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The Delhi high court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, state government and the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah trust on a plea seeking entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum. The court also said that they were awaiting the Sabarimala review verdict before further hearing the case. The next date of hearing is April Read More…
A sub inspector with Navi Mumbai police’s Crime Branch was Saturday booked for allegedly raping a woman constable, an official said. The complainant, who approached CBD police station Saturday, has alleged that sub inspector Amit Shelar had raped her in March last year after spiking her cold drink, the official said. The 31-year-old Read More…
The LDF government in Kerala on Thursday made it clear that the prohibitory orders imposed at the Sabarimala temple cannot be withdrawn now, even as the ‘Satyagraha’ by three opposition UDF MLAs at the state Assembly against the curbs, entered its fourth day. The lawmakers V S Sivakumar (Congress), Parakkal Abdullah (Indian Union Muslim Read More…
Kerala High Court rejected the PIL filed by the BJP leader Sobha Surendran against the alleged police action in Sabarimala Additionally, the court also imposed a fine of ₹ 25,000 on the BJP general secretary of Kerala Sobha Surendran for the baseless accusations against the police in the petition. Surendran’s lawyer apologised in the Read More…
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, announcing 600-km long Women Wall on Saturday said, “”No one can push back the progressive society of Kerala into the dark ages.” He was speaking after a meeting with over 50 socio-cultural organisations in Thiruvanantha puram, reports PTI. “Great Wall of Kerala, to prevent the state from sliding back into Read More…
Sabarimala town has witnessed protests ever since the Supreme Court ruled in September that women of all ages can enter the temple that hitherto banned girls and women aged 10-50. As the Kerala Assembly opened on Wednesday, legislators from the Congress-led opposition came with placards and banners demanding that the prohibitory orders in the Read More…
Indian boxing legend MC Mary Kom on Saturday became the most successful boxer in the history of Women’s World Championships as she beat Hanna Okhota to win her record sixth gold medal. Mary Kom defeated the Ukrainian in a unanimous 5-0 result in the 48kg in Women’s World Boxing Championship final in New Delhi. Read More…
Hundreds of frenzied devotees had tried to attack and prevent the 52-year old woman, Lalitha Ravi, from offering prayers at the temple. A 29-year old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the incident relating to the alleged assault of a woman pilgrim at the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala, suspecting her to be Read More…