Sweden officially joins Nato as the 32nd member, ending decades of neutrality. Concerns about Russian aggression in Europe following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine have prompted Sweden’s decision. Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson visits the White House and attends US president Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress. Turkey and Hungary ratify...
Read MoreOrissa high court ruled that a man’s wife cannot be accused of possessing disproportionate assets solely because assets are in her name. The court quashed the case against the wife in a corruption case due to lack of evidence and rejected the analogy of prosecuting every family member. She challenged the proceedings initiated against...
Read MoreShifting attention to statistics revealing that employed Indian women engage in nearly six times more unpaid care work than their male counterparts, a recent strategy paper on the care economy underscores the imperative to reform leave policies, subsidize care services, develop infrastructure, and establish institutional mechanisms to address evolving challenges in light of India’s...
Read MoreIn 2018, following the creation of a passive euthanasia mechanism to provide a humane conclusion for individuals in a persistent vegetative state, the SC declared on Thursday that terminally-ill patients in this condition possess a fundamental right to palliative care until their natural demise. The Court requested a detailed report from the Centre regarding...
Read MoreThe Punjab and Haryana high court established a committee led by a retired high court judge to probe the death of farmer Shubhkaran Singh. The incident occurred on February 21 during a clash between protesting farmers and Haryana police at the Haryana-Punjab border. Jaishree Thakur, a former judge of the High Court, will chair...
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