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SC pulls up UP over Muzaffarnagar riot victims’ plight

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Pulling up the Uttar Pradesh government over the plight of victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots, the Supreme Court has ordered it to immediately supply blankets and medical help to people living in relief camps. The apex court reacted sharply to media reports of death of some 50 children due to cold and poor facilities in […]

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A.K. Ganguly must quit, says BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Human Rights Commission chief A.K. Ganguly, a former judge of the Supreme Court accused by a law intern of sexual harassment. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj raised the demand for the resignation of Ganguly as soon as the house […]

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SC grants bail to Lalu Prasad

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In a relief to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him bail in a fodder scam case. Lalu Prasad was awarded five years’ imprisonment by the special Ranchi court for his alleged involvement in the fodder scam. There were 44 accused in the case and 37 of them […]

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Justice Jillani sworn-in as Pakistan chief justice

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Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took oath Thursday as Pakistan’s 21st chief justice, succeeding Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the man responsible for military dictator General Pervez Musharraf’s downfall. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath of office to Justice Jillani at the Presidency here, Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported. According to APP, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]

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Kolkata LGBT activists to continue fight for rights

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With the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that a same-gender sexual relationship is an offence, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Kolkata asserted that their fight would only get even stronger. The movement is “strong” and will, with “renewed vigour”, take on the verdict, said the members who gathered at the […]

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Dec 16 gang rape: Two convicts say arrest process not followed

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Two convicts in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape case told the Delhi High Court Wednesday that police did not follow the proper procedure while arresting them. M.L. Sharma, counsel for convicts Mukesh and Pawan Kumar Gupta, said his clients were arrested on the basis of media reports. Delhi Police arrested them without having any […]

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Coffin scam: Court finds no evidence against three ex-armymen

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A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged three former army officers in the 2002 “coffin scam” related to the Kargil war, observing that no prima facie evidence was found against them. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge Poonam Bamba discharged then military attache in the Indian embassy in the US, Maj Gen (retd) Arun Roye, […]

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Undertrial branded in Uttar Pradesh jail

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An undertrial inmate of Dasna Jail in Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh has told a local court that he was branded on his waist with a hot iron rod by a jail official for refusing to cough up a bribe. The matter came up in court Tuesday as a local lawyer filed an application before the […]

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Three killed in US shooting

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Three people were killed and six others injured in a shooting at a barber shop in Detroit in the US. Detroit Police Chief James Craig told the media that all the victims were male but he disclosed no age or name, Xinhua reported. Police said the shooting happened at about 6 pm at the shop […]

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Uttar Pradesh gets new advocate general

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The Uttar Pradesh government late Wednesday appointed V.C. Mishra, 83, as the new advocate general, an official said. Governor B.L. Joshi approved Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s recommendation of appointing him, and also accepted the resignation of S.P. Gupta for the post. A notification of the appointment was issued. Gupta had earlier quit citing personal reasons, […]

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South Africa against trial of sitting leaders

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South African President Jacob Zuma said Wednesday that sitting African heads of state should not stand trial. “What we are guarding against is the situation where countries that had moved to a semblance of stability suddenly regress due to a vacuum that would be created when leaders are taken away to stand trial,” Xinhua quoted […]

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NHRC chairman favours health as fundamental right

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National Human Rights Commission chairman KG Balakrishnan on Wednesday advocated for the inclusion of the right to health in the list of fundamental rights. “Making the right to health a fundamental right in the constitution would be an important way forward in improving the overall health services scenario and providing universal healthcare in the country,” […]

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