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Govt amends rules: Strict curbs on child labour, relaxed rules for those under 18, safety for women

Jaipur, Oct. 29 -- Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has approved major amendments to labour laws aimed at promoting trade, protecting child and adolescent workers, and strengthening women's ... Read More


SC begins hearing in case for big reform in district judiciary

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set out to remedy an anomalous situation in the district judiciary which denies equal opportunity for a person joi... Read More


Farmers gherao cops, seeks CRM machines

Sangrur, Oct. 29 -- Farmers in Qila Bharian village of Sangrur gheraoed police when they arrived here to stop stubble burning amid strict guidelines by the Supreme Court and the Punjab government. A s... Read More


J&K recorded over 2L dog bite cases in last 3 years: Govt

Srinagar, Oct. 29 -- A staggering 2,12,968 people were bitten by dogs, mostly strays, since the year 2022 in Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah informed the J&K assembly on Tuesday. The n... Read More


CM: Pawar sugar institute audit is 'routine request'

Pune, Oct. 29 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday dismissed reports claiming that the state government has initiated an inquiry into the Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI), headed by NCP (SP)... Read More


'Explain land deal for state BJP office'

Mumbai, Oct. 29 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Tuesday questioned the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over its approval for the transfer of a 1,378 squ... Read More


pvt docs can get covid aid under govt scheme: SC

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Warning that the country may not forgive the Supreme Court if it fails to stand by doctors who laid down their lives during the Covid pandemic, a bench on Tuesday said even priva... Read More


SC rap for Maha over 649 pending cases

MUMBAI, Oct. 29 -- The Supreme Court has expressed deep concern over the pendency of cases before various courts in Maharashtra after learning that trials had not commenced in at least 649 criminal ca... Read More


Mediation clause can't block urgent IPR suits, SC rules

NEW DELHI, Oct. 29 -- When imitation masquerades as innovation, it sows confusion among consumers, taints the marketplace and diminishes faith in the sanctity of trade, the Supreme Court has underline... Read More


Lawyers must respect Bench's indication: SC

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed that continued insistence by lawyers to press their arguments after the court has indicated its mind "serves no purpose" and risks undermini... Read More