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Now we can bring Kashmiri girls: ML Khattar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Fatehabad [Haryana], Aug 10 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday stoked controversy saying that people from Haryana can now get brides from Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 35A, under which Kashmiri women would lose property rights if they marry a person from
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Article 370 scrapped: J-K residents to enjoy equal rights and duties, beco
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Free from the shackles of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir region is now looking forward to a glorious future, with the implementation of Central schemes and laws in the state.
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UN concerned over restrictions in Kashmir, urges parties for 'maximum rest
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday reiterated its concerns over the latest restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir, which, the organisation said, could "exacerbate the human rights situation in the region".
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Nation took historic decision by scrapping article 370 says PM
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the nation took a historic decision by scrapping article 370 which will ensure equal rights and duties for the citizens of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
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RS passes bill to increase SC judges, defers bill that removes Cong presid
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court without discussion while it deferred some bills including one that seeks to remove the Congress President as a member of the trust running the Jallianwala
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Emma Watson teams up with Time's Up to launch workplace sexual harassment
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): Former 'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson is teaming up with 'Time's Up' and 'Rights of Women' organisation to launch legal advice hotline for women in the UK who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace.
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CWC slams Modi govt for abrogating Article 370, says rights of state was v
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Slamming the Modi government for scrapping the Article 370, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday passed a resolution stating that the party disapproves the "unilateral, brazen and totally undemocratic manner" in which the Article was abrogated. Read More
Pak has no moral ground to plead Kashmir's case if it is depriving own cit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): A US-based group representing expatriate Mohajirs on Monday called for the creation of an autonomous "Greater Karachi" within Pakistan.
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Free Balochistan Movement to hold seminar on Baloch Independence Day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 5 (ANI): The Free Balochistan Movement organisation has announced to hold a seminar on August 11 to commemorate Balochistan's Independence Day.
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Lok Sabha passes bill to prohibit discrimination against transgenders
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit discrimination against transgender persons, including in matters of employment, and provides for giving certificates of identity to them.
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CPEC project for Pakistan's elites, lacks local leadership, says researche
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 5 (ANI): The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a project of, by, and for Pakistan's elites which completely lacks local ownership, says a researcher based in Brussels.
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Plea moved in SC challenging newly enacted triple talaq law
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalises triple talaq among Muslims and attracts a jail term up to three years for the hu
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