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NRC: Assam on high alert, CM calls for calm ahead of 'historic moment'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 30 (ANI): As the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft is set to be published today in Assam, the security forces across the state are on high alert while Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in an all-party meeting called it a "historic moment" and requ
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Hope new Pak govt builds terror-free South Asia: MEA
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 28 (ANI): After Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the Pakistan general elections, India on Saturday expressed hope that the newly elected government would work constructively to build a safe, stable, secure and develop
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Clashes, unrest marrs Pak polls
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Jul 25 (ANI): Electoral violence in Pakistan was reported in different parts of the country as voters stepped out in large numbers to exercise their franchise on Wednesday.
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Hardik sentenced 2 years imprisonment
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Visnagar (Gujarat) [India], July 25 (ANI): A local court in Gujarat on Wednesday pronounced two years imprisonment to Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel for inciting violence during a protest rally in 2015.
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Andhra CM for stringent law to curb mob violence
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Calling incidents of mob-lynching unfortunate, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said stringent law is necessary to curb mob violence.
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3D printed guns cleared for download in the US
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], July 20 (ANI): The United States Government on Friday cleared gun rights activists to post plans for 3D printable guns online from August 1.
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Swami Agnivesh sponsored attack on himself: Jharkhand Minister
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 19 (ANI): Jharkhand Urban Development Minister CP Singh on Wednesday said that self-proclaimed spiritual leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh sponsored the attack on himself.
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Weapons used in Aurangabad violence were bought through Flipkart: Maha CM
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): Two months after the Aurangabad clashes, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed that the weapons used in the violence were brought through e-retailer Flipkart.
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Cow vigilantism: SC bats for new law
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Condemning increased instances of violence due to cow vigilantism and lynching across the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged Parliament to consider a new law to prevent such incidents, and underscored that violence can't be allowed in the name of vi
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Cow vigilantism: No mobocracy can be allowed, says petitioner
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Hours after Supreme Court gave its verdict on pleas seeking directions to formulate guidelines to curb cow vigilantism, the petitioner in violence by vigilante groups case Tehseen Poonawalla on Tuesday said that no mobocracy can be allowed.
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SC urges Parliament to frame law against lynching
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Parliament to see whether a new law can be framed to combat the menace of cow vigilantism.
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Centre directs states to implement Domestic Violence Act 2005
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): In an attempt to provide immediate protection and relief to women falling prey to domestic violence, Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Thursday penned down a letter to all Chief Ministers directing them to ensure that the provisions of the 'Pr
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