-Deccan Herald Private institutions to deliberate on fee structure Bangalore: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday rescheduled the seminar on implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act. The Court had earlier directed the State government to conduct a seminar on March 10 on enforcing Right to Education as a fundamental right. The seminar will now be held on April 10. The order came during the hearing of an impleading application filed by Federation...

-The Hindu Kottayam: With Director General of Prosecution (DGP) T. Asif Ali advising the State government against a reinvestigation into the role of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien in the Suryanelli rape case, the choices before the victim are narrowing down to taking the battle to the High Court. Legal advisers to the victim, speaking to The Hindu on Monday said they would file a writ petition in the High...

-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: Qutubuddin Ansari, the face of the Gujarat riots, on Thursday filed a criminal complaint against makers of tennis star Leander Paes' debut movie - 'Rajdhani Express' for using without permission his famous photograph with tears in his eyes and begging for protection with folded hands during the 2002 riots. Ansari has complained before the metropolitan court that his photograph has been used to "sensationalize the film", but...

-The Hindu New Delhi having ratified the U.N. Convention on the rights of the disabled in 2007, it is time the government enacted fresh legislation to replace the 1995 law The national convention for youth with disabilities earlier this month in New Delhi may not have been greeted with the kind of euphoria that is occasioned whenever the country’s youth-power becomes a talking point. But there were enough indications during the two-day...

-New Indian Express Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has expressed deep concern over the issue of migration of tribals to states like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu due to poor implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Programme in Odisha. The number of tribal beneficiaries of MGNREGA in the State has reduced by half in 2011-12 in comparison to that of 2010-11. As a result, tribals from...