Crimes against women: Supreme Court bats for stricter punishment

Crimes against women: Supreme Court bats for stricter punishment

New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court has stressed on the need for “stricter yardstick” on courts’ sentencing policy in cases related to crime against women so as to act as a deterrent, saying punishment awarded to the accused was not in proportion to gravity and magnitude of such offences. “In recent years, the rising […]

Over 1,000 flee as typhoon threatens northern Philippines

Over 1,000 flee as typhoon threatens northern Philippines

Manila, May 10: More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like storm surges, government agencies warned today. The storm’s movement has slowed slightly but it has also strengthened to pack gusts of 205 kilometres per hour and is still expected to […]

Government asks auto dealers to set up pollution testing facility

Government asks auto dealers to set up pollution testing facility

New Delhi, May 10 : In order to ensure that a stricter check may be kept on vehicular emissions, Delhi government has directed all car and motorbike dealers in the national capital to set up pollution measuring facilities on their premises. All automobile dealers, except those who sell battery- operated e-rickshaws, have been asked to […]

WestConnex: New Sydney motorway to push toll to $11 per trip

WestConnex: New Sydney motorway to push toll to $11 per trip

Sydney: Motorists will pay as much as $11 a trip when the completed West Connex motorway opens, after the Liberal government decided to increase tolls on new Sydney motorways faster than the rate of inflation.The rate of increase means if WestConnex is built as planned in 2023, someone driving from Sydney’s outer north-west suburbs to […]