10 Dec, 2024 7:55 PM
Imphal, Dec 10 (IANS) Thousands of men and women, including students, on Tuesday organised a massive rally in Imphal demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, (AFSPA), and action against terrorists who brutally killed three women and three children in Jiribam.
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10 Dec, 2024 7:54 PM
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, members of the civil society gathered near the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi on Tuesday to protest against the atrocities on Hindus and other religious minorities in the neighbouring country.
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10 Dec, 2024 5:26 PM
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Singh, on Tuesday renewed his party’s attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party for allegedly getting AAP supporters’ names deleted from the electoral rolls in the national Capital, while the BJP vowed not to allow ‘bogus voting’ in the upcoming Assembly elections.
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10 Dec, 2024 2:57 PM
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Addressing the Human Rights Day celebrations organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, highlighted the growing challenges posed by cybercrimes and climate change to human rights.
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09 Dec, 2024 12:36 PM
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the inclusion of political parties under the anti-sexual harassment law.
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09 Dec, 2024 9:21 AM
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition seeking directions to the Centre and states to immediately clear the blockage of National and state highways, imposed during farmers' protests as it poses a threat to national security given that the entire Army movement towards the northern borders of the country passes through Punjab.
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08 Dec, 2024 11:07 PM
Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, government of Delhi and the District Magistrates of Darbhanga in Bihar, Kozhikode in Kerala, Cuttack in Odisha and Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu seeking Action Taken Report (ATR) in connection with the unabated deaths of labourers during sewage cleaning and manual scavenging.
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08 Dec, 2024 4:01 PM
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the inclusion of political parties under the anti-sexual harassment law.
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08 Dec, 2024 3:37 PM
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea challenging the "procedural lapses" and "unequal treatment of candidates" during the conduct of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025, the entrance examination for admission to 5-year integrated LL.B. and LL.M. programmes at National Law Universities (NLUs).
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07 Dec, 2024 2:19 PM
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court has notified a three-judge Special Bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
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