Chief Minister Shibu Soren Monday failed to turn up in a district court in Jharkhand in a 36-year-old double murder case.
Additional District Judge N.N. Singh deferred the hearing to April 3 and asked Soren to be present in the court. Soren’s lawyer said he could not appear in the court as the assembly session is [...]

 When 181 women get ‘empowered’ to enter parliament society as a whole will benefit, Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed said here Monday.
‘All eyes are riveted towards India’s parliament now. The thing to be kept in mind is that by asking for 33 percent reservation, we are not asking for a favour because when 181 women [...]

Women in the national capital had lots to look forward to this International Women’s Day. Not only were they cheering the government’s efforts to clear the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, free makeovers, complimentary movie tickets and shopping discounts were also lined up to make their day.
Homemakers, students, professionals and social activists — [...]

Former Haryana police chief SPS Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, has lodged a police complaint against Utsav Sharma, who had attacked him outside the district court complex on February 8.
Rathore was stabbed three times in the face by 29-year-old Utsav as he came out of the court premises.
“We have received the [...]

All India Radio (AIR) listeners here Sunday had a surprise when they heard children anchoring various programmes and expressing their feelings and aspirations on the occasion of the International Children’s Day of Broadcasting.
The day provides a unique opportunity for child broadcasters to use the medium, and an important part of the initiative is that children [...]

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today said “due regard” should be given to the wishes of a rape victim if she chooses to marry the rapist or have the baby conceived from the crime.
“Due regard must be given to their personal autonomy since in some cases the victim may choose to marry the [...]

Those arguments could take several days, after which the trial would reach the stage of the final judgment, almost 10 months since it started.
“The phase of arguments, meaning summing up the entire case or the assessment of the evidence, marks the step prior to the final judgement in a criminal trial,” explained noted criminal lawyer [...]

Sukhveer and Shobha Singh came to Delhi High Court in 2009 in a custody battle over their child after their decided to annul their nine-year-old marriage. A year later the couple is happily remarried, thanks to the court’s mediation.
Sukhveer and Shobha had married in 2000, but things started turning sour after Shobha’s family began interfering [...]

The poorest of the poor dalits and exploited sections of society have extremely low awareness about legal rights and judicial remedies which is impeding welfare and human rights objectives, a rights activist said Saturday.
‘Unless Dalits and marginalised sections of society are aware of their legal rights and are also aware of the ways and means [...]

A website that will help deal with cases of missing children faster as well as provide information on all aspects of juvenile justice and rights was launched by the Delhi Police Saturday.
The website – www.dpjju.com – intends to create awareness on juvenile rights and will give details about organisations working for juveniles, the laws applicable [...]