up farmer's suicide case at AAP rally

25 Apr 2015

April,25,2015: The National Human Rights Commission will suo motu take up the case of suicide of Gajendra Singh, during the farmers' rally organised by Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, if no official...

Supreme Court seeks Government response on renaming India as ‘Bharat’

25 Apr 2015

April,24,2015: PIL seeks clarification on the phrase — “India, that is, Bharat shall be a Union of States” — used in Article 1 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court o...

'New drugs soon for malaria, diabetes'

24 Apr 2015

'The "candidate drugs" for malaria, osteoporosis and diabetes were currently undergoing clinical trials' The Indian pharmaceutical sector would soon be showcasing &lsq...

U.S. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton cites India for equal pay, gender equality

24 Apr 2015

April,24,2015: The U.S. Presidential hopeful cites the example of how women in India, Bangladesh and Liberia are joining forces to improve their lives. U.S. Presidential hopeful Hillary...

Rajya Sabha creates history, passes Private Member's Bill to protect Rights of Transgenders

24 Apr 2015

April,24,2015: The Rajya Sabha on Friday unanimously passed a private member’s bill, after a gap of 45 years, which protects and provides a number of rights for trangender persons while guara...

Tihar Jail officer gets Justice after 19 years

24 Apr 2015

April,24,2015: This could easily qualify as Delhi government's apathy of the worst kind, as Tihar Jail's Law Officer who represents prison authorities in courts, advises them and takes care of...

Hangover cure discovered in 1,900-yr-old Egyptian papyrus

24 Apr 2015

Washington, April 24: Historians have discovered a hangover cure written on a 1900-year-old Ancient Egyptian papyrus. Wearing a necklace made from the leaves of a shrub called Alexandrian lau...

Obesity occurs due to carbs you eat, not sitting idle

24 Apr 2015

Washington, April 23: Even if you keep fit and exercise regularly, you can't beat obesity if you can't control eating sugar and carbs. According to the researchers, it's the bad d...