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New Delhi, Aug 07: With the swearing-in of Justice Indira Banerjee, the Supreme Court will for the first time in its history have three sitting women judges. Justice Banerjee is the eighth woman judge in the Supreme Court since Independence. She became a high court judge on February 5, 2002 and was made a chief justice of the Calcutta High Court on April 5, 2017. She will retire on September 23

Uttar Pradesh, Aug 7: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Tuesday expresssed anger against the Narendra Modi-led government, saying they are not making enough efforts for uplifment of Dalits in society. Speaking to media, the former Uttar Pradesh cheif minister said that the backward classes of the country are not getting the benefits of reservation in education institutions and jobs

New Delhi, Aug 07: The BJP will observe a "social justice fortnight" from August 15-30 and "social justice week" from August 1-9 from next year to mark the parliamentary nod to a bill seeking to empower an OBC commission and likely passage of a bill to strengthen a law against Dalit atrocities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement at a BJP parliamentary party meeting, during which he

Mumbai, Aug 7: Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected 1993 serial blasts convict Abu Salem's plea, where he sought a 45-day parole to get married. On April 21, Navi Mumbai Commissioner rejected Salem's parole application, which he applied for his marriage. Salem had sought parole for 45 days to get married for the second time. The gangster is serving a life sentence in jail after being convicted in

The Saudi Air Defence Force on Monday evening intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias from Emran governorate, Yemen, towards Saudi territories. The official spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Col. Turki Al Malki, explained that the missile was heading towards Najran and was deliberately launched to target civilian and populated areas. UAE

Washington, Aug 7: The first set of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased under the landmark nuclear accord have gone back into effect. An executive order by President Donald Trump re-imposed the sanctions on financial transactions that involve U.S. dollars, Iran’s automotive sector, the purchase of commercial planes and metals including gold. U.S sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector

New Delhi, Aug 7: In a bid to promote sports in the country, Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Monday that a games period will be made mandatory in schools after reducing the syllabus by 50% by next year. “We have come to a stage where sports is not a part of education; it is education. The ministry of education is ensuring that by 2019, the syllabus in schools is reduced by 50% and

Dubai, Aug 7: Arab countries have lined up in support of Saudi Arabia after it took trade and diplomatic measures against Canada on Monday in response to the latter’s interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom. The move came in response to statements demanding the immediate release of what Canada called “civil society and women’s rights activists” that were made on the foreign policy

Lucknow, Aug 6: Declaring that there was a complete "jungle raj" in BJP-ruled states, BSP chief Mayawati on Monday said there should be no cover-up of the incidents of alleged sexual exploitation reported from shelter homes in Bihar's Muzaffarpur town and Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district. At least 24 girls were rescued from a shelter home in Deoria on Sunday after allegations of sexual exploitation

Islamabad, Aug 6: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) parliamentary committee on Monday officially nominated Imran Khan as the party’s prime ministerial candidate, according to a media report. The party of the 65-year-old cricketer-turned-politician emerged as the single largest side in the National Assembly in the July 25 general elections. Mr. Khan was nominated by PTI’s parliamentary committee