Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI: Â Messaging service WhatsApp, which has been used to share videos of Indian women being raped, told the Supreme Court today that it will help to block “sexually offensive” content from being shared on social media. Executives from the instant-messaging company, which has 200 million users in India, which is based
Source – Trak.in For the first time ever, Supreme Court of India has declared that Internet access is a basic fundamental right for all Indians; and this right cannot be curtailed and blocked at any cost. This is one of those watershed moments for Internet activists in India because from now on, this verdict and
Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and CBSE to include Urdu as a medium of instruction in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) from the academic session 2018-19. The bench, however, accepted the submission by the authorities that it was not possible to include Urdu as a medium of instruction for
Source – thequint.com Media outlets, including The Quint, widely misinterpreted a comment by Narendra Modi during an address on Thursday. The assumption was that the Prime Minister said women can retain maiden names in passports after marriage, when that wasnât a requirement in the first place. âFrom now onwards, women will not have to change
Source – huffingtonpost.in LUCKNOW — Those using triple talaq recklessly and without justification should be made to face social boycott, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) said on Sunday at the conclusion of its executive meet here. The body, which represents major sects, also came out with a code of conduct for divorce,
Source – livemint.com New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday permanently restrained two taxi driversâ unions from interfering in services offered by taxi aggregators Ola and Uber in the national capital region. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw passed the order after being informed of an unsuccessful attempt at mediation with the two unionsâSarvodaya Driver Association
Source – indianexpress.com A SPECIAL court on Monday directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against a woman investigation officer on alleged charges of sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl, saying that there are âclear allegations of commission of penetrative sexual assaultâ upon the victim with âa view to create false evidenceâ. The order came
Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre on a petition that asked the government to make singing Vande Mataram, the national song, mandatory in schools. The Centre has four weeks to respond, and the next date of hearing is on August 23. On a separate petition on the
Source – dnaindia.com The All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMLB) is likely to pass a resolution on Saturday asking Muslims to accept whatever Supreme Court decides in the Babri masjid case. However, AIMLB will take an exact opposite stand if the apex court decides to rule in favour of abolishment of triple talaaq, Uniform Civil
Source – indianexpress.com An employer, not a court, will decide whether a probationary employeeâs services are satisfactory, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Valmiki Mehta made the observation while upholding the termination of services of a teacher by a private school in the national capital. âWhether or not a probationary employeeâs services are satisfactory,
