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CJI inaugurates fast track court to try sexual offences in Delhi

Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir inaugurated first of the four fast track courts in Saket, Delhi to hear cases of sexual offence cases against women. Other fast...

January 8, 2013

Freedom fighter Pandit Ram Sanehi Shukla passed away

Eminent freedom fighter and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Ram Sanehi Shukla (98) passed away. Shukla joined the freedom movement as a student and was jailed several...

January 8, 2013

Women’s history pioneer Gerda Lerner died

Gerda Lerner (92), a groundbreaker in the field of women’s history and founding member of the National Organization for Woman, passed away. Was a historian, author and teacher...

January 8, 2013

Ireland honors Malala with Peace Prize

Social activist Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan who was shot at by a Taliban gunman in 2012, will be awarded with  Ireland’s esteemedTipperary International Peace Prize for 2012 in...

January 8, 2013

Justice Amitava Roy is the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court

Justice Amitava Roy was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. He replaced previous chief justice Arun Kumar Mishra who has been transferred to Kolakata...

January 8, 2013

Chemical castration, 30-year jail as proposed in anti-rape draft bill by Congress

In the wake of the horrific gang rape in Delhi, Congress, in its anti-rape  draft bill, has proposed imprisonment of up to 30 years which could also include...

January 7, 2013

Swift trial should not be at the cost of fair trial: CJI

On the occasion of inauguration of the first of the five newly announced fast-track courts established in Saket, Delhi to try cases related to sexual offence against women,...

January 6, 2013

Asif Ibrahim appointed as chief of Intelligence Bureau

Syed Asif Ibrahim A 1977 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer. Took charge as director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Ibrahim is the first Muslim to hold the...

January 6, 2013

Y.V. Reddy to be the chairman of 14th Finance Commission

The constitution of the 14th Finance Commission has been announced by the government. The Commission will have 5 members which will be headed by former RBI Governor Y.V....

January 6, 2013

SC upholds appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta

In what is being seen as a setback to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi government, the apex court upheld the appointment of Justice R.A. Mehta as Lokayukta by the...

January 6, 2013

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