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Sikhs demand more representation in US city administration

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Around 40 members of the Indian and Sikh communities here have asked for more representation in the administration of Jersey City in New Jersey state. They met city council members at a special meeting on Wednesday and said they believed that two recent attacks on Sikhs were hate crimes, The Star Ledger reported on Thursday. […]

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Nariman declines to be part of Lokpal search panel

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Eminent jurist Fali Nariman has refused to be part of the process to select the names for various posts of Lokpal, saying he fears that the multi- layered procedure could overlook the most competent, independent and courageous persons. In a letter to V Narayanasamy, minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office, Nariman said he […]

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Change stereotype vision towards women, says Nandita Das

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Bollywood actress-director Nandita Das Thursday urged Indians to break the stereotype that women cannot share the stage with men in journalism. Launching a report here on the condition of working journalist, she said women in the rural parts of the country remained confined and are never allowed to work in the field they were interested […]

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Subrata Roy apologises to SC, seeks warrant to be put on hold

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Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy Thursday tendered an “unconditional apology” to the Supreme Court for not appearing before it Wednesday and urged the court to recall its order issuing a non-bailable arrest warrant against him. Roy said in his application that his non-appearance before the court was neither intentional nor deliberate, and urged the court […]

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Chargesheet filed in Odisha woman’s murder

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A chargesheet was filed against a man for the murder of a sexual assault victim in the state last November, an officer said Thursday. The chargeheet, which is more than 700-pages-long, was filed in the court of the first class judicial magistrate at the district headquarters town of Rayagada, 390 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, […]

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Oil ministry denies reports on ONGC chief’s extension

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Reacting to the controversy over the petroleum ministry seeking a tenure extension for Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) chairman Sudhir Vasudeva, the ministry clarified Wednesday it has referred the issue back to the cabinet’s appointments panel alongwith with the complete vigilance profile of Vasudeva. “Considering that only a few days were left for his […]

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Permission sought to keep NSA phone records longer

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The Obama administration has asked a special court for permission to hold on to National Security Agency (NSA) phone records for longer than five years, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The daily describing it as “an unintended consequence of lawsuits seeking to stop the data- surveillance programme”, Xinhua reported. The Justice Department, in a […]

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SC stays release of four convicts in Rajiv killing

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The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the release of four convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, ordering status quo on a plea by the Centre challenging the Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to release them. The court bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam directed that the central government’s plea would be heard on March 6. […]

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SC commutes death sentence, jails rapist for 35 years

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The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for raping a minor girl who later died of her injuries, but sentenced him to a minimum of 35 years’ imprisonment without remission. “We are of the view that in spite of the fact that the appellant had committed a heinous crime and […]

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Only assembly speaker, deputy speaker enjoy immunity: SC

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Everyone else falls in the same category and could not claim a privilege that is not available to the common man, an Apex Court bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh said in its judgment on Tuesday. The court also set aside the Madhya Pradesh Assembly’s show cause […]

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Explain state transfer points in nursery admission: Delhi HC

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Rubbishing the five additional points awarded to children whose parents come under the inter-state transfer category during nursery admissions, Delhi High Court has asked the city government to explain the logic behind state transfer points. “What is the logic behind these five points? Why should one get an additional point for getting transferred here? We […]

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SC refers euthanasia plea to constitution bench

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench a petition seeking to declare dying with dignity a fundamental right for terminally ill patients. A Bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Shiva Kirti Singh referred the Public Interest Litigation petition filed by Common Cause to the Constitution Bench. […]

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