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Centre defends sedition law in SC, says requires no reconsideration
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Central government has told the Supreme Court that the 1962 verdict of the five-judge Constitution bench case which upheld the validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is binding and continues to be a "good law an
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Abortion rights debate revives in US after SC draft overturns Row v. Wade
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): The US Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade verdict that guaranteed the right to abortion for nearly a half-century and allow each state to decide whether to restrict or ban abortion, reported New York Times, citing a leaked draft opin
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Policewoman seeks Assam CM's nod to move HC against Jignesh Mevani bail in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): A day after Barpeta Sessions court of Assam granted bail to independent MLA Jignesh Mevani in connection with an alleged assault on a policewoman, state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the lady officer has written to him seeking permission to a
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SC commutes death sentence to life of rape-murder convict
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court while commuting the death sentence of a convict, who murdered and raped a four-year-old girl, to life imprisonment, observed that maximum punishment prescribed may not always be the determinative factor for repairing the crippled psyche of
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'I married the person I loved': Christian woman dismisses 'love jihad' cha
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 19 (ANI): Joisna Mary Joseph, who is at the centre of a love jihad controversy in Kerala, on Tuesday said that she married the person she loved and expressed hope that her parents will approve her marriage.
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2017 Actress Assault Case: Kerala HC to pronounce verdict on Dileep's plea
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 19 (ANI): Kerala High Court reserved order in a plea filed by Malayalam actor Dileep till Tuesday seeking to quash the FIR filed by the Crime Branch of the Kerala Police against him for the murder conspiracy in connection with the 2017 actress assault case.
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Pakistan court awards death sentence to 6 in Priyantha Kumara lynching
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): A Pakistani court on Monday awarded the death sentence to six and handed life imprisonment to seven as it announced its verdict in Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara's lynching case that had sparked nationwide outrage.
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Pak: Two PTI leaders change their Twitter bio to 'former' federal minister
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): In an apparent acceptance of looming defeat in the no-confidence motion, two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Fawad Chaudhry and Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday changed their Twitter bio to "former" federal minister.
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Imran Khan govt files review petition against SC verdict on no-trust motio
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's verdict setting aside the National Assembly Deputy Speaker's rejection of the no-trust motion against Imran Khan, reported local media.
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Pakistan oppn submits no-confidence motion against Deputy Speaker Suri a d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Opposition parties in Pakistan has submitted a no-confidence motion against National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri on Friday, a day after SC set aside his April 3 ruling on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Disappointed with Pakistan Supreme Court verdict on no-confidence motion,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said he is disappointed with the Supreme Court's decision on the restoration of the National Assembly as the "foreign conspiracy" charge should at least have been probed.
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Imran Khan meets ISI chief as PTI explores options after SC verdict
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): As Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan explores his options after Pakistan Supreme Court restored the National Assembly and ordered a vote on the no-confidence motion against him, the PM met with Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, the chief of country's
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