New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that there is a need to act more decisively to protect women. Manmohan while citing the Delhi gangrape incident at a conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of high courts called for strengthening of the justice delivery system. The Prime Minister said a great deal more needs to be done as far as offences against women are concerned and to...
11:00 AM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian government will introduce changes in the income tax laws once the dispute with Vodafone is resolved, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday. "Amendments to the Income Tax Act is inevitable, that is absolutely necessary," Chidambaram told reporters adding that the government was waiting for a possible outcome of the negotiation on over a $2 billion Vodafone tax dispute. Chidambaram said he would propose the changes...
04:10 AM, Apr 07, 2013
New Delhi: A day after a CNN-IBN and FirstPost investigation found that ganglord Dawood Ibrahim's cash was washing up in the offshore banking haven of Nassau in The Bahamas in a Bank of Baroda branch, the government on Saturday assured stern action if any tax laws have been violated. Finance Minister P Chidambaram said officials will look at the CD of the story and take action as required. Earlier on...
05:34 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Madrid: The Spanish government has raised the minimum legal age for marriage from 14 to 16 years. Spain's Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality Ana Mato on Friday said that change was aimed at "improving the well being and quality of life of youngsters", reported Xinhua. Until now, people as young as 14 years could marry with permission from a judge or their family. ...
02:20 PM, Apr 06, 2013
London: The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has rejected a motion supporting regulation of abortion where there is a real and substantial risk to the life of a pregnant woman as in the case of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died as a result of miscarriage. The motion was defeated by 42 votes to 32 at the IMO's annual conference in Killarney. In the heated debate, doctors also voted against a...
09:29 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Dubai: The International Cricket Council has introduced a new playing condition for Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals that requires the umpires to call 'no ball' whenever a bowler breaks the non-striker's wicket during a delivery. This playing condition will come into effect on April 30, and the first international match to be played under the new regulation will be the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Bulawayo on...
08:39 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Rampur: Some Samajwadi Party members allegedly locked up an engineer in a room and then thrashed him brutally in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur. Azam Khan, an important and powerful minister in the state Cabinet, represents Rampur constituency in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Water department engineer Janardan Singh was allegedly beaten up for not installing hand pumps. The Samajwadi Party members also threatened Janardan Singh of dire consequences if he failed to...
01:44 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Karachi: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday launched the Pakistan People's Party's election campaign in a low-key manner, invoking the legacy of the Bhutto family while calling on people to back the party in the May 11 election. Addressing a gathering of hundreds of PPP leaders and workers in the Bhutto family's traditional stronghold of Naudero in Sindh province at about 1.30 am, Bilawal listed the achievements of his grandfather Zulfiqar...
01:00 PM, Apr 04, 2013
The 54-year-old 'Like a Prayer' hitmaker has flown to Africa with her kids so that they can reunite with their family and well-wishers. ...
02:17 PM, Apr 03, 2013
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill which gives India a strong anti-rape law. The Criminal Law Amendment Bill was earlier passed by the two Houses of Parliament. The massive public anger and uproars following the December 16 gangrape of the Delhi braveheart forced the drafting and eventual passing of this new Bill. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was moved in the Rajya...
12:58 PM, Apr 03, 2013
This is the second fast since March 19, which was observed by the Tamil Nadu Film Directors Association. ...
04:47 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Former state law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife have been granted bail by a court in Baleshwar, Odisha. The duo was arrested in Kolkata on charges of dowry on Saturday. ...
02:11 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Former telecom minister A Raja has defended the Telecom Ministry's decision to bypass the Law Ministry in seeking legal opinion of the then Solicitor General GE Vahanvati directly on 2G issue saying it was "perfectly permissible" to approach the law officer in certain cases. Raja told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G issue that it is "perfectly permissible" for a government department to seek the opinion of a law...
12:01 PM, Mar 31, 2013
The Election Commission has differed with the government on the amendment of law with regard to funding of political parties. ...
11:42 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Former Odisha Minister Raghunath Mohanty's daughter-in-law said that her husband's family subjected her to dowry torture, demanded a Scorpio car and Rs 25 lakhs in cash. ...
07:38 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Union minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, who led the protest of Congress workers against the SP-led UP government in Kanpur on Saturday, alleged that most of the development projects in the city were lying incomplete in spite of release of funds by the Centre. ...
07:17 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Vidyut Jamwal, who plays the lead in upcoming film 'Commando', says it was a privilege to play the solo lead. ...
06:43 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence credits mother Karen for convincing her to accept Katniss Everdeen's role in 'The Hunger Games' franchise. ...
06:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
India on Friday raised its concern with Saudi Arabia over its policy of reserving 10 per cent jobs for locals, a decision which will hit over 3 lakh low-and semi-skilled workers from India with a sizable number coming from Kerala. ...
01:47 AM, Mar 30, 2013
In a shocking incident, some personnel of Uttar Pradesh Police created a huge drama and pandemonium in a police station on Wednesday during Holi celebrations. The police personnel at Muradabad's Budh Bazaar thana not only consumed liquor inside the police station but also forced some children to drink alcoholic beverages, and then danced with them. ...
02:26 PM, Mar 29, 2013
