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SC directs Centre to resolve conflict in provisions of IPC, POSCO
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central Government to examine the "conflict" between the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
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NCPCR frames guidelines regulating private play schools
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), based on the National ECCE Policy 2013, has developed a regulatory guideline for private play schools with an objective of bringing inclusiveness and uniformity in all private educational institu
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Pak Senator corners govt., questions rationale behind protecting JeM chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 3 (ANI): Questioning the rationale behind protecting Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar from sanctions by the United Nations, a Pakistani Senator has said that China would not have stepped in to protect the former unless the Nawaz Sahrif-led governme
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SC to hear plea on beef ban case
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea filed by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla demanding a ban on 'gau rakshaks', who are active in several states -- especially those ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that have strict cow protectio
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Withdrawal of Minorities Bill under pressure will create a worrying preced
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec. 30 (ANI): A Pakistani Senator has warned that the withdrawal of Protection of Minorities Bill, unanimously passed by elected members of the provincial assembly, due to mounting pressure of the clerics, will create a worrying precedent.
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Freedom to doubt, disagree essential part of democracy: President Mukherje
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala)[India], Dec. 29(ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that freedom to doubt, disagree and dispute intellectually must be protected as an essential pillar of the democracy.
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Rahul dares PM Modi to reveal names of Swiss account holders
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting black money hoarders and demanded that the names of Swiss account holders be revealed to the nation.
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Andre Russell's black bat reapproved after modification
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Barbados [West Indies], Dec.27 (ANI): West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has once again been approved by Cricket Australia (CA) to use his black bat in the Big Bash League (BBL) after a clear laminate cover was applied to help protect the ball.
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Centre will protect Clause 6 of Assam Accord: Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec. 26 (ANI): Asserting that the Centre is serious about preserving Assam's cultural, language and identity, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said it is ready to adopt constitutional and legislative methods to protect Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
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Pakistan Hindu Council worried over move to amend conversion bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mithi (Sindh) [Pakistan], Dec. 26 (ANI): Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council, Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, has expressed serious concern over reports of likely amendment or abrogation in the Sindh Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015, and warned that any action under pressur
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Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection against
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec. 24 (ANI): An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published today in The Lancet.
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Force of 4, 000 being raised to guard Chinese workers in Sindh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec.24 (ANI): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said his government is raising a special force of 4,000 policemen to protect Chinese nationals working on various projects in the province, including those under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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