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Country's 1st national sports university to be set up in Manipur
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): After the Union Cabinet on May 23 approved an ordinance to set up the country's first national sports university in Imphal, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the ordinance on Friday.
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Centre approves ordinance to amend insolvency code
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Centre has approved an ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), providing a relief to home buyers.
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J-K Guv promulgates ordinance on death penalty for rape
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Thursday promulgated the Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Ordinance, 2018.
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Rapist awarded death sentence: MP CM hails verdict
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, hailed the Indore District Court's decision to award the death penalty to the man who raped and murdered a four-month-old girl in Rajwada.
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3-year jail term in Triple talaq case an `atrocious law`: Gulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that the party "outrightly" reject the ordinance proposed by the Center to award three-year of jail term for guilty in Triple talaq cases as it considers it as an " atrocious law".
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Amendment in POCSO Act will be implemented, ensures PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Udupi (Karnataka) [India], May 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Centre has ensured the nation that the passing of an ordinance for hanging the rapists will be implemented.
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POCSO ordinance 'a step taken in hurry': BCI Chairman
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Mishra on Tuesday said that the ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was a step taken in hurry.
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Anushka Sharma extends '1,000 percent' support to POCSO Act amendment
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Responding on the ordinance to amend Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Bollywood star Anushka Sharma affirmed that she is in '1,000 percent' support of the ordinance.
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POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says Justice Shah
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Ordinance to amend POCSO Act historic: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
On Board, Apr 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and said it is a historic decision.
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President Kovind promulgates ordinance to strengthen POCSO Act
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): President Ramnath Kovind on Sunday promulgated the ordinance to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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UP: 4 minors sexually assaulted in separate incidents
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Hours after the Centre gave its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, four incidents of sexual assaults were reported
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