The Supreme Court directs the Union government to form an expert committee for drafting a law to protect househelps, citing rampant abuse and a lack of legal safeguards. Past attempts to legislate these protections have failed over the last 66 years.
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Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan clarified his comments on Arvind Kejriwal's expected victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, stating his words were taken out of context. Chavan expressed that a coalition between Congress and AAP would have been advantageous; however, the Congress party has gained significant momentum and aims for victory independently.
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Bombay high court questioned the denial of motherhood rights to a pregnant woman with a borderline intellectual disability. Her father's petition to terminate the pregnancy was contested by the woman herself. The court noted her consent and the medical report indicating no foetal anomalies, emphasizing the law doesn't bar individuals with lower-than-average intelligence from parenthood.
PCI allows the 2022-23 DPharm batch to register and obtain licenses after NBEMS indefinitely defers the exit exam scheduled for October 2024. This decision enables graduates to start their careers, and PCI seeks Union health ministry approval to amend the exit exam regulation from three papers to one.
A Delhi court requested Mumbai court's trial records of the 26/11 case, anticipating the extradition of Tahawwur Hussain Rana from the US. The US Supreme Court dismissed his final appeal, allowing his extradition for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attack linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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