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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the central government’s plea seeking victim- and society-centric guidelines for award of sentences, particularly death sentences, in place of the present system which is accused-centric and takes into consideration various mitigating factors relating to convicts.The central government also sought a directive for the introduction of a timeframe…

A political row erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the national emblem was found on a plaque at the revered Hazratbal shrine. The BJP condemned the vandalism and promised strict action, while CM Omar Abdullah questioned why the emblem had been installed there in the first place.In Washington, President Donald Trump moved to reassure that…

NEW DELHI: Based on the finding of an SC-appointed SIT headed by its retired judge J Chelameswar who told the court there had been no violation of law in the running of Vantara (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre) at Jamnagar in Gujarat, the apex court on Monday not only closed the case against it…

NEW DELHI: A seven-year-old thalassemia patient in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, was tested HIV-positive, prompting an investigation into allegations that the local blood bank transfused contaminated blood.The matter came to light on Friday after the child’s family accused the blood bank of providing infected blood. Since the child began treatment, around 25 units of blood had…

WB assembly LoP Suvendhu Adhikari criticises violation of EC guidelines amid SIR KOLKATA: BJP MLA and West Bengal assembly’s leader of opposition Suvendhu Adhikari on Saturday condemned the alleged violation of guidelines set by the Election Commission of India (ECI) after the additional chief electoral officer of the state flagged the use of contractual staff…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday advised the Centre and relevant authorities to re-examine their strategy for reducing air pollution in Delhi NCR to assess its effectiveness.“Why don’t you make a revisit to your action-plan to see for yourself that have you brought any effective changes? And if you have then are they less…