Category: Law

Bangladesh urged to halt mass arbitrary arrests

New York, June 17 (IANS) The Bangladeshi authorities should investigate attacks on secular writers and others but must stop arbitrarily…

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Meghalaya High Court orders CBI probe in police scam

Shillong, June 17 (IANS) The Meghalaya High Court has ordered a CBI inquiry into an alleged recruitment scam of the…

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11 sentenced to life in Gulberg massacre

Ahmedabad, June 17 (IANS) A special court here on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment 11 persons, of the 24 convicted…

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Australian PM ‘regrets’ inviting Islamic cleric to state dinner

Canberra, June 17 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday expressed regret that an Islamic cleric, who once said…

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Ecuador renews state of emergency for another 30 days

Quito, June 17 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced that the government has renewed a state of emergency which was…

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Centre wilfully disobeying SC order on drought-hit states: Yogendra Yadav

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday accused the Centre of "wilfully disobeying" a Supreme…

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Yet another woman gang-raped in car in Delhi, three held

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman returning home after watching a movie was abducted and gang-raped in a…

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Registration of Teesta Setalvad’s Sabrang Trust cancelled

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In first-ever major crackdown against NGOs, the central government on Thursday cancelled the "permanent registration"…

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Woman claiming to be late Saudi king’s ‘wife’ loses legal battle

London, June 16 (IANS) A woman claiming to be the "wife" of late Saudi King Fahd has lost the latest…

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Compensation awarded for workers suffering burns at Kudankulam N-plant

Chennai, June 16 (IANS) Finding safety measures lacking in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, the National…

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HC dismisses pleas against ‘Udta Punjab’ release

Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Clearing desks for the release of "Udta Punjab", the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday…

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‘Udta Punjab’ clears all hurdles for Friday release

New Delhi/Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Bollywood film "Udta Punjab" will hit the theatres on Friday after the Supreme Court on…

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Indian jailed for 14 months in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, June 16 (IANS) A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced an Indian man to 14 months in prison for…

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Supreme Court okays ‘Udta Punjab’ release

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order allowing…

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HC seeks status report on Shimla traffic

Shimla, June 16 (IANS) Acting tough against traffic blues in Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday told the…

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HC dismisses pleas against ‘Udta Punjab’ release

Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Clearing desks for the release of "Udta Punjab", the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday…

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Bulgarian parliament adopts ban on face veils

Sofia, June 16 (IANS) The Bulgarian parliament has approved a bill that would ban the wearing of garments concealing the…

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Missing documents anti-national activity: Naqvi

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday that the "missing documents" of the Ishrat…

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Government incentives for girls appear to work – somewhat

By Tanay Sukumar When the then Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury launched the Dhanalakshmi scheme in 2008, she…

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SC okays ‘Udta Punjab’ release

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order allowing…

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