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Journalists union calls on Pakistan govt to revoke laws gagging media free
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Sunday called upon the government to revoke the 'black laws' gagging media freedom in the country and also asked it to ensure the complete freedom of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PE
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Child rights body moves SC challenging amendments to JJ Act which make ser
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has approached the Supreme Court challenging the amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act last year by which some serious offences against children have been made non-cognizab
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Bombay HC grants bail to POCSO accused, says kissing prima facie not unnat
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has observed that kissing would not prima facie constitute offence under section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code while granting bail to an accused of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Thousands gather for pro-abortion rights rally in Los Angeles
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a nationwide effort to protect abortion rights amid the controversy triggered by news that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
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Sri Lanka: New PM appoints Ruwan Wijewardena to protect Gota Go Gama
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that he has entrusted the Sri Lankan State Minister of Defense and Deputy Leader of the UNP, Ruwan Wijewardena with the responsibility to give protection to the protest site at Galle
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Ex-CM Digvijay Singh demands fair investigation in Guna policemen murder c
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 14 (ANI): After the Bharatiya Janata Party state president VD Sharma accused the senior Congress leader and former chief minister Digvijay Singh of giving protection to the accused in the Guna police personnel death case, Singh demanded a speedy and fair
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Delhi HC notice to Centre on PIL for conservation of vultures
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and others on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to create an effective mechanism for safety testing of the drugs on wild scavenging birds before launching New NSAIDs (Non-steroidal
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Bengal coal scam case: SC asks why ED can't question TMC's Abhishek Banerj
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) why it cannot question Trinamool Congress's leader Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee in Kolkata instead of Delhi and said it will direct Kolkata police to provide protection to
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Expleo takes over the business of Lucid Technologies and Solutions
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Expleo, the global engineering, technology and consulting service provider, announces the business takeover of Lucid Technologies & Solutions (Lucid), a specialist in data governance, data privacy and protection, and augmente
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CEPI partners with Bharat Biotech, University of Sydney, ExcellGene to dev
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 10 (ANI): The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on Tuesday announced the latest award under its USD 200 m programme to advance the development of vaccines that provide broad protection against SARS-Cov-2 variants and other beta coronaviruses.
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SC grants interim protection from arrest to 7 Myanmarese citizens who ente
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police not to arrest or conduct further enquiry until further orders with the seven Myanmarese citizens, who entered India illegally, to travel to New Delhi to seek protection from the United
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Turkey "neutralizes" 12 Kurdish militants in N. Syria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey said on Monday it had "neutralized" 12 members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, as tension escalates between the two sides after the killing of a Turkish soldier.
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