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Court issues production warrant against Irom Sharmila

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A Delhi court on Thursday issued production warrant for January 30 against rights activist Irom Sharmila after she failed to turn up in a case lodged against her for allegedly attempting suicide during her fast-unto- death here in 2006. The Manipuri activist, who has been on a fast for over 12 years demanding repeal of […]

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Telecast of Taslima Nasreen’s serial deferred indefinitely

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The telecast of a Bengali serial based on exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s script has been deferred indefinitely in the wake of protests by minority religious groups in West Bengal, Aakash Aath TV channel Thursday said. “Dusahobas” was scheduled to be screened Monday to Saturday at 10 p.m. on Aakash Aath channel, starting Thursday. “Although […]

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‘Indian diplomat was given all courtesies, wasn’t handcuffed’

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Manhattan’s high profile India-born US attorney Preet Bhrara, also known as the “Sherriff of Wall Street”, has defended his department’s actions against an Indian diplomat sparking a diplomatic row between India and the US, insisting she was not handcuffed and was given due courtesies. He also said the domstic help, Sangeeta Richard’s family was “evacuated” […]

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Delhi HC notice on plea seeking free thalassemia treatment

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  The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and state governments on a plea by a couple seeking the court’s intervention to provide free treatment to their eight-year-old son suffering from thalassemia. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan asked the union ministry of health, Delhi government, All […]

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Chopper deal: Court dismisses firm’s plea to defreeze account

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A Delhi court today dismissed the plea of a private firm, which along with its CEO, is accused in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter deal scam seeking defreezing of the money in its bank account, saying the probe is at a “crucial stage”. Special CBI Judge Ravinder Kaur rejected the application of Chandigarh-based Aeromatrix […]

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HC orders judicial inquiry into delay in autopsy

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the delay in conducting the post-mortem examination of a prisoner who died of pneumonia while in custody last month. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan expressed displeasure over the incident, saying: “You stop giving medicines when people are alive. But […]

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WBHRC orders action on letter threatening Ganguly

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The West Bengal Human Rights Commission Wednesday issued orders that action be taken against a woman law clerk who earlier sent a letter threatening to implicate its chairman AK Ganguly in a case of molestation. Asima Mallik, a clerk in Burdwan district court, addressed a letter to the office of the WBHRC in the city, […]

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Jessica Lal murder: Manu Sharma gets parole

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted parole for nine days to Siddharth Vashishtha alias Manu Sharma to appear in examinations for a post-graduate degree in human rights. Manu has been serving life imprisonment in the sensational Jessica Lal murder case in which the young ramp model was shot dead at point blank range in […]

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2,464 cases of cyber crimes in 2012: Milind Deora

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Crime data or information maintained by National Crime Record Bureau (CRB) revealed that 2,464 cases of crime such as hacking and others were registered during 2012, Milind Deora, minister of state for communications and information technology, said here Wednesday. “749 persons were arrested for committing such offences during 2012,” he said in a reply in […]

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Home, law ministries meet to discuss Ganguly case

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The union home ministry is consulting the law ministry on demands for removal of Justice (retd) AK Ganguly as the chief of the West Bengal human rights panel following allegations of sexual harassment against him, official sources said. The sources said consultations have begun over letters written by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to […]

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Salient features of Lokpal bill

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Following are the salient features of the amended Lokpal Bill passed on Tuesday by the Rajya Sabha. 1. Lokayuktas: The new bill mandates states to set up Lokayuktas within 365 days. States have the freedom to determine the nature and type of Lokayukta. The old bill said the law shall be applicable to states only […]

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No need of government sanction to probe public servants: SC

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the approval of the Central Government was not necessary under Section 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (which governs the Central Bureau of Information) for investigation and prosecution of senior officials where inquiry/investigation into the crime under the Prevention of Corruption Act was being monitored by […]

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