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Govt affidavit solely about privacy: Swamy on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): A day after the Centre put the onus on Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of Section 377, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy clarified that the government wanted the court to only decide if homosexual activities in private wo
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SC to decide constitutional validity of Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Centre will leave the matter of the constitutionality of Section 377 to be decided by the Supreme Court.
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SC hearing on Section 377 to continue today
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will continue hearing a batch of petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexual activities.
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If enacted, Section 377 'won't withstand the test of constitutionality'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): As the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court continues to hear the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises homosexuality, advocate Arvind Dattar said if enacted the law "won't withstand the test of constitutiona
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Any anti-constitutional decision can be opposed by LG: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday welcomed the judgement by the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in favour of the Delhi Government on its tussle with the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
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Jaitley compares Indira Gandhi to Hitler, PM backs him
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): On the 43rd anniversary of Emergency, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley wrote a two-part blog wherein he accused former Prime Minister Indira Gnadhi of turning democracy into constitutional dictatorship and compared her w
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Nadeem Nusrat condemns Pak Army's 'anti-state' remark for Pashtun Movement
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], June 6 (ANI): The Voice of Karachi chairman Nadeem Nusrat has strongly condemned the allegations of Pakistan Army against Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), saying, the country's military is a national security institution, not a court of law and that it has n
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Governor's institution has played a pivotal role in our country: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the opening session of the 49th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhawan, saying the Governor's institution has played a pivotal role within the federal structure and Constitutional framework of our count
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Harvey's lawyer trashes charges against him
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], May 25 (ANI): The lawyer of embattled Oscar-winner Harvey Weinstein Benjamin Brafman on Friday dismissed the charges against Hollywood mogul, saying, "they are constitutionally flawed."
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Sikhs facing persecution in Pakistan-DSGMC chief
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India]/Peshawar[Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Predominantly living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, the Sikhs are a small population in Pakistan. However, this minority community is deprived of their religious and constitutional rights.
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Pak elections likely between July 25-27
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Election Commission has recommended July 25, 26 or 27 as probable dates for the forthcoming general elections in the country.
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Khawaja Asif challenges disqualification verdict in SC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 20 (ANI): Pakistan Former foreign minister Khawaja Asif argued on Saturday that there is no constitutional bar or restrictions on public office holders seeking jobs abroad as he challenged his disqualification on the basis of holding a work-visa.
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