Legal aid is a right of an accused, rules apex court
August 10th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that an accused getting free legal aid was a matter of right and no distinction could be made in upholding ... Read more...
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Mukhtaran Mai verdict a disappointment: Sherry Rehman (Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Former Pakistani information minister Sherry Rehman has expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court verdict acquitting five of the six men accused of raping Mukhtaran Mai in ... Read more...
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Pakistan to provide security, assistance to Mukhtaran Mai
April 22nd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) The Pakistan government will provide security and assistance to Mukhtaran Mai who was gang-raped in an honour revenge in 2002, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.The ... Read more...
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Mukhtaran Mai verdict a disappointment: Sherry Rehman
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Former Pakistani information minister Sherry Rehman has said she was disappointed over the Supreme Court verdict acquitting five of the six men accused of raping Mukhtaran ... Read more...
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Imran Khan declares legal war against US drone attacks in Pakistan
April 20th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced plans to adopt a two-way strategy to end the US drone campaign in Pakistan's tribal areas- by the application of public ... Read more...
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‘India attaches highest importance to concerns of duped Tri-Valley University students’
March 3rd, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 3(ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday said that the Union Government attaches the highest importance to addressing the concerns of the Indian students affected by the closure ... Read more...
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Three more Indian students freed of radio tags (Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) As the US promised to cooperate with India to resolve the issue of affected Indian students of a sham US university, three more students have been ... Read more...
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Three choices for sham US varsity students; radio tags come off 2 Indians
February 10th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) US immigration authorities removed radio tags of a couple of Indian students of a sham university in California as it asked all duped students to contact ... Read more...
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Delhi building collapse: BJP to provide victims free legal aid
November 21st, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said it will provide free legal aid to the victims of the building collapse in east Delhi in which at ... Read more...
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Over 60 or transgender? Get free legal aid in Haryana
October 27th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 27 (IANS) All senior citizens and transgenders in Haryana will now be eligible to get free legal services, an official said here Wednesday.Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA) member-secretary H.S. ... Read more...
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Kasab appeals against death sentence
June 4th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Pakistani Ajmal Amir Kasab, convicted for the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike, has challenged the death sentence awarded to him by a Mumbai special court, an official said Friday.
He ... Read more...
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Lawyers ordered to give free legal aid for assaulting judge
June 3rd, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked nine lawyers allegedly involved in the manhandling of a judge in Rohini District Courts to provide free legal aid to the ... Read more...
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Crusade against withcraft by street plays in Jharkhand
March 7th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaRanchi, March 7 (ANI): A non government organization and a group of tribals in Jharkhand capital Ranchi are spreading awareness through street plays as part of their crusade against ... Read more...
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9-year-old whiz-girl develops Bar Council of Kerala website
June 28th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kozhikode (Kerala), June 28 (ANI): A nine-year-old girl from Kozhikode district is being credited as the youngest web designer in the state for working out the website of the Bar Council of ... Read more...
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Group of Ministers to monitor Commonwealth Games preparations
December 4th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.4 (ANI): The Central Government has constituted a Group of Ministers (GOM) to ensure that preparations for Commonwealth Games progresses as per schedule.
The Group of Ministers will report back ... Read more...
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Make scheme to stop exploitation of employed kids: court
September 4th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Delhi High Court Thursday suggested to the central government to prepare a scheme to stop the growing number of cases of exploitation of minor children employed in ... Read more...
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Make scheme to prevent exploitation of minor girls: HC to NCT Govt
September 4th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court today directed the National Capital Territory (NCT) government to formulate a scheme to prevent harassment of minor children after being employed in ... Read more...
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EU countries agree on common immigration rules
June 6th, 2008 - 8:13 am ICT by IANS
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Luxembourg, June 6 (DPA) European Union governments agreed Thursday on a long-awaited common set of rules governing the deportation of illegal immigrants and limiting their maximum detention period to 18 months. At ... Read more...
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Need to give prison reforms more importance: Patil
April 25th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Union Minister of Home Affairs Shivraj Patil on Friday called for giving due importance to prison reforms and correctional administration, and assured the State Governments of ... Read more...
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It’s victory for Singh Deo family of Malaysia
March 23rd, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, March 23 (IANS) Malaysia's general election this month may have caused many upsets among the Indian diaspora, but the family of opposition lawyer-lawmaker Karpal Singh has emerged victorious. Though bound ... Read more...
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Delhi to host 10-day North East conclave
February 15th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by admin
By Sanjay Kumar
New Delhi, Feb.15 (ANI): For the first time, a "National Conclave of North East States for Access to Justice to Women of the Region" is being organized in New Delhi ... Read more...
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