Budget 2025: In letter to Sitharaman, NGO seeks prioritising elderly welfareAn NGO has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address the growing issues of India's elderly in the Union Budget. Key recommendati...
28 Jan, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
North Korea: Two-year-old sent to life imprisonment after Bible found in parents' possessionIt is estimated that between 50,000 and 70,000 North Korean citizens have been imprisoned for ‘being Christians’. An entire family, includi...
27 May, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
Bengaluru's Men's rights activist group worships Elon Musk, shares video on TwitterA Bengaluru based Men’s rights NGO, Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), worships Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, for saving freedom of speech and...
28 Feb, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Supreme Court starts hearing plea against FCRA changesEarlier, Centre has told the Supreme Court that there is no fundamental right to receive unbridled foreign contributions without any regula...
28 Oct, 2021, 11.57 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks Modi government's views on right to diePresenlty, doctors in India are not allowed under the Hippocratic Oath to switch off life support systems except in medical cases involving...
16 Jan, 2016, 05.23 AM IST
Delhi HC junks plea for cancellation of Taslima Nasreen's visaThe HC dismissed a PIL seeking deportation and cancellation of the visa given to Taslima Nasreen, saying there was no public interest in th...
22 Sep, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
Greenpeace decries move to "muzzle" dissent in democracyAs a result of the cancellation of its FCRA registration the NGO will not be able to receive funds from abroad which constitute upto 30 per...
04 Sep, 2015, 08.56 PM IST
Greenpeace launches new campaign to reclaim freedom of speechGreenpeace today launched a new campaign to reclaim freedom of speech by recreating Bollywood movie posters highlighting real life stories ...
04 Sep, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Doctors shouldn't strike, but can't restrain them: Supreme CourtAgreeing with the petitioner, the bench, however, said that it cannot pass direction to restrain doctors from going on strike.
11 Nov, 2014, 07.39 PM IST
Supreme Court issues notice to states, UTs on plea on passive euthanasiaThe Centre, however, strongly opposed the plea saying it cannot be legalised as it is a form of suicide which is an offence in the country.
16 Jul, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
Supreme Court refers issue of legalising Euthanasia to a five- judge Constitution benchThe SC has referred the issue of legalising euthanasia to a five- judge Constitution bench due to "inconsistent" opinion in previous verdic...
25 Feb, 2014, 12.30 PM IST
Centre opposes living will, die with dignity pleaOnly a few years ago, women would jump into their husbands’ pyres claiming it was out of their own volition, ASG argues.
12 Feb, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
Supreme Court to take up plea seeking review of its verdict on gay sexSupreme Court will tomorrow take up petitions filed by Centre and rights activists seeking review of its verdict declaring gay sex an offen...
27 Jan, 2014, 10.09 PM IST
SC agrees to examine right to shelter for pavement dwellersThe Supreme Court today decided to examine the issue of "right to shelter" for pavement dwellers across the country.
13 Sep, 2013, 09.13 PM IST
- Centre served SC notice on publishing Radia tapes
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on a public interest litigation seeking disclosure of all taped telephonic conversation...
25 Jan, 2011, 05.19 AM IST
- HC judgment on gay sex 'progressive': Gay activists
"Now it seems we are in 21st century as the rights of homosexuals have been recognised by the high court," gay rights activists said.
02 Jul, 2009, 12.35 PM IST
- SC to hear plea for decommissioning of Mullaperiyar dam
The Supreme Court on Wednesday a petition seeking decommissioning of the 113-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, which allegedly poses a threat to p...
06 Feb, 2008, 09.17 PM IST