Fifty-year-old Rukeya Khatun's (name changed) name appeared in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the Assam government last year. She was very happy as the names of all the eight members of her family appeared in the draft NRC.


NRC blues continue to haunt Assam citizens


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Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur has become the first judge from the Indian apex court to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji's non-resident panel for a period of three years.


Ex-Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur appointed to Fiji SC


London, May 15 (IANS Employers tend to overlook women 's leadership potential, while men benefit from the perception that they will grow into the role, says a study.


Why only few women make it to leadership roles


The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) to declare the results of re-verification of answer scripts of Intermediate students by May 27.


Court asks Telangana to declare Intermediate results by May 27


As the heat of the Lok Sabha elections reaches its pinnacle, a BSP candidate has gone missing. An FIR registered in a Varanasi police station accuses him of sexual assault.


BSP candidate goes missing, party campaigns for him


The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday asked the police to file on Friday the status report on the rape of a minor in Bandipora which triggered widespread protests.


J&K Police asked to file report in minor's rape


The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator on Wednesday urged Myanmar authorities to guarantee access for humanitarian assistance and to find solutions for the 270,000 people displaced due to conflicts in their regions.


UN urges aid access for displaced in Myanmar


Amid calls of hanging of rapist as students continue to clash with the police, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday shut down most educational institutions in the valley.


Most educational institutions shut down in J&K


A Pune court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent woman doctor to three-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and awarded Rs 10,000 fine for performing illegal sex determination tests.


Pune doctor gets 3-year RI for illegal sex tests


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted three-week parole to Santosh Kumar Singh, who is serving a life term for the rape and murder of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo in 1996, to take the LLM examination.


Priyadarshini Mattoo case convict granted parole for law exam


The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested for a meme on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.


SC grants bail to BJP activist on Mamata meme


A 55-year-old Indian-origin woman has been convicted by a jury in the US of strangling her 9-year-old stepdaughter to death in 2016 and faces life in prison at her sentencing next month.


Indian-origin woman convicted of killing stepdaughter


Malaysian authorities have deported a Thai anti-monarchy activist who was seeking asylum after fleeing persecution in her country, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.


Malaysia deports Thai activist seeking asylum


Aurobindo Pharma on Tuesday informed stock exchanges that the company, as well as other firms in the US generic drug industry, are facing a second lawsuit for violation of antitrust laws.


Second US lawsuit brought against Aurobindo Pharma


Former ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in connection with its ongoing investigation into Rs 1,875-crore Videocon loan case.


Kochhars appear before ED again in Videocon case


The Delhi Police on Monday charged the owners of Hotel Arpit Palace, Sharad Indu Goel and Rakesh Goel, along with two of their employees, with culpable homicide not amounting to murder for the February 12 fire tragedy in the Karol Bagh hotel which killed 17 people and left 21 others injured.


Owners chargesheeted in Arpit Palace fire tragedy


A 31-year-old Indian woman has been threatened with deportation by UK Home Office officials despite being in a coma after having a major operation.


UK officials threaten Indian woman in coma with deportation


Swedish prosecutors on Monday reopened investigation into the rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, currently lodged at a high-security jail in the UK.


Sweden reopens Assange rape case probe


BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma on Monday moved the Supreme Court against her arrest last week for allegedly sharing on social media a meme of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.


Mamata meme: Arrested BJP activist moves Supreme Court


Rattled by frequent cashback fraud incidents involving its staff, e-commernce platform Paytm Mall has announced a partnership with Global professional services firm EY to build a technology-driven fraud prevention system.


Cashback fraud-hit Paytm Mall partners EY to catch conmen


Swedish prosecutors on Monday will announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is currently lodged at a high-security jail in the UK.

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