Category: Rights

Key points in Sajjan Kumar verdict in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court made significant observations on Monday while convicting Congress leader Sajjan Kumar…

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Congress trying to avoid debate over AgustaWestland deal: Yogi Adityanath

Guwahati, Dec 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the Congress of playing with the country's…

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Congress rakes up Gujarat riots over Sajjan Kumar’s conviction

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Stating that conviction of party leader Sajjan Kumar in an 1984 anti-Sikh riots case should…

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Lok Sabha passes transgender persons rights bill amid din

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 that provides for protection of rights of…

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PDP leaders protest in Secretariat against civilian killings

Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders on Monday protested inside the Secretariat here against the killing of…

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Mirwaiz Umer defies house arrest, stopped

Srinagar, Dec 17 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Monday defied house arrest here as he tried to…

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Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scam

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 17 (IANS) Malaysian authorities on Monday filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs bank and two former employees…

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4 transgenders denied Sabarimala visit, meet HC-appointed member

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (IANS) Four transgenders, who were denied permission to visit the Sabarimala temple a day ago, on Monday…

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Sajjan gets life term in 1984 riots, HC calls it ‘crime against humanity’

By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Thirty-four years after the gruesome killings, the Delhi High Court on…

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Triple Talaq bill introduced in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple…

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Agrarian crisis dominates, set to influence 2019 general elections

By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Agrarian crisis emerged as a major political concern in 2018, fuelled mainly…

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Non-Congress parties hail Sajjan Kumar conviction

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Non-Congress political parties on Monday hailed the Delhi High Court ruling holding Congress leader Sajjan…

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Triple talaq bill introduced in LS

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the Triple…

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Delhi HC sends Sajjan Kumar to jail life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday held Sajjan Kumar and five others guilty in a…

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Gay Singaporean wins appeal to adopt surrogate child

Singapore, Dec 17 (IANS) A gay Singaporean on Monday won a landmark court case which will allow him to adopt…

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Delhi HC convicts Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday held Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others guilty in…

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Facebook blocked Netanyahu’s son for anti-Muslim posts

Tel Aviv, Dec 17 (IANS) Facebook temporarily banned Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for posting anti-Muslim…

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US working to extradite Turkish cleric

Ankara, Dec 17 (IANS) A Turkish Minister has said that US President Donald Trump's administration is working on the extradition…

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Editors Guild laments Meghalaya HC summoning editor for alleged contempt

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Editors Guild on Sunday expressed grave concern over the Meghalaya High Court summoning 'The…

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