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Centre urges extensive campaigning on child sexual abuse
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): In the wake of increasing sexual crimes against children, the Centre on Thursday suggested that extensive campaigning be undertaken in rural and urban India regarding child sexual abuse and violation of child rights caused by it.
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Cong slams Centre for stalling Justice KM Joseph's elevation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre for stalling the elevation of Justice KM Joseph as a Supreme Court judge.
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Centre notifies appointment of Indu Malhotra as SC judge
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 26 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday notified appointment of Indu Malhotra as a Supreme Court of India judge.
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Chidambaram hit out at Centre over SC judges appointment row
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 26 (ANI): In a slew of tweets, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at the Centre after only one of the judges was appointed as the Supreme Court judge out of the two recommended by the Supreme Court collegium earlier this year.
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Centre files counter affidavit against plea seeking changes in EC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court and opposed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking certain changes in the Election Commission (EC).
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Asaram Case Verdict: My life under threat, says key witness
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Panipat (Haryana) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Asaram Bapu former aide and a key witness in the case, Mahendra Chawla on Wednesday requested the Centre for additional security as he believed his life, like other witnesses, is constantly under threat.
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Centre defends death by hanging in SC, says far safer and quicker
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): The Centre in its counter affidavit over a plea seeking an alternative method of execution other than hanging on Tuesday submitted to the Supreme Court that hanging is far safer and quicker than lethal injections or firing squads.
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AFSPA removed from Assam, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Arunachal Pradesh [India] April 23 (ANI): The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been removed from Assam, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, the Centre said on Monday.
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SC asks Centre's reply on plea seeking quashing of Section 377
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Apr 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its response within a week in connection with a plea seeking scrapping of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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E-way bill rollout on Wednesday in four states: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Centre on Monday stated that the e-way bill system for intra-state movement of goods will be rolled out in four more states and one union territory on Wednesday.
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Every rapist should be hanged, says Nirbhaya's mother
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gangrape victim on Sunday hailed the Centre for amending Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and urged it to consider death penalty for every rapist.
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UP: 4 minors sexually assaulted in separate incidents
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Hours after the Centre gave its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, four incidents of sexual assaults were reported
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