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Studying individual differences in language skills
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): Although most people learn to speak their mother tongue fluently, native speakers differ in their ability to use language. Adult language users not only differ in the number of words they know, they also differ in how quickly they produce and understand wor
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Beant Singh killing: SC quizzes Centre over delay in proposal to commute R
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New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central government when will it send a proposal to the President for the commutation of Balwant Singh Rajoana's death sentence for killing then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
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CCP's use of courts to silence peaceful dissent is hallmark of authoritari
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Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States has condemned the sentence pronounced on Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and said that the "use of courts to silence peaceful dissent is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes".
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Special NIA court sentences three Bengaluru men in fake currency case
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 3 (ANI): A special NIA court in Bengaluru has sentenced three persons in connection with a case pertaining to the seizure of fake Indian currency notes with the face value of Rs 6.84 lakhs from the city in March 2018.
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HC grants conditional custody parole to ex-RJD leader Mohd Shahabuddin to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has granted conditional "custody parole" to former MP and Bihar politician Mohd Shahabuddin, who is serving a life sentence in the 2004 Siwan double murder case, to meet his ailing mother and visit his late father's grave who passed a
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for over 13 months for pro-democracy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 3 (ANI): Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Wednesday was sentenced to more than 13 months of prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a pro-democracy protest last year over a proposed extradition bill with China.
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Supreme Court acquits man sentenced to 10 years by HC in dowry death case
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New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court has set a man free who was sentenced to ten years of jail by a trial and High Court in a dowry death case of his wife.
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Andhra announces special remission of sentence to 53 women life-convicts
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Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 28 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has issued guidelines for the grant of special remission to 53 life convicted female prisoners for offences against laws related to matters to which the executive power of the state extends.
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Peshawar High Court summons Imran Khan's aide, federal ministers over cont
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Peshawar [Pakistan], November 27 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court on Thursday summoned two federal ministers, and one of Prime Minister Imran Khan's aides over two identical petitions seeking their prosecution for committing contempt of a special court, which had awarded the death sentence to
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31-year-old man in Hong Kong jailed for 21 months for throwing eggs at pol
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Hong Kong [China], November 27 (ANI): As Chinese authorities move to clamp down on dissent in Hong Kong, a 31-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 months in jail by a court on Thursday for throwing eggs at a police headquarters during last year's protests.
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Kerala to bring ordinance to withdraw police Act amendment: CM
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 25 (ANI): Kerala Cabinet has decided to issue a fresh ordinance to withdraw the Section 118 A, added to the Kerala Police Act, under which offenders, convicted of bullying, insulting or disgracing individuals through any content, knowing it to be
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Pakistan court sentences another JuD leader to 6 years of imprisonment
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Lahore [Pakistan], November 21 (ANI): An anti-terrorism court on Friday handed down six-year-old imprisonment to another senior leader of Jamat-ud Dawa (JuD) in a terror-financing case.
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