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Democracy needs independent journalists and noisy judges: Justice Gogoi
New Delhi: Senior Supreme Court Justice Ranjan Gogoi made a sterling speech at the third Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture on ‘Vision of Justice.’ He is said to be next in line to become the Chief Justice of India. He lamented at the fact that the SC verdicts on protecting speech and expression delivered for the…
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‘Govt. not serious on Increasing Hunger & Lynching Deaths in Jharkhand’
Delhi/Ranchi: On the issue of increasing hunger and lynching deaths in Jharkhand, the Right to Food Campaign members demonstrated in front of Jharkhand Bhawan in Delhi. Members handed over a memorandum to the officials on duty. Here is the copy of the letter mentioning their demands. Shri D K Tiwari Resident Commissioner Jharkhand Dear Shri…
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Police alerted to monitor social media to curb hate crimes!
Police and related law enforcing agencies have been alerted nationwide to intensify monitoring of social media contents of Whats App, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and all other electronic communications to contain growing hate crimes in India. This follows a recent judgment of Madras High Court that denied anticipatory bail to a journalist turned BJP politician for…
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Dreaded gangster Munna Bajrangi shot dead inside Baghpat jail; several officials suspended
Dreaded gangster Munna Bajrangi has been shot dead inside the district jail in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh. He was reportedly shot dead by another convict, Sunil Rathi, lodged in the jail. This comes on a day when Munna Bajrangi was slated to be produced before a court in Baghpat. On Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh gangster,…
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Supreme Court reaffirms death to four Nirbahaya convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected review petitions filed by three of the four convicts and upheld the death punishment in the horrific 2012 gang rape and murder of a young Delhi professional who came to be known as Nirbhaya. Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Ashok Bhushan said the petitions…
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सरकार समर्थित होती हैं ‘लिंचिंग’ की घटनाएं : कानून विशेषज्ञ
नई दिल्ली: व्हॉट्सएप के जरिये अफवाह फैलाना, आठ-दस लोगों को जुटाकर किसी को निशाने पर लेना और पीट-पीट कर उसकी हत्या कर देना। मामला तूल पकड़ने पर सरकार की ओर से यह बयान आना कि ‘किसी को कानून हाथ में लेने की इजाजत नहीं दी जा सकती’ और इसके बाद गंभीर चुप्पी। देश ने चार साल…
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4 boys out from Thai Cave, rescue operation on
As the world holds its breath, 12 boys and their soccer coach – accompanied by an elite team of rescue divers – are making a treacherous journey to safety through flooded underground caverns that have tested some of the world’s best cavers. Four boys have so far completed the hazardous escape, according to rescue officials,…
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Telangana student shot dead in the US
Hyderabad: Even before the gunning down of Telugu aviation engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla by a racist person in Kansas, USA, is erased from the memory of Indians, another youth from Telangana Sharath Koppula was shot at in a restaurant in Kansas, Missouri, on Friday evening (as per local time). The 26-year was studying at University of…
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Japan floods: Death toll rises to 73
At least 73 people have died and dozens are missing after floods and landslides in parts of western Japan, national broadcaster NHK World reported on Sunday. The toll is likely to rise further as more rain is expected in some areas for at least another day. Authorities have ordered nearly 2 million people and advised…
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JD(U) to contest solo in 4 states in 2019 elections
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his party will take a final call on seat sharing in the state for 2019 general elections after seeing what the BJP has to offer. Kumar’s party is seen as growing apart from the BJP over seat sharing and his projection as the face of the NDA in…