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India asks Pak for 'unimpeded' consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): India has asked Pakistan for "unimpeded" consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national on death row in a jail there on alleged spying charges.
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SC orders transfer of Unnao rape survivor's uncle from UP jail to Tihar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate transfer of Unnao rape survivor's uncle, who has 13 cases against him under different sections, from Raebareli Jail to Tihar jail in Delhi.
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Ujjain: Administration invokes NSA on food adulteration, trader gets 3 mon
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): In what could be the first such case in the country, Ujjain district administration has invoked the National Security Act (NSA) in a case of food adulteration and has ordered three-month jail term for the accused trader.
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Plea against Triple Talaq Bill filed in Delhi HC
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking to quash Sections 4 and 7 of the most controversial newly passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalises instant 'triple talaq' among
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President Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday gave his assent to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019, which criminalises instant 'triple talaq' among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband.
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Agra jail launches radio station for inmates
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Agra jail in Uttar Pradesh has come up with an innovative idea for rehabilitation and reformation of its inmates. The jail authorities have launched an internal radio station on Wednesday which will be run entirely by the inmates.
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AgustaWestland case: Delhi HC adjourns hearing on Tihar jail's plea agains
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a petition moved by the Tihar jail authorities challenging the trial court's order allowing Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, to talk on the
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Maryam Nawaz to appear before NAB today in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, is scheduled to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Lahore today in connection with the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.
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Parliament passes Bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday scored a major victory in the Rajya Sabha on the back of cracks in the opposition when the House passed the Triple Talaq Bill after rejecting the opposition's demand to refer the Bill to the Select Committee and to remove th
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Unnao rape victim's uncle granted parole
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Raebareily (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): The Uncle of Unnao rape victim will be released on parole from the jail on Wednesday to attend the last rites of his wife who was killed in a road accident, government sources said.
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Rajya Sabha approves Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): The government on Tuesday scored a major victory in the Rajya Sabha on the back of cracks in the opposition when the House passed the triple talaq bill after rejecting the opposition demand to refer it to the select committee and to remove the criminality cl
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Bihar: Wrong prisoner released from Siwan jail
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Siwan (Bihar) [India], July 30 (ANI): The Siwan jail administration on Tuesday released a prisoner whose case is still being heard in the Patna High Court, due to an erroneous release order issued by a clerk.
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