The three criminal justice laws got Parliament’s approval on December 21 last year and notably, President Murmu gave them the final assent on December 25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the passing of the new criminal laws by the Parliament as a ‘watershed moment in Indian history’. New Delhi: The transformation of the criminal justice … Read more
Gurugram: His critics call it a gimmick while the Haryana government’s media secretary vouch for the steps taken to check corruption in governance and administration. A more than three-fold jump in graft cases has seemingly prompted CM Manohar Lal Khattar to suggest that boards be put up outside government offices and in public places to name … Read more
New Delhi: Among the sections of society most vulnerable to suicide, daily wage earners were the worst affected in the five years up to 2022, followed by housewives, self-employed and unemployed individuals, students and farmers. The figures for farmers, comprising both cultivators and labourers, were generally the lowest among these groups, an analysis of National … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi’s notoriety as the accident capital of India was bolstered by another death last week, when a 72-year-old was hit and dragged some distance by a car while on an evening stroll. The deceased, Ajit Lal Tandon, was hit by a grey sedan in the Greater Kailash area on 30 November, and pulled for … Read more
NEW DELHI: The National Crime Records Bureau’s ‘Crime in India’ report 2022 report brings into focus the vulnerability of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. With 57,582 cases registered for committing crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) in 2022, the data reflects an increase of 13.1% over 2021 (50,900 cases).The highest number of cases (18,428) accounting for … Read more
New Delhi: At 96.0 percent, Kerala recorded the highest rate of chargesheets filed for offences registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2022 among states/UTs, the Crime in India 2022 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows. Puducherry came in second at 91.3 percent, followed by West Bengal at 90.6 percent, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Daily 468 persons took their lives in 2022 and one-third of them were daily-wage earners, agriculture labourers and farmers or cultivators, according to the latest government report on accidental deaths and suicides. The report shows that nearly 26% of the suicide victims were daily-wage earners, and both their share and number in total … Read more
Home Rajasthan Rajasthan Polls: PM Modi Slams CM Gehlot Over ‘Fake’ Crime Cases Against Women Remarks Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a public rally in Rajasthan’s Pali ahead of the Assembly election and slammed the ruling Congress government. PM Modi Slams CM Gehlot Over Fake Crime Cases Remarks Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more