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International Women's Day 2026: Legal rights exist, but implementation gap
Updated : 5 days, 17 hours ago IST
This year, the theme for International Women's Day is "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls," highlighting the urgent need to turn legal rights into real change in everyday life.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami reviews preparations for Amit Shah's public rally in
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday reviewed preparations for Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Haridwar, where he is scheduled to address a public rally and visit exhibitions highlighting national security initiatives and legal reforms.
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Amit Shah to visit Haridwar on March 7 to review development, legal exhibi
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will visit Bairagi Camp in Haridwar on March 7 to review various exhibitions and address a public gathering, the release said.
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BCI chairman meets Law Minister; advocates' welfare, insurance and protect
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Describing the interaction as positive and forward-looking, Mishra said the discussions covered insurance and medi-claim facilities for advocates and their families, the status of the proposed Advocates Protection Act, and select amendments to the Advocates Act.
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Acid-attackers forcing victims to ingest acid must be tried under Attempt
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that acid-attackers must be tried under the provision of Attempt to Murder under penal laws, in cases where they are accused of forcibly making the victim ingest the acid.
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CJI designate Justice Surya Kant outlines priorities ahead of taking offic
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Justice Kant also described mediation, an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, as "a game changer" capable of providing faster, off-court settlements to litigants.
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Research exposes how women in India are being abused, shamed, and silenced
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17: Online spaces in India are becoming increasingly dangerous due to the escalation of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). In a new report, survivors describe being threatened, publicly shamed, and silenced, yet few find justice in a system that
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IDRC's 4th Arbitration in India Conclave 2025: We will Strengthen Institut
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7: The Indian Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), in collaboration with Bar Council of India's India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER), successfully hosted the "4th Arbitration in India Conclave 2025" at the India International Centre
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India reaffirms commitment to accessible and technology driven justice at
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The meeting brought together Justice Ministers from all SCO Member States to deliberate on strengthening cooperation in the legal sphere, promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms, and enhancing digitisation within justice systems.
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Baijayant Panda to chair Select Committee on IBC Amendment Bill
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Baijayant Panda has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Select Committee of Lok Sabha on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
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Lawyers in PoGB continue strike, demand appointment of judges and legal re
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lawyers throughout Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan have maintained their extended strike, which commenced in November 2024, seeking judicial appointments, land reform, and restructuring of institutions. This protest has now reached its tenth month, disrupting legal processes and leaving c
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212 honour killings in Balochistan since 2019: Aurat Foundation report cal
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent report by Aurat Foundation indicates that from 2019 to 2024, there have been at least 212 documented cases of honour killings in Balochistan, raising significant alarm over gender-based violence and the inadequacies of the justice system in that area, as reported by The Balochistan
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