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Canadian South Asians protest against attack on Swami Aganivesh
Organized by the Indians Abroad for Pluralist India (IAPI), the rally was attended by people from diverse backgrounds. The speakers unanimously condemned the attack on Agnivesh and expressed their solidarity with the secularists who are being frequently targeted by the supporters of BJP Canada: South Asian activists came together on Sunday to raise their…
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Over 1 lakh rape cases reported between 2014-16 in India
Rijiju said in Rajya Sabha that 38,947 cases of rape were registered in 2016, 34,651 cases of rape were registered in 2015 and 36,735 cases of rape were registered in 2014. New Delhi: As many as 1,10,333 cases of rape were registered in the country between 2014-16, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs…
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Sanitary napkins exempted from GST
Delhi: The GST Council has exempted sanitary napkins from Goods and Services tax, Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia told the press on Saturday. Earlier, there was a 12% levy of tax on sanitary napkins. Notably, another major agenda on the cards, relating to sugar cess also assumed focus, and the Delhi FM said that a…
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New law not enough to stop mob violence
Although the Supreme Court has suggested that a law be enacted specifically to deal with the “new normal” of lynchings, it will be advisable to widen the scope of the legal remedy to include all forms of mob violence, even if doubts are likely to remain about the efficacy of the proposed solution. The wider…
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4 साल में विकास के नाम पर गंगा का विनाश
गंगा के संरक्षण, प्रबंधन में अनदेखी और देरी करने वाले को जेल हो, क्योंकि पिछले चार साल में विकास के नाम पर गंगा के लिए काम के नाम पर गंगा का विनाश हुआ है। गंगा के प्रवाह को समझे बिना गंगा के किनारों पर जो घाट बने हैं, उनसे गंगा के प्रवाह में बाधाएं पैदा…
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Congress to raise lynching, women’s safety in monsoon session
New Delhi: The Congress party on Tuesday said it will raise the issues of mob lynching and women’s safety besides many other important matters in Parliament’s monsoon session which begins on Wednesday. “To make this session a success, we will support the government. We hope we will be allowed to highlight important issues of the country,”…
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SC condemns mob lynching, recommends Parliament enact law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday condemned mob lynching incidents across the country and urged Parliament to enact a law to deal with the crime that threatens rule of law and the country’s social fabric. “It is the duty of the State to maintain law and order, social and pluralistic fabric of the society and…
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हैदराबाद के इंजीनियर की कर्नाटक में पीट-पीट कर हत्या
हैदराबाद: सप्ताहिक छुट्टी पर रिश्तेदारों और दोस्तों के साथ लांग ड्राइव (लंबी यात्रा) पर जाना हैदराबाद के सॉफ्टवेयर इंजीनियर मोहम्मद आजम को महंगा पड़ गया। कर्नाटक के बीदर जिले में बच्चा चुराने के संदेह में शुक्रवार को लोगों की भीड़ ने पीट-पीट कर उनकी हत्या कर दी। पुराने हैदराबाद नगर के एराकुंटा में आजम (28) के…
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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…