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PhD student rape: JNU asks students, staff to be vigilant
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 22 (ANI): Taking serious note of the alleged rape of first-year PhD student on Sunday, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has advised students, staff and teachers to remain vigilant against such incidences, adding that the administration does not tolerate such incidents and re
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Chinese 'manja' deaths: Delhi Govt. seeks action against Environ
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): After Delhi on Monday witnessed spate of incidents where many lost their lives in freak incidents involving Chinese 'manja', Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote to Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung seeking action against the Environment Secretary Chand
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Elite NSG commandos train cops in Meghalaya's insurgency-hit Garo hil
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya), Aug 14 (ANI): As the presence of insurgents, separatist groups and growing rift between tribal people in Meghalaya are posing a serious security challenge, the police and paramilitary forces are facing a tough challenge to deal with the incidents of kidnappings, killing
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Govt. committed to stable, peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue: PM Mo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said like every Indian, he was also deeply pained by recent incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and assured the opposition parties of his government's commitment to stable and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue as per bas
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Govt. committed to prevent atrocities on Dalits: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said rising incidents of Dalit atrocities are a challenge before the society and government is committed to prevent it and empower the community through development.
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Sikh religious bodies, leaders condemn sacrilege incident in California
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar/California, Aug. 11 (ANI): Various Sikh bodies and political leaders on Thursday criticised the alleged desecration of the Sikh holy book the Guru Granth Sahib in California, saying some elements want to create unrest in the Sikh community by committing such incidents, and urged urg
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Asian Human Rights Commission accuses Pakistan of police excesses in Gilgi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug.11 (ANI): The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has accused Pakistan of encouraging police excesses and torture in the Gilgit-Baltistan region and called on the state to immediately ensure accountability and put in place a mechanism of checks and balances to prevent such in
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BJP silences critics, condemns attack on Dalits
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 11 (ANI): With the Lok Sabha all set to take up a discussion on the matter of atrocities on Dalits, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today rubbished assertions that it was behind the recent incidents and said it unequivocally condemns the attacks against the community.
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BJP holds UP CM responsible for deteriorating law and order situation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow, Aug. 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya has lashed out at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state and said the recent incidents have exposed the failures of the Samajwadi Party (SP) Government in the state.
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Centre asks states, UTs to take strict action against cow vigilantes
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 10 (ANI): The Centre has asked states and Union Territories not to tolerate any incidents of attack on individuals in the name of cow vigilantism.
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Pakistan's Tharparkar region facing major human catastrophe
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi, Aug.10 (ANI): More than 1,500 children under the age of five have died in the Tharparkar district of Pakistan's Sindh province since 2011, and as per reports, incidents of such deaths continue despite the provincial government announcing emergency plans to stop this trend in t
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Atrocities on Dalits: PM's statement 'dramatic', he must ac
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his belated comments on atrocities on Dalits under the garb of cow protection, saying had he spoken earlier incidents like Una and Aklaq lynching could have been averted.
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