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Modi Calls Emergency 'dark Period', Wishes To Strengthen Democracy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the 1975-77 Emergency was a "dark period" that the nation could never forget and called for making democracy stronger by "writing, debating, deliberating, and questioning" its vital aspects.....
Maharashtra Government Work Hit As Lakhs Of Staff Begin 3-day Strike
The functioning of government offices across Maharashtra was hit on Tuesday as around 17 lakh state employees launched a three-day strike over their pending demands, including implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report.....
Don't Be Distracted By Contentious Issues: President To Citizens
Asserting that India was at the cusp of achieving many of its long-awaited goals, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said "contentious issues and extraneous debates" should not distract the people.....
Myanmar Jails 2 Reuters Reporters For 7 Years
Two Reuters reporters were jailed on Monday for seven years for violating a state secrets act during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis, a court said, in the case that has drawn outrage for its attack on media freedom.....
Rupee Falls To Fresh Low Of 71.58 Per US Dollar
High crude oil prices and negative global cues pulled the Indian rupee to a new record low of 71.58 per US dollar on Tuesday.....
Supreme Court Decriminlaises Gay Sex
The Supreme Court on Thursday in a landmark decision decriminalised homosexuality by declaring Section 377, the penal provision which criminalised gay sex, as "manifestly arbitrary".....
Rupee Inches Closer To 73, Hits 72.91/$
Continuing its downward trend, the Indian rupee hit a new low of Rs 72.91 on Wednesday morning. ....
Women Can't Be Treated As Cattle: SC Strikes Down Adultery Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, an adultery law dating to the British era, terming it unconstitutional, archaic and manifestly arbitrary, with one judge saying women can't be treated as "cattle".....
Abolishing 497 Akin To Giving Licence For Adultery: DCW Chief
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Thursday criticised the striking down of British-era adultery law by the Supreme Court, saying that the decision is tantamount to extending "open licence" to cheating among men.....
CBI Books Hyderabad Firm For Cheating Banks Of Rs 1,700 Crore
The CBI on Thursday said it has a registered a case against a Hyderabad-based telecom equipment manufacturing company VMC Systems and its directors over an alleged bank fraud case to the tune of Rs 1,700, on the complaint of Punjab National Bank (PNB).....
