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Supreme Court strikes down adultery law
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), terming it unconstitutional. The court observed that mere adultery cannot be a crime unless it attracts the scope of
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Russia, US Fail to Resolve Tariffs Dispute in WTO, Arbitration Pending - O
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
St. Petersburg [Russia], Sep 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The Russian and the United States delegations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) held consultations as part of a Russian lawsuit against the United States over tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, but they have not brought results, Russian
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Maryland: Shooter kills 3 before committing suicide
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 21 (ANI): A woman went on a shooting rampage, killing three persons and injuring three others before turning the gun on herself at a drugstore distribution centre in Harford County, Maryland on Thursday.
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Special court set up in Chennai to hear cases against MLAs, MPs
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 20 (ANI): A special court was inaugurated in Chennai on Thursday to hear criminal cases pending against Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Members of Parliament (MP).
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Gunman killed, 3 wounded in Wisconsin shooting
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): A shooter went on a rampage at a software office in Middleton town in Wisconsin, injuring three persons before the police fatally wounded him on Wednesday.
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1 killed, 4 injured in Pennsylvania shooting
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): A person was killed and four others injured in a shooting incident at a magistrate's office building in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, officials said.
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Kim, Moon affirm to build peace on Korean Peninsula
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Sep 19 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in on Tuesday agreed to continue their efforts to ensure long-lasting peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.
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Sean Penn doesn't want #MeToo to trend
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 17 (ANI): Hollywood star Sean Penn is continuing to oppose the 'Me Too' movement and clarified in a recent interview that the movement did not inspire his new Hulu series, 'The First'.
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India gets first ever gender-neutral hostel in Mumbai's TISS
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): After the historic verdict by the Supreme Court to scrap Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalised homosexuality, India has become the first-ever country to have a gender-neutral hostel.
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Hyderabad: 5-year-old girl raped by school employee
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside her school premises by an employee, in Hyderabad.
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2 awarded death sentence in 2014 NDFB mass killings
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Sep 15 (ANI): A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Saturday awarded death penalty to two convicts while remaining two were given life imprisonment in connection with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) mass killings in 2014.
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Case to be filed against Missionaries of Jesus for revealing nun's identit
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Sep 14 (ANI): A case will be registered against Missionaries of Jesus under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 228A (disclosure of the identity of the victim of certain offenses including rape) for publishing the photo of the victim nun.
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