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Youths arrested for sexualassault on woman:

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On Wednesday, a college girl was being abducted and sexually assaulted by two youths in a rickshaw on Delhi bypass in Hisar. Both the accused were arrested by the police…

Calcutta HC: Same-Sex Sexual Harassment complaints are fully maintainable under the POSH Act, 2013

The High Court of Calcutta, while hearing a Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction in the case of Dr. Malabika Bhattacharjee v. Internal Complaints Committee Vivekananda College & Ors. comprising of Justice Sabyasachi…

Tech Mahindra to acquire Payments Technology Services for Rs 66 crore

Tech Mahindra, which is one of the leading IT service providers of the country, is planning to acquire Payments Technology Services Ltd (PTSL), which is a subsidiary of fintech firm…

Right to personal liberty and privacy, includes right to choose food: Cattle Ordinance challenged before Karnataka High court

The Karnataka High Court looking for the reaction of the State government in a plea seeking to quash the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020. A…

World’s Most Powerful Passports 2021 List:

Henley and Partners Passport Index of 2021 has revealed the list of the world’s most powerful passports and India has been ranked 85th on it. Japan tops the list of…

Mohammed Siraj was called ‘brown dog’ at Sydney cricket ground

At India tour of Australia, Ajinkya Rahane and his team are livid at the racist incidents at the Sydney Cricket Ground as Mohammed Siraj was called 'brown dog' by a…

Ten infants die at Maharashtra hospital due to fire:

In the early hours of Saturday morning, ten new born babies died as fire broke out at a neonatal care ward of a hospital at Bhandara in eastern Maharashtra, the…

Bar Council of Delhi increased the enrollment fees

The fees payable by lawyers at the time of enrolment, has been increased by the Bar Council of Delhi, with effect from January 1, 2021. A candidate, who is applying…

Center to decide on Rajoana’s mercy plea: SC

The Supreme Court asked the Center to decide on the mercy ples of Balwant Singh Rajoana for commuting the death penalty awarded to him in former Punjab CM Beant Singh's…

SC relief for student who lost IIT-B seat

Siddhant Batra was ranked 270 in the All India Joint Engineering Entrance 2020 but clicked the withdraw link during the online admission process. The Supreme Court allowed an exception for…