Top businessman and executive director of Lalit Hotels, Keshav Suri filed a plea in Supreme Court seeking to quash Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homo sexuality.
Over 400 farmers protesting over Mahadayi River water dispute to leave for Delhi from Karnataka on April 25 to meet Pres Kovind seeking euthanasia, say,'Neither centre nor state government paid attention towards our agitation. If they can't resolve the issue they should let us die'.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)releases a list of 40 star campaigners for upcoming Karnataka Elections 2018. Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect its representatives for the 225-member assembly. The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on May 15.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to file nomination for Karnataka Elections 2018 from Badami constituency on April 23. The CM filed nomination from Chamundeshwari constituency yesterday.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to file nomination for Karnataka Elections 2018 from Badami constituency on April 23. The CM filed nomination from Chamundeshwari constituency yesterday.
Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal announces she would break her indefinite hunger strike tomorrow after Union Cabinet approved Ordinance for punishment for perpetrators of rape cases especially those against girls below 12 years & 16 years of age, today.
Gujarat: An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Narmada district at 4.56 pm. Mild tremors were felt in Dediapada, Sagbara, Rajpipla. No casualties or damage reported.
Punjab National Bank moves Hong Kong High Court against Nirav Modi. PNB will also approach the courts of other countries where Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi have assets and businesses.
Kerala: Alappuzha fast track court awarded death sentence to CPM former local secretary R Byju, for the murder of Congress ward president KS Divakaran. The court also awarded life imprisonment to five other accused. The case pertains to 2009.
AIADMK fields three candidates for Karnataka Elections 2018; Party's Karnataka state secretary MP Yuvaraj to contest from Gandhinagar, RP Vishnukumar from Hanur and M Anbu to contest from Kolar Gold Fields.
Five dead bodies found lying unattended on the floors of a government hospital in Balrampur's Rajpur in Chhattisgarh. Balrampur's Chief Medical & Health Officer accepted the mistake. The victims were killed in a collision between two vehicles.
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to amend the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at its meeting in New Delhi. The ordinance recommends the death penalty for rapists of children below 12 years of age. On Friday, the Centre had informed the Supreme Court, during the hearing in a PIL, that it was working on bringing changes in the POCSO Act to include capital punishment for rapists.
New Delhi, April 21: The fallout of Supreme Court's verdict in Justice BH Loya death case followed by the subsequent impeachment motion moved by the Opposition against Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra is likely to dominate the course of news over the weekend.
In other news, the brutal gangrape-murder case in Surat involving an 11-year-old minor made headway as the police on Friday held three men who are suspected to have "bought" the girl from neighbouring Rajasthan at a price of Rs 30,000. Gujarat Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja said top officers have been deputed to solve the case as the matter has "shaken the conscience of the entire state".
Meanwhile, the sporting action will escalate over the weekend as two matches of the Indian Premier League will be played today. In the first encounter, slated to begin at 4 pm, the Kolkata Knight Riders will be pitted against the King's XI Punjab, followed by the second bout at 8 pm between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Delhi Daredevils. Stay tuned with LatestLY here for the all the latest news and updates from India and around the world on April 21, 2018.
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