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Badaun incident could be avoided if the woman didn’t venture out in evening, says NCW member

A member of the National Commission for Women has said that the Badaun gangrape case could have been avoided if the woman had not ventured out in the evening.NCW member…

German to be repatriated, serving sentence in Gorakhpur district Jail:

An official of the Gorakhpur district Jail said that a 55 years old German, who is undergoing imprisonment of 10 years since November 2014, is being repatriated to his country.…

Lahore High Court Declares the Two-Finger Test on Rape Victims Unconstitutional

5 Jan 20215 Jan 2021

In a recent judgement of the Lahore High Court, Justice Ayesha A. Malik criticised the use of two-finger test and the hymen test on rape victims, and held such tests…

Delhi HC orders release of adult married woman kept in child welfare home after habeas corpus writ filed by husband

In the case of Avinash Sarvan v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors., the father of the woman had filed FIR under Section 363 of the IPC at Wazirabad…

Madras HC allows elephant to stay with its caretaker of 20 years despite not having the required certificate for possession

A writ petition was filed by Sheik Muhammed challenging the actions of the State Wildlife Department to take custody of "Lalitha". Though he had made an application seeking ownership certificate,…

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking permanent commission for Navy women officers next month

30 Dec 20201 Feb 2021

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea filed regarding the Permanent Commission for women officers in the Navy who are scheduled to retire on 31 December 2020.…

California nurse tests positive after a week receiving Pfizer covid-19 vaccine

A 45 year old nurse has been tested positive for covid-19 after a week receiving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Matthew w, is a nurse who works at two local hospitals,…

PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking guidelines to strictly restrict sale of fake Covid-19 vaccine

A PIL has been filed before the Apex Court of India seeking directions for strictly restricting the sale of counterfeit vaccine for COVID-19 and formation of guidelines under the Disaster…

J&K HC states that there is no fundamental right to do trade in liquor, licenses remain cancelled

The court passed directions for framing of new Excise Policy for 2021-2022, strictly in accordance with the Jammu and Kashmir Excise Act and the law laid down by the SC…

Madras HC allows celebrated music director Ilaiyaraja to meditate in his former music studio for a day

After a long battle, the HC recently recorded a settlement between Ilaiyaraja and the proprietors of Prasad Studios that would allow him a day to meditate in the music room where he…