Source:- hindustantimes.com A British Sikh couple were asked by an adoption agency not to apply because of their “Indian heritage” and were advised to try to adopt in India, sparking fury and a race-discrimination case. Berkshire-based Sandeep and Reena Mander wanted to adopt a child of any ethnic background but were told that since only

Source:- economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India J S Khehar’s promise a month and a half ago to make filing of appeals in the Supreme Court “paperless“ from July 3, when the court reopens after the summer break, will remain a promise. On May 10, the CJI, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra

Source:- hindustantimes.com A woman allegedly killed her father-in-law by squeezing his private parts when the old man tried to break her fight with his son over losing a cockfight at a village fair in Jharkhand’s Gumla district last weekend. Police said Anima Kharia of Saitola village was angry with husband Bhairaw Kerketta after their rooster

Source:- firstpost.com Last week, we learnt that two bar associations have passed resolutions calling upon their members to refuse to appear for people who have been charged with criminal offences as a result of cheering or posting congratulatory messages after the Pakistani cricket team defeated India in the ICC Champions Trophy Final. While the Burhanpur

Source:- dnaindia.com Opposing the bail application filed by an accused in a rape case, the victim told the Sessions Court that she had undergone as many as 12 abortions after the accused had forced himself on her. Taking cognisance of the alleged crime, which began ten years ago and went on till April 2017, the

Source:- indiatoday.intoday.in The Supreme Court today refused to pass any interim order against the Centres notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of various social welfare schemes. A vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha said that no interim order can be passed at this stage on the “mere apprehension” of petitioners

Source:- thebetterindia.com Born a woman, S Rekha Kaliamoorthy identified as female in her early years, but always felt and lived like a man. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana passed the order on the petition filed by him under his current name K Gowtham Subramaniam. Rekha, as she was known then, graduated from Anna University with BE (computer

Source:- thehindu.com Anganwadis do not come under the definition of educational institutions, the High Court of Kerala has ruled. The court issued the order while dismissing two writ petitions, including the one filed by the office bearers of two residents’ associations, against the opening of a foreign liquor shop at Ponnurunni. The petitioners contended that

Source:- ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The government has made it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN of taxpayers with effect from July 1. Amending income tax rules and notifying the same, the government has made quoting of the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar or the enrollment ID a must at the time of application of Permanent

Source:- indiawest.com NEW DELHI — Senior Supreme Court lawyer K.K. Venugopal, an eminent constitutional lawyer who has five decades of practice in the apex court, was June 30 appointed the new attorney general of India. President Pranab Mukherjee signed the order of his appointment June 30 within 20 days of the resignation of Mukul Rohatgi,