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SC refuses to entertain 14 opposition parties' plea seeking guidelines on
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the plea filed by Congress-led 14 opposition parties, alleging "arbitrary use" of central probe agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against opposition leaders and seeking a fresh set
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Editors Guild concerned over 'arbitrary suspension' of social media accoun
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday expressed its "deep concern" over the "arbitrary suspension" of social media accounts of several journalists and media organisations in Punjab over the last few days and noted that the state government's actions "under the pretext of maintaining security
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UN Human Rights Office expresses concern over arbitrary arrests in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCRR) called on the Taliban to immediately release activists detained for advocating women's rights.
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Xi's crackdown on major tech companies continues to hurt China's super-ric
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Under President Xi Jinping's stringent wealth crackdown, there are fears of arbitrary detention, expropriation, or at the least trumped-up charges. These anxieties are fueling an emigration trend among the Chinese ultrarich.
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SC to hear joint plea of 14 political parties alleging arbitrary use of ED
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the plea filed by 14 political parties led by Congress alleging arbitrary use of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in arresting the opposition leader.
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Pakistan's complete ban on websites indicates lack of understanding
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's intervention, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) uplifted the ban on Wikipedia, but such arbitrary banning decisions by the apex internet regulatory body are not new, the Tribune reported.
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Pawan Khera gets interim bail from Delhi court, Congress terms his arrest
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress leader Pawan Khera was granted interim bail by a court in Delhi's Dwarka on Thursday after orders of Supreme Court following his arrest earlier in the day by Assam Police for alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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"Pawan Khera's arrest arbitrary, dictatorial, on baseless charges": Congre
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said Khera's arrest was "arbitrary and dictatorial and yet another cowardly attempt" to derail the 85th AICC Plenary being held in Raipur
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SC agrees to hear plea against Centre's decision to ban BBC documentary
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The PIL sought quashing of the January 21 order of the Centre, terming it "illegal, mala fide, arbitrary and unconstitutional".
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Chinese-invested cement industry in Nepal reaches 'drowning' stage: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese-invested Hongshi Cement Industry, which is Nepal's largest cement company, has reached a stage of "drowning due to its internal disputes", EPardafas reported, adding that Nepalese investors left the board of directors after the economic situation of the industry was in crisis due to
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Mahavir Phogat opines a "good wrestler or athlete" should occupy WFI chief
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
His statement comes when many wrestlers, including his niece Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshee Mallikh are protesting against WFI and its chief Brijbhushan Singh for allegedly sexually harassing women and harassing wrestlers as well through its "arbitrary rules and regulations"
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"Know about 10-20 accounts of sexual harassment faced by women wrestlers":
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Her statement comes on the day when Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh and Phogat led the protest at Jantar Mantar against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), alleging "harassment of wrestlers by the WFI through its arbitrary rules and regulations". However, WFI President Brij
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