India captain Shubman Gill during a nets session at Headingley on June 18, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) The sun’s been beating down on the west Yorkshire city of Leeds for the last few days. The temperature’s higher than it normally is during this time of the year. And, of course,…
NEW DELHI: The ordeal of acid attack survivor Laxmi drew the nation’s attention to the plight of women disfigured for life by jilted lovers or others and led the Supreme Court to issue a series of directions including payment of compensation.On Thursday, senior advocate Kavita Wadia, appearing for NGO Acid Survivors Sahaas Foundation, informed a…
NEW DELHI: In a rare but nice gesture, the Delhi high court on Tuesday asked the government, private hospitals and nursing home to provide free services to the victims of rape, acid attacks, sexual assaults, and survivors of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases. A bench led by Justice Prathiba M Singh and…