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Bombay HC reduces punishment to life imprisonment for man who assaulted his pregnant wife and relatives with a knife

According to the prosecution, the incident took place on October 24, 2015, at Walkhed. Krishna Pawar, a 35-year-old labourer from Jalna district used to suspect his wife’s character and harass…

Covaxin activates immune responses, no side effects: Bharat Biotech

As per the information available in the research paper published by a Hyderabad based firm, the Bharat Biotech Covid vaccine is in the late stage clinical trials and haven't shown…

Karnataka High court orders police officer to clean road for failing in registering the FIR.

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In Tarabai v. State of Karnataka, the High Court of Karnataka orders the house officer of the police station to clean roads near the station for a week as a…

HC on denial of promotion due to attendance shortage in NLSIU

NLSIU refused to promote a student owing to shortage of attendance in Fourth Year. Justice Krishna Dixit stared:"As already mentioned above, in several cases the University had granted condonation of…

Uttarakhand High Court Suspends District Judge Who Used Accused’s Car for Official Travel

Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun has been suspended by the Uttarakhand High Court. He had visited a camp court on December 21 and 22 on a private Audi Q7 and…

Cabinet approves revision in DTH guidelines, license now to be issued for 20 years

Union cabinet on Wednesday has approved for the revised guidelines in DTH services in the country for which licenses is to be issued for 20 years.Union minister Prakash javadekar informed…

J&K HC asserts that its residents can freely approach NHRC if rights violated

The J&K HC has rightfully asserted that residents of the UT facing any sort of grievance regarding violation of their human and basic fundamental rights, may have to approach the…

P&H HC orders state police to video-record the entire time gangster Bishnoi is in custody

After the Vikas Dubey encounter by the UP Police, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, 35, who is currently confined in Bharatpur Jail in Rajasthan, had moved a petition in the Punjab and Haryana…

28 Yrs Later, Father, Nun Found Guilty in Murder of Sister Abhaya

In 1992, Sister Abhaya, a Class 12 student, was found dead inside a well at the Pious X Convent in Kerala. Initially, the case was ruled as a suicide by…

We can’t prevent the Legislature from considering a Bill: Karnataka High Court refuses to stay Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2020

On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court denied the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2020 [Amendment Bill] to stay. An interlocutory application was heard by the Court seeking to prohibit the…