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"Good thing for people": Humanist Dina Perla Portnaar hails initiative aga
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At a UNHRC side event, humanist Dina Perla Portnaar warned that blasphemy laws are being weaponised as tools of "coercion" and "power" rather than faith. She highlighted how these laws lead to the "criminalisation of identity," silencing minorities in Asia through state-sanctioned persecutio
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SC issues notice to Centre, ECI on PIL seeking direction to frame rules to
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to frame rules for registration and regulation of political parties, in order to ensure secularism, transparency, and political justice. Read More
PIL in SC seeks regulation of political parties to curb black money, crimi
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The petition highlights the pressing need to enhance transparency, uphold secularism, strengthen democratic values, and ensure political justice in the operations of political organisations throughout the country.
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"We welcome the declaration of Nilambur bye-election, though it is late":
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"We welcome the declaration of the Nilambur byelection, though it is late. The UDF (United Democratic Front) and the Congress party are well prepared for the election... This election will be a verdict against the anti-people policies and programmes of the LDF (Left Democratic Front), their
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"Criminalisation of politics is a major obstacle to development," says UP
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday emphasised that the criminalisation of politics and the protection of mafia-like elements are major obstacles to development.
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Report cites how new face of Chinese investment in Myanmar represents crim
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The rise of Wan Kuok Koi — popularly known as ‘Broken Tooth’— and the enterprises run by him and his associates represent the new face of Chinese investment in Myanmar—and the criminalization of the country under the current junta, The Irrawaddy reported.
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Karnataka polls: "Congress means commission, corruption, criminalisation",
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda stepped up the attack on Congress as the Karnataka Assembly elections inch closer and alleged that the grand old party means "commission, corruption, and criminalisation".
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SC grants time to Centre to file response on plea seeking to debar politic
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The court was dealing with a plea relating to the criminalisation of politics. The petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay has sought to debar political who are charge-sheeted from contesting elections.
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Kumar Rajendran, Chairman of Dr MGR-Janaki College of Arts and Science for
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kumar Rajendran, Chairman of Dr MGR-Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women, was awarded the doctorate degree by the Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju at the 12th convocation ceremony of Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law Uni
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CPI MP submits Criminalisation Of Marital Rape Private Member Bill in Rajy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Bill aims at criminalizing marital rape by substituting Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code with the consent of the survivor for sexual intercourse shall not be presumed based on the marital status, previous conduct, clothing, sexual history, class, or any other previo
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SC dismisses plea seeking contempt proceedings against heads of political
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against heads of political parties for not complying with its directions to prevent the criminalisation of politics in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls held earli
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Delhi HC delivers split verdict on criminalisation of marital rape
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The two-judge bench of Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered spilt judgement on a batch of petitions seeking the criminalisation of marital rape.
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