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CAA against fundamental rights and constitutional values, says KC Venugopa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal on Saturday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is a direct attack on the principal and values of fundamental rights.
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BJP MP Vikas Mahatme brings bill against anti-defection law in RS
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): BJP MP Vikas Mahatme on Wednesday brought a private member bill in the Rajya Sabha against anti-defection law saying that it overrides the fundamental rights of citizens.
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Fundamental rights of Hindus above property rights of Muslims: Subramanian
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 15 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Subramanian Swamy on Sunday batted in support of the construction of a temple on the disputed land in Ayodhya by asserting that the fundamental rights of Hindus are above the property rights of Muslims.
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Oppn delegation sent back from Srinagar airport protests 'undemocratic' ,
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Raising objections over their "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional" detention at the Srinagar airport, a 12-member delegation including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to the Budgam District Magistrate for being denied permission t
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PIL in SC to declare provisions in UAPA unconstitutional
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 : A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to declare unconstitutional the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Act, 2019 that confers power upon the Central government to designate an individual as a terr
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Sri Lanka: 10 fundamental rights petitions filed in SC against death penal
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 1 (ANI): Ten fundamental rights petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court here against the Sri Lankan government's decision to implement death penalty in the nation.
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Police violated fundamental rights by detaining Bhim Army chief, workers:
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The Mumbai Police has violated the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Article 19 of the Constitution by detaining Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and other party workers here and keeping them under house arrest, Dalit outfit's legal counsel
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Fearing violition of rights, Kharge demands Triple Talaq bill be sent to J
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday demanded the Triple Talaq bill to be sent to the Joint Select Committee, saying that the bill is against the Constitution and the fundamental rights.
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PM Modi should declare emergency: Shiv Sena
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Instead of going for e-swooping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should declare an emergency in the country, said Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka: SC to decide snap poll legality today
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the legality of the January 5, 2019 snap polls announced by President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday, after 13 fundamental rights petitions were filed against the dissolution of the Parliament.
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UN in India hails SC order on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 6 (ANI): The United Nations in India welcomed the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of India on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and hoped that the ruling will be the first step towards guaranteeing full range of fundamental rights to LGBTI persons.
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Bhima Koregaon violence: Tharoor backs detained activists
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday came out in support of the activists who were arrested during the raids conducted in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, arguing that freedom of thought, belief, and expression are fundamental rights in an
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