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Address human rights abuses, Pakistan told

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Pakistan’s new government should urgently address serious human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said Friday. In a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the rights body outlined 10 steps to improve human rights in the country. The abuses include attacks on religious minorities, disappearances in Balochistan and impunity for abusive militant groups, it said. Sharif […]

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Kerala CM’s former staff member gets bail

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Two accused in the solar scam that rocked the Oommen Chandy government in Kerala, including Tenny Jopan, who had been working as personal staff of the Kerala chief minister, got bail from the high court Friday. The other accused to get bail Friday was Shalu Menon, a popular actress. Jopan was arrested June 28, while […]

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Bihar to get special courts for SC/ST atrocity cases

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Bihar has decided to set up special courts for hearing and disposal of cases relating to atrocities committed on members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Bihar SC/ST welfare minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said the special courts would be set up exclusively to deal with cases of atrocity against members of the SC/ST groups, […]

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Faridabad hospital told to pay Rs.2 lakh for boy’s death

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A private hospital in Haryana has been asked to pay Rs.2 lakh for negligence leading to the death of a 10-year-old boy, with the top consumer commission slamming its doctors for attempting to suppress facts about the treatment given to the fever-afflicted patient. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held Sun Flag Hospital Research Centre in […]

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SC fumes at government in Radia case

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“It is very unfortunate that government of India’s counsel is not able to render effective assistance (to the court),” said an apex court bench of Justice G S Singhvi and Justice K S Radhakrishnan, hauling up the counsel for not bringing the case records. As Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra sought to make a […]

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Court to hear RTI plea on attorney general

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The Delhi High Court Thursday agreed to hear two separate petitions asking it to declare the attorney general’s office a public authority so that it comes under the purview of the Right To Information Act, 2005. Justice S.K. Misra listed for Oct 30 the petitions seeking to declare the attorney general’s office as a public […]

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147 Maruti workers to stand murder trial

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A Gurgaon court Thursday framed murder charges against 147 jailed Maruti workers allegedly involved in the July 18, 2012 violence at Manesar car plant that left a company executive dead and 100 others injured, said a lawyer. All the accused would be tried for murder. The next proceeding in the case is scheduled for Sep 9. A Gurgaon court […]

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NHRC seeks report on minor’s death in Odisha school

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Odisha to submit a report on the death of a seven-year-old student after a large almirah fell on her in a state school last month, a petitioner said Thursday. The commission directed the secretary of the school and the department of mass education of the state government […]

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‘Uttarakhand’s orphaned children may fall prey to traffickers’

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Two months after the Uttarakhand tragedy, the wounds continue to deepen as stories of missing and orphaned children come to the fore with fears expressed that many of them may fall prey to human traffickers. While the state government estimates 455 children missing after the floods ravaged towns and villages, the state’s child rights commission […]

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Balance public interest, right to privacy, Tata tells SC

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Former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata Wednesday appeared in the Supreme Court and said that while ordering electronic surveillance on citizens allegedly under cloud, the government must strike a balance between public interest and the right to privacy. “The government has to balance two pivotal dimensions – public interest and privacy of the citizens” while […]

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Activists urge PM to prioritise women’s bill

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Women’s rights activists Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to prioritise the Women’s Reservation Bill and pass it in the monsoon session of parliament. The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in March 2010. The Centre for Social Research (CSR) issued an online petition to the prime minister on the urgency of passing the […]

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IPL spot-fixing: Warrants against three Dawood aides

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A Delhi court Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against three Pakistan-based close associates of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma issued open NBWs against Pakistan-based Javed Chutani, Salman alias Master and Ehteysham, considered to be close aides of Dawood. The court’s direction came on […]

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