India

After coming to power, the CM Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government has doubled down on encroachments and illegal constructions around the Krishna riverfront, including that owned by Chandrababu Naidu.

On International Justice Day, Banerjee highlighted that 19 human rights courts have been set up in the state during the last eight years, since the Trinamool Congress came to power.

Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf has been a member of the International Court of Justice since February 6, 2009 and served as its vice- president for three years starting from February 6, 2015.

Shahe Alam, resident of Jahangirabad, had married Ruksana Bano on July 13 and divorced her after her family did not give him a motorbike in dowry.

Congress MLA Ganiben Thakor said she saw nothing wrong in the move to ban mobile phones for girls, who should stay away from technology and spend more time studying.

The children, aged below 14, were made to work continuously from 6 AM to 11 PM daily without rest and were also detained in the houses by the accused and not allowed to move freely or go outside, a statement by police said.

Ramachandra Yellappa is accused of allegedly raping a 48-year-old British tourist near South Goa's Canacona railway station and had fled from custody while he was being shifted to a court for trial on June 28.

The elevated corridor of the flyover, built at a cost of Rs 205 crore on the Outer Ring Road, will help decongest the area and prove a boon for people commuting towards the IGI airport from south Delhi and Noida.

As the narrow lanes made it difficult for the fire brigade and the ambulances to reach the site of the accident, the locals removed the debris brick by brick as they searched for survivors.

The government has also set up a Yoga Certification Board (YCB) to standardise and strengthen Yoga training by providing certification to individuals and accreditation to Institutions.

Squadron Leaders Samir Abrol and Siddhartha Negi were killed after the Mirage-2000 crashed on the runway of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in Bengaluru on February 1 this year.

Raja Dhale along with others founded Dalit Panther in 1972, a youth-based organisation inspired by the Black Panther outfit of African Americans in the US, with an aim to raise the voice of Dalits more aggressively in the state.

JD(U) leader Ravidas was found hanging from the ceiling of a toilet at the Nagarnausa police station in Nalanda on Thursday night, sources earlier said.

Hindus all around the world celebrate Guru Purnima by showing their gratitude through messages, quotes and gifts.

The juvenile justice, however, made it clear that there was no stay by the high court on holding the trial and gave prosecution two weeks to produce evidence and its witnesses in the case.

The high-speed train will bring down the travel time between Delhi and Katra, the last station on the way to Vaishno Devi temple, to eight hours from 12 hours it takes currently.