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Three policemen held with 149 gold bars in Bangladesh

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Four people, including three policemen, have been detained and 149 gold bars recovered from them during raids in three district towns in Bangladesh. The policemen detained are sub-inspector Monjurul Alam, constables Wahid and Akash of Rampura Police Station in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, Abu Yusuf, assistant commissioner (Media) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said. Police informer […]

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Australian jailed for racial attack on Indians

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A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for racially motivated attacks on two Indian nationals in Australia. Brian Lou Douglas Lawton and another man approached a 26-year-old Indian man in north Queensland in 2012 and demanded money, the Townsville district court heard on Monday. After the man said he did not […]

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Delhi gang rape: SC extends stay on death sentence of two convicts

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The Supreme Court Monday extended till April 7 the stay on the execution of the death sentence of Mukesh and Pawan Gupta, two of the four convicts in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape, as it sought a copy of the trial court judgment. The death sentence of the four convicts was upheld by the […]

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Airhostess case: Notice to police on plea to cancel Kanda’s bail

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The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to police on a plea of former air hostess Geetika Sharma’s brother seeking cancellation of bail to former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, who was in jail for the past 18 months after being accused of abetting her suicide. Justice V.P. Vaish sought Delhi Police’s reply by April […]

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NHRC denies ordering action against Somnath Bharti

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The National Human Rights Commission Monday denied it asked Delhi Police to take action against former AAP minister Somnath Bharti for his controversial campaign against an alleged drug and prostitution racket. “The NHRC has seen news stories that it has given a direction for taking action against Somnath Bharti in the Khirki Extension incident,” said […]

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CJI concerned at declining conviction rate in rape cases

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Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Monday expressed unhappiness on the declining of conviction rate in rape cases and emphasized that women judicial officials can play a major role in conducting trial in such cases. Citing the National Crime Records Bureau data for 2010-2012, Chief Justice Sathasivam said that conviction rate for all major crimes against […]

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Delhi HC seeks report on question paper leak

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The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the central government and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to submit a detailed status report on the leak of the Class 12 physics question paper for the 2014 senior secondary examinations in Manipur. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul, […]

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LS candidate admitted as Independent moves HC

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The Delhi High Court Friday agreed to hear a plea by an advocate who filed his nomination to contest the Lok Sabha election from the Bhartiya Janta Dal (Integrated) party, but his papers were admitted as an Independent candidate. Advocate Dan Bahadur Yadav told the court he filed his candidature from the Bhartiya Janta Dal-Integrated […]

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SC notice on facilitating voting by NRIs

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The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government asking why NRIs who are registered voters should not get the opportunity to exercise their voting rights in the ongoing general election from wherever they are located. A bench of Justice KS Radhakrishnan and Justice Vikramajit Sen issued notice even as Attorney General GE Vahanvati […]

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NGO welcomes SC ruling on juvenile act

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An NGO working for children’s rights Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the existing Juvenile Justice Act. The apex court Friday refused to interfere with the age of juveniles in cases where they were found guilty of heinous crimes. It was held by the court that the provisions of the act were in […]

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SC asks CVC to examine dispute over closure reports in 20 cases

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The Supreme Court Friday asked the CVC to examine 20 cases where there is a dispute within the CBI between investigating officers and the senior officer whether closure report should be filed in them or not. A bench of Justice R.M.Lodha, Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph asked the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) […]

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Children do not vote, hence ignored by parties

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Children cannot vote, they cannot make political demands and therefore do not have any say in electoral outcomes. Is this the reason why, year after year, political parties have been ignoring the needs of children in their poll promises? This despite the fact that children constitute over a third of India’s 1.21 billion population. Children […]

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