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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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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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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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Global Consumer Products announces its entry into the lower per capita con
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Global Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd., one of the fastest growing FMCG companies in India, announced its foray into the mosquito repellent category under the flagship brand of 'DND'- DO NOT DISTURB. Helmed by A. Mahendran, the creator of this category
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Complete ban on New Year's Eve public gatherings, celebrations in Ban
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec. 20 (ANI): Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said there will be complete ban on all public gatherings, demonstrations, and celebrations nation-wide after 6 p.m. on New Year's Day, and added that major churches around the country will receive pol
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LS passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 16 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2016, which replaces the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995.
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Your saliva test can check body's immunity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 15 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that antibody levels in saliva are linked to those in blood serum, suggesting a new method for assessment of protection against bacterial infections.
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Why you need sunglasses in winters?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): Most of us tend to have the misconception that our eyes need protection from the sun's glare only during summer months when the sun is harsh and hot.
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WHO steps up response in Aleppo, demands protection for health personnel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec. 14 (ANI): With conditions in Aleppo continuing to deteriorate as thousands of people are fleeing from the violence-hit area, the World Health Organization (WHO) alongside United Nations and other partners is working to provide care in the midst of conflict and to a
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