The confiscation of assets and bulldozing properties of those involved in crime is a common tactic in UP and MP. But will such harsh and swift punishment reduce the crime rate?
A Delhi hospital has been ordered by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pay Rs 1.3 crore compensation to a couple for a botched-up in-vitro fertilisation procedure.
The new liquor policy allows large, international companies to sell ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, beer and wine to their employees at their workplaces subject to terms. It may sound hip and cool, but alcohol abuse is a familiar Indian story.
One visible result of the economic liberalisation of 1991 was the opening of malls which have become a runaway hit across the country. Now the courts have offered their definition of a mall and the activities permitted, apart from just shopping, with the help of dictionaries.
Amid opposition to increasing factory working hours to 12 against the present eight, the Bill was put on hold. The constant jostling between productivity and labour rights often sees workers left high and dry.
After Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to Amit Shah expressing his displeasure over qualifying tests for CRPF constables being held only in English and Hindi, a decision was taken to have them in 13 languages for CAPF exams from next year.
The controversy over the educational qualifications of the prime minister has again been resuscitated by a recent Gujarat High Court order with a year or so to go before the next Lok Sabha elections.
A five-judge Constitution bench will begin hearings on a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages from April 18. Will India become the 33rd country in the world, and the second in Asia, to legally acknowledge homosexual unions?
The Supreme Court bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna dismissed a plea seeking the setting up of a Renaming Commission of India. Can’t let the past weigh down the present and the future, noted the judges.
Uttarakhand has brought in an ordinance to crack down on paper leaks and use of unfair means with hefty fines and jail terms. Can law eliminate cheating in exams, especially for recruitment to government jobs?