Can electoral and police reforms bring about change in state of women's safety in India? Dr Kiran Bedi, former IPS officer and now a prominent social activist, shared her perspective in an interaction with IBNLive readers. Q. Just a few days ago when a conference on police reforms and public order was called by Union Home Minister, only 7 Chief Ministers chose to attend with the big names of Narendra...
07:13 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Are the new anti-rape laws ineffective? Women's rights activist Ranjana Kumari joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. How to change mindset among small town men who come to work in metros? Asked by: Honey A. The most effective way of addressing violence is through education. Gender sensitisation must be incorporated into school curriculum and training programmes are required in community centres and workplaces. Only once we...
06:43 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: The agony faced by a person because of long trial cannot be a reason for a court to take a lenient view while punishing the accused and reduction of sentence merely on this ground is not justifiable, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court said that undue sympathy to impose inadequate sentence would undermine the public confidence in the efficacy of law and the punishment awarded should be...
11:46 AM, Apr 21, 2013
London: The husband of an Indian dentist, who lost her life after being denied an abortion in Ireland, has indicated that he would consider further action in the case through the courts in Europe after a jury at her inquest ruled that she died of medical misadventure. An 11-member on Friday unanimously ruled that 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar died of "medical misadventure". Soon after the verdict, her husband Praveen Halappanavar said...
06:37 PM, Apr 20, 2013
A 5-year-old was abducted, kept locked up for days and systematically brutalised in New Delhi. The police initially refused to register an FIR and even slapped women protesting against this horrific incident. ...
10:48 PM, Apr 19, 2013
London: Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar's husband on Friday said he is hopeful of a fair verdict in the inquest into his wife's death following a miscarriage in 2012. "I am still optimistic. The question that has always been in my mind is why Savita died. It has been very tough. Today was actually our wedding anniversary so it's even more hard. Hopefully there will be bright days ahead and something...
07:45 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: In what could result in another stand-off between the government and the judiciary, the UPA cabinet is likely to take up proposals for a revamp in the way judges are appointed. The Law Ministry wants judges to be appointed by a Judicial Appointments Commission, which includes members of the executive. The Law Ministry says judges cannot be allowed to decided their own appointments. Currently, a collegium of judges...
09:34 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Boston: Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Wednesday a suspect was in custody. But the FBI and the US attorney's office in Boston dispute that. The official who spoke to The Associated Press did so on condition of anonymity and stood by the information even after it was...
12:45 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Boston: Law enforcement sources on Wednesday said an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon twin blasts case. However, the motive behind the bombings, which killed three people and injured over 170 others on Monday morning, is still not known, sources added. Earlier, officials had said they have identified a dark skinned male who is a suspect in the blasts case, CNN sources had informed. Officials had also believed...
11:35 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Actor Jaideep Ahlawat joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on playing AK74, the villain, in 'Commando - A One Man Army'. Q. Was the film 'Commando - A One Man Army' challenging to you? Asked by: Deepak A. Yes, it was for sure. It was a character which you don't see commonly. With a unique look and behaviour. Q. Do you listen to film critics? Asked by: anurag A. Well,...
06:27 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: A lawyer representing one of the accused in the December 16 gangrape case was on Tuesday warned for his repeated failure to appear in the proceedings by a special court which said had it not been this case an "adverse order" would have been passed against him. "I am not passing an adverse order. Had it been other case then I would have done it," Additional Sessions Judge...
07:18 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Los Angeles: Actors Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence won the trophy for delivering the best male and best female performances respectively, for their roles in 'Silver Linings Playbook' at the MTV Movie Awards. The actors even won the award for the best kiss for the same film, at the event, held here Sunday night, reports contactmusic.com. Accepting the second award, Cooper said: "Jennifer's not here, but she was great to...
03:11 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Fatehpur: Supporters accompanying a Samajwadi Party (SP) MP allegedly manhandled the staff of a toll plaza in Mallawan area of the district blaming them for traffic jam, a charge denied by the lawmaker. No police complaint has been lodged from either side. Vehicle of SP MP Rakesh Sachan, who was coming to Fatehpur from Kanpur with his cavalcade, got stuck at the toll plaza due to traffic jam near Chitaura...
08:02 PM, Apr 14, 2013
CBI sources said the investigative agency will inform the Supreme Court that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar tried to interfere in its status report on the coal scam. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said, "Ministers speak to officials from time to time. We respect both professional as well as legal limits of such interactions. The matter will be probed in the Supreme Court and affidavits will be produced". ...
06:48 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: 'Nautanki Saala!' and 'Commando' are giving a tough fight to each other at the box office with Rs 7.5 crore and Rs 7.08 crore earnings respectively in first two days of their releases. If director Rohan Sippy's 'Nautanki Saala' is a comedy of errors with entertaining performances by actors Ayushmann Khuranna and Kunal Roy Kapoor, 'Commando' is an action-packed drama riding on the shoulders of lead actor Vidyut...
04:53 PM, Apr 14, 2013
The BJP has reiterated its demand that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar must resign or be sacked. An SIT has been constituted under the SC to investigate the scam, needle of which also points to the Prime Minister. ...
04:09 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Los Angeles: Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone has settled his case against contractor Mohamed Hadid, who he sued for USD 1.4 million. The 'Rocky' actor alleged that Hadid did a bad job of renovating his property, describing him as an 'unscrupulous, unlicensed predator' but the case has now been settled out of court, reported TMZ online. Meanwhile, Hadid had claimed the 66-year-old actor threatened to blow his head off. He...
12:28 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources said on Sunday that the investigative agency will inform the Supreme Court that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar tried to interfere in its status report on the coal scam. Sources also said the CBI will go ahead with its own report and not the one allegedly modified by the Law Minister. They further added that the CBI had attended the meeting on...
10:27 AM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of reports that the government had allegedly vetted CBI's report on the coal block allocation scam, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar is learnt to have met top officers on Saturday to discuss the ramifications and the future course of action. Sources said during their meeting Kumar is learnt to have discussed the issue with ministry officials. There are indications that the Law Ministry is inclined to...
11:07 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Washington: Holding back tears, the mother of a six year-old boy, who was murdered alongside 19 other children in Connecticut four months ago, made a passionate plea from the White House for Americans and their leaders to embrace her call for stricter gun control laws. In a significant departure from the past, US President Barack Obama had asked Francine Wheeler to deliver his weekly radio and web address to the...
07:53 PM, Apr 13, 2013
