-The Times of India NEW DELHI: There’s no respite in sight for fuel consumers as pump prices remain on a record-breaking spree as crude clambers towards $80(approximately Rs 5,314) a barrel-mark in a market edgy over US Bailing on Iran nuclear deal, outages in Venezuela and uptick in demand. Petrol and diesel prices scaled new peaks on Tuesday as benchmark crude rose to $75(approximately Rs 5,000)a barrel, its highest since November 2014. In...
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Crime against women on the rise in UP, says Yogi government -Aman Sharma
-The Economic Times Two sisters, aged 17 and 13, were shot dead in Etawah in Uttar Pradesh on Monday night by a man who was stalking the elder sister for several months now. He had been booked by the police in an FIR, but got out on Bail. The younger girl was shot as she was a witness to her sister’s murder. This is just a continuation of a series of crimes...
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-The Telegraph New Delhi: Kerala has become the first state to petition the Supreme Court for a review of its judgment that has been accused of "diluting" the SC/ST Atrocities Act by ruling against automatic arrests and allowing anticipatory Bail. The Centre has already sought a review and recall of the March 20 judgment, which has triggered widespread protests and prompted a nationwide shutdown by Dalits on April 2 during which at...
More »Supreme Court's dilution of SC/ST Act caused great damage: Govt -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre accused the Supreme Court of encroaching into the legislative domain while diluting the stringent arrest provision of the SC/ST ( Prevention of Atrocities) Act and appealed on Thursday for its restoration. The written submission by attorney general K K Venugopal on behalf of the Centre reflected the executive’s seething anger rather than a dispassionate analysis of the March 20 judgment, which introduced anticipatory Bail...
More »Govt hints at SC/ST ruling review plea
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre has said it is examining the "desirability of filing a review petition" against last week's Supreme Court order diluting the SC-ST Act, ending days of dithering amid mounting pressure from allies and Dalit BJP parliamentarians. "I have instructed my ministry to examine the desirability of filing a review in this case. Appropriate actions are being taken," Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a news...
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