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Mecca Masjid Blast: Owaisi condemns NIA over acquittals
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Apr 16 (ANI): All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Moday blamed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the acquittal of the five accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case.
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Kathua rape-murder: SC issues notice to J-K Govt.
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir State Government and sought a reply on the plea filed by the father of the eight-year-old Kathua victim, who was allegedly drugged, tortured, and gang-raped in a village temple for a wee
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US Muslims launch political campaigns against Trump
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): Muslims who reside in the United States have launched different political campaigns against President Donald Trump's "oppressive" policies on the community, ahead of the gubernatorial elections scheduled in November this year.
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AIMIM to support JDS in Karnataka polls
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday announced that his party will not contest the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election, but would extend support to the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS).
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Kathua rape victim's father approaches SC seeking security, transfer of ca
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): The father of the eight-year-old Kathua victim who was allegedly drugged, tortured, and gang-raped in a village temple for a week in January this year, has approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the case outside Jammu and Kashmir.
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I may get raped, I can be killed: Kathua rape victim's lawyer
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 15 (ANI): Kathua rape victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat on Sunday said she fears for her life as she may get raped or murdered.
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UN Chief condemns Kathua rape
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 14 (ANI): United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district and has expressed hope of perpetrators being punished.
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Maneka says will ask for death penalty for child rapists
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that her ministry intends to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) to make provision for the death penalty in child rape cases.
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It can't get worse than this: J&K DGP on Kathua rape-murder
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Condemning the incident of rape and murder of eight-year-old in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) S. P. Vaid on Friday said that it couldn't get worse than this.
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Mehbooba Mufti moots death penalty for raping minor
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday announced that the state government will bring a new law to make the death penalty mandatory for those who rape minors.
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Rahul Gandhi calls for candlelight vigil at India Gate
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi will hold a candlelight vigil at India Gate today midnight in a protest against rampant incidents of violence against women.
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Kathua MLA missing since 2 days, untraceable to comment on rape case
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Kathua MLA Rajiv Jasrotia has been missing since two days after being questioned about the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in his constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.
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