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254-0 French Parliament votes to repeal law from slavery eraFrance's Parliament has voted to abolish the Black Code. This colonial law, enacted in 1685, treated enslaved people as property. For nearl...- Part ways as VVIPs drive through townPresidential visits in India often bring traffic disruptions, with roads cordoned off for extended periods to ensure smooth passage for the...
- Personal legacies are as precious as monumentsOn World Heritage Day, images of a vintage wooden dressing table and desk were shared, showcasing places and edifices known and unknown. Th...
- Boston Juneteenth 2023: What's open and closed on the holidayWhile some services and establishments will be closed to honor Juneteenth, many retail locations, liquor stores, and supermarkets will rema...
- Biden administration unveils action plan for housing supply shortageThe Joe Biden administration is planning to announce steps that they'll take to address the shortage of homes at entry level in the U.S. It...
- Breastfeeding an inalienable right of lactating mother: Karnataka HCBreastfeeding mother and the suckling child are the concurrent rights protected under right to life guaranteed under the fundamental rights...
- There’s no need for a tearing hurry: Even the largest books can be accommodated whole in many waysA larger bag to contain the thicker book is another definite possibility.
- Will not allow gay sex, adultery in Army: General Rawat"The Army is conservative. The Army is a family. We cannot allow this to perpetrate into the Army," he said on adultery, adding soldiers an...
- Supreme Court's adultery verdict strong, progressive on gender equality, say women lawyersSenior advocate Rebecca John and lawyers Aishwarya Bhati and Menaka Guruswamy, termed as correct the apex court's observation that the adul...
- Can be ground for divorce, but is adultery crime: Supreme CourtA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it will not touch the law to make it an offence for women too.
- Anti-adultery laws must to protect marriage: Government to Supreme CourtThe government was responding to a court notice on a public interest litigation which wanted the law struck down as it was not gender neutr...
- Wife not a chattel, husband can't force her to live with him: Supreme CourtThe bench asked the man to "re-consider" his decision and desire to reside with his wife in view of the categorical statement by the woman'...
- Vijay Mallya lives on Rs 4.5 lakh a week after British court orderThe flamboyant businessman is accused by more than a dozen Indian banks of willfully defaulting on about $1.4 billion in debt for his Kingf...
- Kerala love jihad: SC sends Hadiya to Salem in Tamil Nadu to pursue her studiesA bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra directed the Kerala police to provide Hadiya with security and ensure that she travelled to Sal...
- Supreme Court to Hadiya: Wife is not a chattel, husband can't be guardianHadiya told the apex court that she wanted 'freedom' to live with her husband, profess her faith in Islam and that she very well understood...
- Supreme Court for open air jails, better treatment for prisonersNHRC figures show that prisoners cut off from family and friends had a 50% more chance of committing suicide than those outside.
- Renowned auctioneer Bob Hayton to conduct 2015 Hockey India League auctionThe HIL auction is slated to be held on September 17 where 135 Indian and 141 foreign players will go under the hammer.
- Form core group for relief to Pakistan firing victims: Jammu and Kashmir CJITo ensure immediate relief to the victims of cross-border firing from the Pakistan side, the acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir Just...
- Town of Love: Tales of women in distressA Norwegian journalist has authored a book which tells stories of the plight of women who are victims of trafficking and forced into sex tr...
- Back in the Real WorldA federal court in New York has held a senior Indian diplomat and her husband guilty of subjecting their Indian maid to barbaric treatment ...
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