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Viral Kumbh mela girl Monalisa appears to be an adult: Kerala High Court, husband gets one-month reliefThe Kerala High Court granted transit bail to Mohd Farman, husband of the viral Kumbh Mela girl, for one month to seek anticipatory bail in...
TCS sexual harassment-forced conversion case: Nida Khan remanded in judicial custody till May 24Nida Khan, accused in a Nashik sexual harassment and forced conversion case, has been remanded to judicial custody. She was arrested on May...
AIMIM corporator sheltered TCS case accused Nida Khan, say policeAn AIMIM corporator, Matin Patel, was arrested for allegedly harbouring Nida Khan, a key accused in a sexual harassment and religious coerc...
Palash Muchhal faces legal trouble as SC/ST atrocities case is filed; Complainant said to be Smriti Mandhana’s childhood friend: ReportPalash Muchhal has reportedly landed in legal trouble in Sangli after a complaint was filed over alleged casteist remarks during an argumen...
Kerala Bandh on April 28: Why is there a statewide strike? Check what is open and closed hereKerala Bandh Today April 28: A 12-hour statewide hartal is being observed in Kerala today, April 28, following the tragic death of dental s...
Allahabad HC asks to avoid using 'court below', 'lower court' in official recordsThe Allahabad High Court has ordered its registry to stop using terms like 'court below' and 'lower court'. This follows a Supreme Court di...
TCS case: Prime accused seeks bail, says complaint filed due to frustration or parents' pressureA prime accused in the alleged sexual harassment case at TCS's Nashik unit on Tuesday filed a bail application claiming that the complaint ...
No interim relief for TCS case accused Nida Khan, Nashik court seeks police response on her pleaA Nashik court has not granted interim protection from arrest to Nida Khan, an accused in a sexual harassment and religious coercion case a...
HC stays notice to Nawab Malik over Prevention of Atrocities Act complaintThe complaint alleged that Malik's tweets and public statements claiming that Sameer Wankhede was a Muslim but obtained a bogus caste certi...
Haryana IGP sends legal notice to Ambala SSP, SHO over non-registration of FIR against DGPIn complaint filed with Ambala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hamid Akhtar on May 19, Kumar sought the registration of a criminal ca...
BJP leader moves SC, seeks strict action against fake complainants in criminal casesThe PIL has been filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra in the backdrop of a sensational case in which the Allahabad Hig...
SC seeks response from TN police on DMK MP's plea seeking quashing of FIR against himA bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat took note of the submissions of lawyer Amit Anand Tiwari, appearing for the Rajya S...
Supreme Court hints at recalling verdict on SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities ActThe top court said people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are subjected to "discrimination" and "untouchability" even af...
Modi govt expands rules for better compensation to Dalit rape victimsGovt has expanded the definition of sexual offences against SC and ST persons to “rape, unnatural offences and gang rape”.
Conviction rate in crimes against Dalits abysmally low: MHA reportIn the three-year period beginning 2014, the conviction rate under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is as low as 16.3 percent, said the...
MHA asks states to ensure security during Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14The Ministry of Home Affairs also said that Districts Magistrates and Superintendents of Police should ensure peace and check violence in t...
Partial shutdown in Kerala, sporadic violence reportedProtesters against the perceived dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act forcefully closed shops and resorted to road blocks i...
Atrocities against Dalits at 17-year high in Gujarat, RTI reply showsAccording to figures, the state registered 1,515 cases under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in 2017, the highest number in 17...
Court rejects AAP MLA Surinder Singh's anticipatory bail pleaA Delhi court dismissed Surinder Singh's anticipatory bail plea in a case in which he has been accused of assaulting an NDMC employee and p...
- Amend SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: Ramadoss
PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today called for amending the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989'.