The first women’s police station in India, inaugurated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1973, may actually be the world’s first of its kind. The station in Kozhikode, Kerala, was established to provide a safe and accessible space for women to file complaints, especially related to family issues and domestic violence. The current in-charge...
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The consumer affairs ministry in India has expressed concerns over unfair trade practices by airlines and online travel aggregators. These practices include misleading claims of “free mandatory web check-in” and denying boarding to customers with confirmed tickets. The ministry has flagged the issue of airlines designing online interfaces to manipulate consumer decision-making. These practices...
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The Allahabad High Court in India has dismissed a plea by an interfaith live-in couple seeking police protection, stating that such relationships are often driven by infatuation and result in temporary and fragile arrangements. While acknowledging that the Supreme Court has validated live-in relationships in the past, the division bench of Justices Rahul Chaturvedi...
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The parliamentary panel examining the three criminal justice bills is likely to recommend that the alternative punishment for murder by mob lynching on grounds of caste or community – proposed as not less than seven years in Clause 101(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNS) – be dropped and brought on par with punishment...
Read MoreThe Sidhi assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh is witnessing a triangular contest between the BJP’s Riti Pathak, the Congress’ Gyan Singh, and independent candidate Kedarnath Shukla. Shukla, who was denied a party ticket due to his alleged involvement in a peeing incident, is expected to harm Pathak’s chances. Meanwhile, the AAP, BSP, and SP...
Read MoreNewsClick founder, HR head sent to police custody till November 2
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