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CJI Misra invokes Ambedkar on National Law Day address
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra on Sunday invoked Dr BR Ambedkar during his valedictory address at an event commemorating the National Law Day.
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Kerala HC dismisses plea against four CPI ministers
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 24 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by film director Alleppey Ashraf seeking disqualification of four Communist Party of India (CPI) ministers who boycotted a cabinet meeting on November 15 due to lack of eviden
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SC grants six weeks to Gujarat govt to reply in Bilkis Bano case
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday granted six weeks time to the Gujarat Government to apprise it of any disciplinary action that must have been initiated against the cops who were convicted in connection of the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case.
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Fadnavis asks home dept to consider cop's sex-change plea
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday asked the state home department to positively consider a woman constable's plea seeking to undergo sex reassignment surgery while securing her position in the police force.
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SC's notice to EC, Centre on paper clips counting via VVPAT
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Election Commission (EC) and the Union Government after hearing a PIL seeking mandatory counting of the printed paper slips coming from the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices.
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Govt will appoint highest number of HC judges this year: Ravi Shankar Pras
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Sunday that the government was in the process of appointing highest number of high court judges in a single year, breaking the 30-year-old record of 126.
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Tax culture should be increased in India: Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], November 19 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the tax culture should be increased for the development of the country.
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Trump believes sexual misconduct allegations against Moore are 'very troub
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], November 17 (ANI): The White House on Thursday said that United States President Donald Trump believes the allegations of sexual misconduct against former Alabama Chief Justice and US Senate candidate Roy Moore are 'very troubling' and should be taken seriously.
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Moore's campaigner calls sexual misconduct claims a 'witch hunt'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], November 14 (ANI): Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore's campaign chairman Bill Armistead on Monday dismissed the allegations of sexual misconduct made against the former terming them as a "witch hunt".
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Another woman accuses Roy Moore of sexual misconduct
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], November 14 (ANI): Another woman has come forward against former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, alleging that as a teenager in the 1970s she was sexually assaulted by him.
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SC's intervention sought to tackle air pollution crisis
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer R. K. Kapoor on Monday mentioned the matter of air pollution before a bench helmed by Chief Justice of India (CJI), seeking its direction to tackle the annual air pollution crisis in the national capital.
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US Senate candidate dismisses sexual misconduct claims as 'fake news'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 12 (ANI): Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore has again denied reports that he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl and three other teenagers in the 1970s, dubbing them as "fake news".
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