Brooklyn Catholic Diocese moves to settle 1,100 child abuse lawsuits through mediationThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is settling 1,100 child sexual abuse lawsuits, aiming to resolve claims and reduce survivor strain. ...
13 Feb, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
Govt prescribes faster access to medicines for rare diseasesIndia is streamlining access to rare disease drugs by waiving local clinical trials for some medications. The drug regulator is expediting ...
11 Dec, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
Article 21 soul of Constitution, liberty of citizen paramount, says SCThe Supreme Court criticized the Maharashtra High Court for delaying the decision on bail applications, emphasizing the importance of perso...
02 Mar, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
No bar on deciding Gyanvapi's religious nature: Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court rejected the Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee's plea challenging the admissibility of a 1991 suit asserting Hind...
20 Dec, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
Close to commit over $1-bn to Moderna for COVID-19 booster vaccine; Provide price capping waiver, indemnity: Cipla to GovtCommending the government for its efforts to increase the vaccine availability in the country for achieving effective protection against CO...
01 Jun, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
High Court declines Kalra's plea for speedy decision on bail by trial court;says let law take its own courseThe high court declined to grant the reliefs sought on behalf of Kalra, represented by senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, saying that he had move...
18 May, 2021, 02.25 PM IST
Need for expeditious COVID-19 vaccination drive to cover targeted population: VardhanThe meeting comes on a day India's COVID-19 caseload surpassed the somber one-crore mark. "India's COVID 19 pandemic growth has dropped to ...
19 Dec, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Modi-Hasina Summit in December; Delhi-Dhaka chalks out mega plans to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic tiesExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced India’s decision to launch a commemorative postal stamp on the occasion of the birth cente...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
SC asks RBI to frame norms for banks to give issuer details in cases of cheque bouncingThe bench expressed concern over the fact that trials in cases of cheque bouncing take years even though they are mandated by the law to be...
09 Mar, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
Shouldn't sacrifice justice for speedy disposal of case: CourtIn an observation made by Additional Sessions Judge SK Gupta, "Justice should not be sacrificed in an attempt to dispose of a case in a spe...
11 Jun, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
High Court defers service tax department plea against Vijay Mallya to March 28Justice C V Bhadang asked the service tax department to serve copies of the two applications to the airline, Mallya and others before March...
11 Mar, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
SC rejects former Kerala CM Achuthanandan's plea in palmolein import scam caseEarlier, the court had come down heavily on Achuthanandan saying he was "trying to drag on proceedings" in the graft case to settle "politi...
16 Feb, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
Will Supreme Courtâs ruling on faster trials of tainted MPs & MLAs have desired impact?Political parties belief that the overworked judiciary, grappling with over 3 cr cases at last count, will not be able to give effect to it...
23 Mar, 2014, 04.26 AM IST
Sartaz Aziz meets Prime MinisterAziz is here to attend the 11th ASEM conference, also met External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
13 Nov, 2013, 12.03 PM IST
- No proposal for special courts for rape cases: P Chidambaram
There is no proposal to set up special courts for trial of rape cases, but states are being impressed upon to probe such crimes more effici...
09 May, 2012, 01.33 PM IST
- Ajmal Kasab, Hasan Ali Khan, Shiney Ahuja cases dominate Maharashtra legal scene in 2011
Confirmation of death sentence to Kasab, trial of Hasan Ali for money laundering and conviction of Shiney dominated the legal scene in 2011.
26 Dec, 2011, 10.42 AM IST
- Watch out for graft at top level: PM
Opening a conference of CBI and state anti-corruption bureaux here, he said there was no single remedy for fighting corruption which has to...
27 Aug, 2009, 02.28 AM IST