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If voted to power, Congress will ensure passage of women’s reservation Bil
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Koraput (Odisha) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised that his party will ensure the passage of Women’s Reservation Bill if voted to power at the Centre in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, adding the party will strive for a policy of "zero tol
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SC defers hearing of pleas challenging amendments in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court once again deferred the final hearing of a clutch of pleas challenging the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that rule out any provision for an anticipatory bail for a person accused of committing a crime against Schedu
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Baloch commander vows to resist Pakistani subjugation till end of life
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Undisclosed location, Balochistan (Pakistan), Feb 19 (ANI): Pakistan’s nefarious agenda of filling coffers of Islamabad through systematic political exploitation of Balochistan, compounded by heightened military operations has left the resource and mineral-rich province as one of the most im
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Odisha BJP women's wing launches campaign against Naveen Patnaik govt
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): The BJP women's wing in Odisha has launched a state-wide campaign against the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government to highlight the "atrocities" against women and the state government's alleged complicity.
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Supreme Court to hear pleas against amendments in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted for February 19 for final hearing of pleas challenging SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that rule out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs and review
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SC refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that rule out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.
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Pak Hindu migrants seek Indian citizenship
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Refugees, who fled from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to India, escaping religious prosecution and atrocities they face back there, are seeking support from the central government to provide them Indian citizenship.
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BJP MP son sent to jail in SC/ST Act
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Sudhir Yadav, son of BJP MP from Sagar, Lakshmi Narayan Yadav, was arrested under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and sent to jail by the special bench of Sagar Court in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
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Chouhan's 2016 'mai ka lal' comment could cost seats in MP, says senior BJ
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed for his pro-caste comment on reservation if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) loses the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, said senior BJP leader Raghunandan Sharma as several exit polls predict
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Exclusive courts to deal with SC/ST atrocity cases in Haryana
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana), [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take up the matter on priority basis regarding the setting up of exclusive courts to deal with the cases registered under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tri
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International pressure needed on Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas: Ban
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Bangladesh government has reiterated its call for sustaining the international pressure on Myanmar for safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape atrocities.
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Sabarimala row: BJP shutdown in Kerala over alleged police atrocity
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) (India), Nov 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a 12-hour shutdown on Friday in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala alleging police of atrocities on Sabarimala devotees.
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