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Anushka Sharma calls for stricter laws against animal cruelty
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 13 (ANI): An avid pet lover and an advocate of animal rights, Anushka Sharma has urged people to raise their voice against animal cruelty and stand up to protect, nurture and preserve the voiceless beings against inhuman treatment.
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Shobhaa De rubbishes Basit's claims that he influenced her to write Kashmi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Columnist Shobhaa De on Monday rubbished the claims made by former Pakistan envoy to India Abdul Basit that he had influenced her to write the 2016 article where she "advocated plebiscite" in Kashmir in the aftermath of Burhan Wani's death.
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SC lawyer writes to AG seeking expedition of CBI probe in Bofors scam
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Supreme Court advocate and petitioner in the Bofors scam case, Ajay Aggarwal, wrote a letter to the Attorney General (AG) seeking expedition of investigation in the matter by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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Geena Davis recalls inappropriate audition with director
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): Veteran actor Geena Davis has long been an advocate for gender equality in the film industry and she recently opened about an inappropriate audition she went on early in her career.
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Anushka Sharma calls out for 'stricter laws against animal cruelty'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 10 (ANI): An avid pet lover and an advocate of animal rights, Anushka Sharma started a campaign demanding amendment of the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
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Ayodhya Case: Counsel cites Valmiki Ramayan, SC seeks evidence of possessi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Hearing in the Ayodhya case in the Supreme Court continued for the second consecutive day on Wednesday when it heard arguments from senior lawyer K Parasaran, advocate for deity Ram Lalla and Sushil Jain, the counsel for Nirmohi Akhara.
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Last night, Sushma Swaraj asked me to come and collect my Re 1 fee for Jad
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Senior Advocate Harish Salve on Wednesday expressed shock and sadness on the news of the untimely demise of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday night. The senior lawyer said that her demise has left a 'huge void' in public life.
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Punjab: CM asks State Advocate General to oppose CBI closure report in Bar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed the state Advocate General to oppose the CBI closure report in the Bargari case in the CBI court.
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HS Phoolka writes to Punjab Speaker, urges to accept resignation
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Senior advocate HS Phoolka sent a letter to Punjab Speaker Rana KP Singh on Sunday urging him to accept his resignation as a member of the State Legislative Assembly so that by-election in Dakha constituency can be held along with Jalalabad and Phagw
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Bargari sacrilege case: Punjab AG terms CBI closure report as 'bad in law
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Punjab Advocate General Atul Nanda on Thursday termed the CBI closure report on the Bargari sacrilege case as "bad in law", saying the probe agency had no jurisdiction in the matter after the state government withdrew the cases from it last year.
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Case against Col. Purohit bogus, should be honorably discharged says Mukul
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Ahead of the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast trial, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Thursday said that Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the case is being framed under bogus charges and should be honourably discharged.
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SC issues notice to Centre, Bar Council on plea seeking social security me
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Centre and Bar Council of India on the plea seeking direction to formulate a scheme towards the social security measures for women advocates in coordination with respective state bar councils.
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