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  • LAWS IN MOTION - 18: Quashing of FIRs and Multiple FIRs
    Rupin Sharma, IPS Frivolous and false complaints are not uncommon although these are not widely prevalent. Among the remedies outlined above are seeking of anticipatory bail, writ petitions in High Court or
  • The Food Trolley Club..!
    A nightmare faced by air hostesses quite often, other than hijacks and terrorist attacks are people who want to walk past the food trolley to the toilet when food is being served. I was talking to Anne a pretty
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 5
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 05 Reuters 1912 - Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the U.S. presidency, becoming the only man to defeat two former presidents -- William Howa
  • If Shoes Could Speak..!
    Mine did, just now!“What’s happening?” asked my dusty brown pair of shoes, now looking almost black after being unused for the last eight months or so, “We used to be your source of pride! You even got
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 4
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 04 Reuters 1921 - Japanese Prime Minister Takashi Hara was assassinated by a rightist fanatic. 1942 - British troops defeated the Ger
  • That Night of Terror..!
    As I read about the beheading and terrorist sponsored deaths in France, my mind goes to that Night of Terror in the city twelve years ago, when I was just a few feet away as hundreds died! The Press Club in Mum
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - NOVEMBER 3
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 03 Reuters 1926 - Annie Oakley, the noted U.S. markswoman who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, died. 1935 - A plebisci
  • TODAY in HISTORY: November 2
    Reuters 1930 - Haile Selassie was crowned emperor of Ethiopia. 1950 - Playwright George Bernard Shaw dies. 1995 - Argentina's Supreme Court ordered the extradition to Italy of former SS captain Eri
  • Staying On in the White House..!
    Suddenly many Americans are scared. “Trump won’t leave the White House!” they say, “even if he loses!” It doesn’t help that visitors standing outside the monumental presidential home in Washington i
  • The heart connect: Are you sleeping well enough?
    Dr Manjinder Sandhu  IANSlife The pandemic brought with it a new normal that came with its own consequences. The social distancing, erratic work hours, and the stress of living in times of an outbreak
  • TODAY in HISTORY: November 01
    Reuters 1894 - Death of Russian Emperor Alexander III. 1957 - The Mackinac Bridge, at the time the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages, opens. 1995 - South Africans voted in their
  • Today in History: October 31
    Reuters 1918 - In Hungary, former prime minister Count Istvan Tisza was assassinated by disaffected soldiers. Tisza, who had resigned in 1917, had been held responsible by many for the plight Hungary found i
  • The Foreign Hand..!
    No, I’m not speaking of China or Pakistan, as I see you pondering and wondering who else it could be!Years ago, Prime Ministers like Indira Gandhi and others, when faced with domestic turmoil, would point the
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 30
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 30 Reuters 1938 - Millions of Americans panicked when the radio play of the H G Wells book "The War of the Worlds" was broadc
  • Uncles With Tails..!
    She was just seventeen, French and weeping on my daughter's shoulder as she came out of the restaurant where we'd partied last night. "What's up?" I asked my little one, "Why's she crying?""What kind of friends
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 29
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 29 Reuters 1923 - Turkey became a republic under its first president, Kemal Ataturk. 1998 - Astronaut John Glenn, 77, becomes oldest
  • Cold Walls..!
    And today, a story of Smiley from a play I had written years ago. Smiley was a convict imprisoned in one of those high security jails. Smiley used to look at the high walls that stood between him and the world
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 28
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 28 Reuters 1919 - The Volstead Prohibition Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. It prohibited the sale of drink containing more than on
  • Law in Motion 17 - First Information Reports-III
    Having briefly outlined things like what is an FIR, where can it be lodged, who can lodge an FIR, what form/format should it be in, when it can be lodged and how an FIR can be lodged, there are some other basic
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 27
    1922 - The Italian government resigned under increasing pressure from the fascist movement of Benito Mussolini. 1986 - Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie, the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain Me
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