Category: Rights

Priyank Kanoongo reflects on tenure as NCPCR Chairman, highlights progress in child rights

New Delhi, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Priyank Kanoongo, Chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), expressed satisfaction…

1 month ago

Haryana farmers express gratitude after govt hikes MSP on Rabi crops

Chandigarh, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The farmers of Haryana have expressed happiness after the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs decided…

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Lady Justice in SC library now holds a Constitution with open eyes

New Delhi, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an initiative shedding the colonial imprint and traditional attributes, the statue of Lady Justice,…

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Sexual intercourse, exhibiting body in front of minor child punishable under Pocso Act: Kerala HC

Kochi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala High Court has held that having sexual intercourse and exhibiting any part of the…

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Disability above 40 pc should not disentitle candidate from admission in medical course: SC

New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that disability above 40 per cent should not disentitle…

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R.G. Kar case: MeitY nominated nodal officer to pull down the identity of deceased victim, Centre tells SC

New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Union Ministry of Electronics and…

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SC declines to entertain PIL seeking criminalisation of non-consensual unnatural sexual acts

New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking criminalisation…

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SC to hear plea seeking restitution of provision in new panel code akin to Section 377 of IPC

New Delhi, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court will hear a plea on Monday against the "missing" protection in the…

1 month ago

RG Kar protest: Another junior doctor on hunger strike admitted to hospital

Kolkata, Oct 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Anustup Mukhopadhyay, one of the eight junior doctors who were currently on a fast-unto-death protest at…

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Aid entering Gaza at lowest level in months: UN

United Nations, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months, and no one in Gaza…

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RG Kar protest: Two other junior doctors join fast-unto-death protest

Kolkata, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two more junior doctors have joined the ongoing fast-unto-death protest by their colleagues at Esplanade in…

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‘Interim B’desh govt excluding indigenous peoples, minorities from Constitutional reform process’

New Delhi/Agartala, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Delhi-based rights group on Friday claimed that the interim Bangladesh government led by Chief…

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Telangana issues orders to conduct caste survey

Hyderabad, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana government will undertake a comprehensive door-to-door household survey (socio, educational, economic, employment, political, and…

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Protests by junior doctors on RG Kar issue in larger public interest, says IMA President (Lead)

Kolkata, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The continuing protests by the junior doctors of West Bengal against the ghastly rape and murder…

1 month ago

Empowering girls our vision for a brighter future: Annapurna Devi

New Delhi, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Empowering girls is not just a responsibility but our vision for a brighter future, Union…

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Calcutta HC grants bail to all 9 arrested for raising ‘Justice for RG Kar’ slogan at Puja Pandal

Kolkata, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted interim bail to all nine youths arrested by Kolkata…

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NHRC takes suo moto cognisance of open drain deaths, issues notice to MCD, DDA

New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of…

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Consumer forums cannot adjudicate employer-employee dispute: Delhi HC

New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has ruled that consumer forums cannot exercise jurisdiction to adjudicate a…

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Delhi HC issues directions on expeditious release of compensation to POCSO victims

New Delhi, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to mitigate delays in releasing…

1 month ago

SCDRC vested with authority to enforce orders, issue warrants, rules Delhi HC

New Delhi, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has held that the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) is…

2 months ago



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