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US Senate approves landmark immigration bill

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The US Senate approved a landmark immigration bill on Thursday that would provide millions of undocumented immigrants a chance to become citizens, but the leader of the House of Representatives said the measure was dead on arrival in the House. In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed the bill by a vote […]

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Fast track courts to try crime against women in Karnataka

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Fast track courts will be set up soon to try crimes against women in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Thursday. Establishing these courts was part of several steps his government would take to prevent crime against women in the state, he said. The government’s decision follows the June 20 kidnapping and gang-rape of a medical […]

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Pakistan SC adjourns Musharraf case

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday adjourned for an indefinite period the hearing in the treason case against former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, Dawn reported on its website. The move was taken to hold consultations over the setting up of a special court to hear the case against the former president, the report […]

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Himachal court seeks report on ‘illegal’ appointments

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The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state government to provide details regarding investigation into the alleged illegal recruitments by the state government between 1993-98. Acting on a petition of former Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board chairman S.M. Katwal, a division bench of Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice Kuldip Singh, in an […]

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Huge gaps in implementing RTE: CRY

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Even three years after the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act was implemented, many government schools still have huge infrastructural gaps, a report by an NGO said Wednesday. According to a survey by Child Rights and You (CRY), 11 percent of government schools did not have toilets, only 18 percent had […]

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Panchayat polls: SC issues notice to centre West Bengal

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central and West Bengal governments on a petition by the state’s election commission seeking adequate security for holding panchayat elections in the state. The apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued the notice after West Bengal State Election Commission’s (SEC) counsel […]

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Don’t misuse law against Dalit performers: rights body

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Indian authorities should conduct an independent review of apparent politically motivated terrorism charges filed against performers in a Dalit cultural group, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Members of Kabir Kala Manch, charged in 2011 under counterterrorism laws, remain subject to prosecution for their alleged support of Maoist militants. One of them, eight months pregnant, […]

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Step up rescue and relief operations further: says apex court

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government to step up the rescue and relief operations in calamity-struck Uttarakhand as it was told that that 95,500 stranded people have been evacuated so far. “We will not pass any order. Please step up your rescue and relief activities,” the court said. The action taken report by […]

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Sibal wants court verdicts on litigants’ cellphones: Naik

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Court judgments should be made available on mobile phone screens, union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal said Tuesday, according toRajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik. Sibal, who was addressing a meeting of the Advisory Council of the National Mission For Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms here, also said the litigants should be the focus of all judicial reforms, said the statement […]

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SC taking over legislature’s power: Congress MP

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  The Supreme Court is taking over the law-making powers of the legislatures and there is a need to restore the right of the legislatures and their constitutional dignity, said Rajya Sabha MP from Goa Shantaram Naik on Tuesday. The Congress MP, who is also the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, […]

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SC dismisses PIL seeking curbs on sale of Ranbaxy drugs

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The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a petition for prohibiting Ranbaxy from producing and marketing its alleged “adulterated” medicines in the Indian market in the wake of reports of the pharma major having sold misbranded drugs in the US. A bench of Justice A.K.Patnaik and Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by advocate M.L. Sharma, asking him […]

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NHRC seeks report from Uttarakhand; centre on flood relief

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday sought reports from Uttarakhand and the central government over the measures being taken for the evacuation and rehabilitation of flood-affected victims in the hill state. “We have asked Uttarakhand’s chief secretary to submit a report on the progress of steps taken by the state to provide relief to […]

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