The set of recommendations, reviewed by HT, moot changes in the 1956 Hindu and Guardianship Act and asks that mothers be considered the default legal guardian in cases where the woman has been deserted by the husband or divorced. read more

Delhi’s social welfare minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, however, said the deaths took place in septic tanks of malls and high-rises which are inaccessible to sewer cleaning machines of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). read more

Income ceiling is the threshold over which OBC candidates would be barred from caste-based reservation in government jobs and admission to government- funded educational institutions. read more

This requires battling caste, enforcing the law; and restoring dignity to workers read more

A recent study by the DCPCR titled ‘Mapping of needs and priorities: study of child rape victims in Delhi’ revealed that only 15% victims of child sexual abuse received compensation, which too in most cases, was “delayed” and “inadequate”. read more

Government has blacklisted contractor and suspended work after making first arrest. read more

Vaishali Nagar police station incharge Sanjay Godara will be under awaiting posting orders (APO) status till an investigation is over. The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch of the CID, Additional Commissioner of Police Santosh Chalke sai... read more

The Government assured that steps will be taken to protect human rights ‘round-the-clock’. read more

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who is Upadhyay’s lawyer, submitted before the court that the law which allows declaration of minority community on the basis of national data was illegal. read more

The incident came just a few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned BJP lawmakers that violent behaviour was unacceptable. read more

The toll plaza staff claimed that trouble began after they asked drivers in Ram Shankar Katheria’s cavalcade to exit in a proper queue so that the boom barrier does not fall on any of the vehicles but the MP’s staff got down and thrashed them. read more

Sona Mohapatra slams Shahid Kapoor for taking up a film like Kabir Singh. She also lashed out at National Commission of Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma for lauding his performance in the film. read more

“The NCST has demanded that the probe by the Crime Branch into the case be completed as soon as possible... Even the post-mortem report has not been released yet,” Sai told PTI on Sunday. read more

The policemen were suspended for alleged delay in registering the case after the girl was reported missing, and also for delaying the probe which eventually led to the discovery of her body on June 2, officials said read more

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to formulation of Population Control Law. read more