Day: January 21, 2021

Europe’s court condemns Russia over 2008 war with Georgia

11:11 pm January 21, 2021

Tbilisi: Europe‘s top human rights court on Thursday found Russia responsible for a swathe of violations in Georgia’s breakaway regions after the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Georgia hailed the verdict by the European Court of Human Rights as a major victory. President Salome Zurabishvili described the ruling as “historic,” noting that Georgia was “recognised as a victim of this war and it is a […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Need to make efforts in galvanising community for standing by girls during menstruation: Govt

11:05 pm January 21, 2021

New Delhi: There is a need to make consistent efforts in galvanising community for standing by girls during their menstruation period and other issues relating to puberty, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Thursday. Ram Mohan Mishra, the Secretary at the Ministry of Women and Child Development, made the comments at a webinar on menstrual […]

Rajasthan: Woman gets life imprisonment for killing husband

11:02 pm January 21, 2021

Sikar: A court here on Thursday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment and her brother to 10 years in jail for murdering her husband. District and Sessions Judge Gyanprakash Gupta sentenced Renu and her brother Kuldeep Gurjar for killing Kanhaiyalal in 2017. A fine of Rs 1 lakh each has also been imposed on the […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

HC refused to stay release of film ‘The White Tiger’ on Netflix tonight

10:53 pm January 21, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to stay release of film ‘The White Tiger’ tonight on OTT platform Netflix on a plea by Hollywood producer John Hart Jr alleging copyright violation. In an urgent hearing conducted late evening, Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the stay application by the producer saying not a single reason was shown to approach the court less […]

Vaccine diplomacy: Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Maldives get India’s anti-COVID-19 doses

10:49 pm January 21, 2021

Kathmandu: Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives have received India’s COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance in sync with its “Neighbourhood First” policy. India is one of the world’s biggest drugmakers and an increasing number of countries have already approached it for procuring the coronavirus vaccines. India has already rolled out a massive coronavirus vaccination drive under which two vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, are […]