Lawyers

SC takes note of global pandemic COVID-19, decides to restrict hearings to urgent cases only

7:36 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of global pandemic Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decided that only urgent matters shall be taken up for hearing and no persons except concerned lawyers will be allowed inside its courtrooms. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Chief Justice of India S A […]

Kansas City man sentenced in death of missionary from China

Death penalty ‘definitely not a solution’: Activists, lawyers on how to stop rape incidents

8:39 pm December 2, 2019

New Delhi: As members of parliament demanded stringent punishment for rape convicts including death penalty, lynching, and castration, women rights activists and lawyers argued on Monday it was “definitely not the solution”. Delhi-based social activist and human rights campaigner Shabnam Hashmi said mandating death penalty will only “adversely affect” the cause of women. “Death penalty […]

Lawyers in Delhi’s district courts call off strike

8:03 pm November 15, 2019

New Delhi: Lawyers in all the six district courts in Delhi called off their strike on Friday, which was underway since November 4 after a clash between advocates and police at the Tis Hazari court. The Coordination Committee of All District Courts Bar Associations took the decision in a meeting of the office bearers after […]

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans matter of concern: Centre to HC

Whatsapp spyware: Hyderabad lawyer’s number compromised

6:39 pm November 2, 2019

Hyderabad: A city-based civil rights advocate has been targeted by the Pegasus spyware, which infected about 1,400 civil rights activists, lawyers and journalists across the world. Balla Ravindranath said he started receiving messages from an unknown international number to his Whatsapp claiming to be from a Canada-based Citizen Labs since October 7, saying they were […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

If BJP or govt engaged Israeli agencies to snoop, it’s gross rights violation: Priyanka

2:13 pm November 1, 2019

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said if the BJP or the government engaged Israeli agencies to snoop into the phones of journalists, lawyers, activists and politicians, it is a “scandal” with grave ramifications for national security. Her remarks come after WhatsApp said that Indian scribes and human rights activists were among […]

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