Category: Law

Landmines recovered in Jharkhand

Ranchi, May 6 (IANS) Several landmines were recovered in a joint operation of the state police and the CRPF in…

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Texas police officer charged with black teenager’s murder

Washington, May 6 (IANS) A police officer in Texas who shot and killed a 15-year-old African-American teenager last week has…

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IAF opens recruitment path for women NCC cadets with C certificate

New delhi, May 6 (IANS) In a path-breaking step, the Indian Air Force for the first time is opening the…

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France bans extremely thin models

Paris, May 6 (IANS) A law in France which bans featuring extremely thin fashion models has come into effect, the…

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Putin backs Chechnya hate crimes inquiry

Moscow, May 6 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed an inquiry into reported hate crimes and a crackdown on…

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Greenpeace activists hang anti-Le Pen banner on Eiffel Tower

Paris, May 6 (IANS) A giant yellow banner was unfurled on the Eiffel Tower on Friday as Greenpeace activists protested…

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Nirbhaya’s mother demands dedicated, fast-track courts for sexual assault cases

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The mother of Nirbhaya on Friday demanded that dedicated, separate courts should be set up…

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Kerala reinstates Senkumar after SC slaps fine

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday night reinstated T.P. Senkumar as the police chief,…

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SC asks states to look for adoption, foster care for vulnerable children

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that the state governments and union territory administrations should…

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Gender sensitisation needed from school level, observes SC in Nirbhaya case

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Nirbhaya gang-rape was a case of "barbaric sexual violence against women" and also against…

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Four years after Nirbhaya case, women still feel unsafe in Delhi

By Ashish Mishra and Anurag Dey New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Over four years have passed since the 2012 brutal…

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Brutality, bestiality of Nirbhaya gang-rape sounds like story from different world: SC

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) "Wanton lust" and "servility to absolutely unchained carnal desire and bestiality" ruled the minds of…

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He deserved death sentence, say Akshay’s family members

Patna, May 5 (IANS) Akshay, a convict in the fatal 2012 gang rape of a 23-year-old paramedical student, deserved the…

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SC rejects argument of FIR delay in Nirbhaya gang-rape case

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) An FIR is not an encyclopaedia of facts, the Supreme Court observed on Friday as…

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India doesn’t walk the talk on human rights: Amnesty

Geneva/New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Welcoming the recommendations made to India during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Amnesty International on…

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NGT fines three industries for polluting river

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Nine days after it shut 13 polluting industries along Bagad river in Uttar Pradesh, the…

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Testimony of rape victim must be appreciated, says SC judge

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Justice R. Justice Banumathi, who gave a separate but concurring judgment in the Nirbhaya gang-rape…

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Haryana to act against illegal slaughterhouses from May 15

Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) The Haryana government has decided to take strict action against illegal slaughterhouses and meat shops, a…

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In Nirbhaya gang-rape human lust was allowed to take demonic form: SC

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The "brazenness and coldness" with which the men convicted in the Nirbhaya gang-rape picked up…

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Reinstate Chief Justice, Nepal SC tells government

By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) The clash between Nepal's judiciary and legislature took a new turn on Friday…

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