Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles

Washington DC : United States President Barack Obama has announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system and said the practice is overused and has the potential for devastating psychological consequences.Obama outlined a series of executive actions that also prohibit federal correction officials from punishing prisoners who commit ‘low […]

Kejriwal to leave for B’lore tomorrow for naturopathy treatment

New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will leave the national capital for a 10-day treatment at a naturopathy centre in Bengaluru for his chronic cough tomorrow. Kejriwal will undergo treatment at Jindal Nature Care, where he had undergone treatment even in March last year for his high sugar level and chronic cough.According to […]

MHA confirms President’s rule in Arunachal

New Delhi : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday confirmed imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh.An official release by the MHA said that President Pranab Mukherjee has signed a Proclamation under article 356(1) of the Constitution, imposing President’s Rule in relation to the State of Arunachal Pradesh and keeping the Legislative Assembly […]

Women activists detained on way to Shani temple

Supa (Maharashtra) : The police detained women activists, who were on their way to the Shani Shingnapur temple to break the centuries old tradition of not allowing the feminine gender to enter the sanctum sanctorum, here on Tuesday.The activists of Ranragini Bhumata Brigade led by Trupti Desai, who had left from Pune earlier in the […]