Delhi Voters Can Avail Free Bike Taxi Ride Back Home On Polling Day

Rapido has a pool of 8 lakh bike drivers in Delhi with a subscriber base of 80 lakh. (Representational) The Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi has tied up with a bike taxi company under which eligible voters will be provided a free ride from the polling booths to their homes …...Read More

Bombay High Court Allows 19-Year-Old Woman To Terminate 25-Week Pregnancy

The woman said grave psychological effects of the pregnancy as primary reason for termination (File) The Bombay High Court on Thursday allowed a 19-year-old woman to terminate her 25-week pregnancy, which she sought on the grounds of "grave psychological effects" and "social stigma". A division bench of Justices Somasekhar Sundaresan …...Read More

Court Asks University If Mumbai Blasts Convict Can Take Law Exam Online

The Bombay High Court has sought to know from the Mumbai University if it can permit a convict in the 7/11 serial bomb blasts case to take his law examinations online. A division bench of Justices Makarand Karnik and Kamal Khata on Friday said owing to security reasons, the situation …...Read More

Bombay High Court Permits 12-Year-Old Rape Survivor To Terminate Pregnancy

The girl was allegedly raped by her 14-year-old brother (Representational) The Bombay High Court on Monday permitted a 12-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy, noting that her welfare and safety was of paramount importance. A vacation bench of Justices Sandeep Marne and Neela Gokhale perused the report submitted by …...Read More

Charge Sheet Against Lalu Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav In Land-For-Jobs Case

The ED's case stems from an FIR lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against ex-railway minister Lalu Prasad, his son Tejashwi Yadav and eight others in the land-for-jobs scam. The charge sheet was filed before Special Judge Vishal …...Read More

Dawood Declared Terrorist In Individual Capacity, Says Bombay High Court; Grants Bail To Two UAPA Accused

This led to the bail grant for Faiz Bhiwandiwala and Parvez Vaid. The Bombay High Court has said fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim has been declared a terrorist in his individual capacity under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and, hence, any association with him or his gang would not attract provisions …...Read More

Chhattisgarh Government Announces Plan For A New Tiger Reserve

Chhattisgarh government today decided to declare a new tiger reserve. (Representational) The Chhattisgarh government today decided to declare a new tiger reserve covering areas of Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla wildlife sanctuary in the state, a government official said. This will be the fourth tiger reserve in the …...Read More

"Uddhav Thackeray Abandoned Balasaheb's Ideology", Eknath Shinde Claims

"Uddhav Thackeray abandoned Balasaheb's ideology for greed of CM's chair," Eknath Shinde said. In an all-out attack on his former party chief-turned-rival, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today accused Uddhav Thackeray of doing "dogli rajneeti" (double-faced politics) and alleged that his predecessor was plotting an attack on his house while …...Read More

UP Woman Jailed For Exact Period Man She Falsely Accused Of Rape Served

The court rapped the woman for her false complaint and sentenced her to jail (Representational) A district court in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly sentenced a woman to four years and five months in jail for filing a false case of rape against a man, recanting her statement and turning hostile during …...Read More

Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Sexually Assaulting Boy, 11, In Rajasthan

A POCSO court in Baran on Tuesday sentenced a man to a 20-year jail term for committing unnatural sex with an 11-year-old boy three years ago, a court official said. POCSO Court 2 Judge Sonia Beniwal convicted Bittu alias Brijesh of Baran City for committing the act with a boy …...Read More