They were also accused of being members of an unlawful assembly that committed arson, trespass and theft in a nearby house around 9 pm on February 24. A court here has acquitted six people accused of rioting, arson and looting on two properties during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala passed the order while hearing a case against Sahil, Dinesh, Tinku, Sandeep, Vikas Kashyap and Sonu, who were accused of being a part of a riotous mob that committed trespass and thefts in a shop in Bhagirathi Vihar during the riots on the intervening night of…
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The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted in English at present. The exam for the 2024 academic year is scheduled for December. The Consortium of National Law Universities has told Delhi High Court that preparations for CLAT – 2024 are at an advanced stage and any judicial order compelling the introduction of additional language options this year, without discussions, will result in serious administrative and operational issues. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted in English at present. The exam for the 2024 academic year is scheduled for December. The consortium said it has constituted an expert committee…
For nonprofits to address the patriarchal systems that restrict women’s land rights, they must engage male stakeholders in meaningful dialogue. Land ownership can play a critical role in women’s empowerment. Although there is a dearth of gender disaggregated data on women’s landlessness in India, one would like to believe that the enactment of more progressive laws such as the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, has resulted in a rise in the joint ownership of land in the country. But legislation is only the first step in forwarding the cause of women’s land rights, as women in India continue to face…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has still not relinquished his emergency powers a decade after the unrest which he claims justified them. Today, the military remains in complete control of… In early 2014, Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s ousted president, was transferred to Tora Prison where his family and lawyers were denied access to him. The leaked recording revealed that Morsi had previously been detained in a military naval base for a few months with no public knowledge of his location. Before his appearance in Tora, Morsi was supposed to be in a prison run by the Ministry of Interior, under the…
He said citizens of the Caribbean nation are “trapped in a living nightmare” as armed gangs encircle the capital, Port-au-Prince, blocking roads, controlling access to food and healthcare, and undermining humanitarian support. Mr. Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters fresh from a visit to the country and a summit of regional leaders, held in Trinidad and Tobago, during which he participated in a special session on Haiti. He told reporters that predatory gangs there are using kidnappings and sexual violence as weapons to terrorize entire communities. “I have heard appalling accounts of women and girls being gang-raped and of people…
A natural weather event known as El Niño has begun in the Pacific Ocean, likely adding heat to a planet already warming under climate change. US scientists confirmed that El Niño had started. Experts say it will likely make 2024 the world’s hottest year. They fear it will help push the world past a key 1.5C warming milestone. It will also affect world weather, potentially bringing drought to Australia, more rain to the southern US, and weakening India’s monsoon. The event will likely last until next spring, after which its impacts will recede. What is El Niño? World likely to…
Every year countries pledge to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to curb the impacts of climate change. But still global temperatures keep rising. In May, scientists announced that average global temperatures would probably pass the 1.5C threshold for the first time in the next five years. As temperatures rise the world will see more devastating heatwaves, wildfires and floods. What is 1.5 C and the Paris climate agreement? Find out using the interactive chart below which countries are on track with their commitments to meet the Paris climate goal of keeping global temperature rises below 1.5 degrees.…
The northern UK tends to be much wetter than the south, but this summer that pattern is being flipped on its head. Water levels in much of Scotland are very low with some rivers breaking records, while southern England is mostly healthy after a very wet spring. The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology warns of increased risk of drought affecting farmers and nature. One North Wales farmer told BBC News he has already almost lost a crop. Meanwhile, experts at the Wildlife Trusts say they are seeing signs of stressed nature. But current forecasts suggest the UK is unlikely…
The world’s average temperature has reached a new high for the third time in a week, unofficial records show. Data analysed by a group of US scientists shows the global average temperature on Thursday was 17.23C. It breaks the 17.01C record set on Monday, surpassed just a day later when the average temperature reached 17.18C. The temperatures are being driven by human-induced climate change and the naturally-occurring weather pattern known as El Niño, scientists say. The El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO as it is also called, is the most powerful fluctuation in the climate system anywhere on Earth. It…
A bench of justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia said most of the issues raised in the plea are related to Tamil Nadu, and the petitioner can approach the state high court for appropriate relief. The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea on the issue of road safety in the country, saying the reliefs sought are “so encompassing” that it cannot be done in one petition judicially. A bench of justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia said most of the issues raised in the plea are related to Tamil Nadu, and the petitioner can approach the…