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Asaram Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Raping Teenager Girl

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JODHPUR: A trial court in Jodhpur, has pronounced life term for Asaram who was convicted of raping a teenager from Shahajahanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Madhusudan Sharma, a special judge at the Jodhpur Schedule Caste And Schedule Tribe Court, had earlier today convicted the self-styled godman and two of his associates – Shilpi and Sharad – in the 2013 case. Asaram has been convicted under Sec. 376 of IPC and POCSO Act. Co-convicts Sharatchandra and Shilpi have been sentenced to 20 years in jail; two other aides have been acquitted. Asaram was found guilty of raping a…

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Role Of Supranationalism In Family Planning Programs And The Proliferation Of Contraception

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By: Rebecca Brindza ISRAEL: Policymakers in the present day have grown increasingly aware of the “multidimensional set of social processes that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant.” (Steger, 2005). Therefore, it is no surprise that within the globalized era, national policies have become deeply intertwined with global issues. This is echoed by the fact that developing states are increasingly susceptible to happenings in the global arena, and…

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Sushma Swaraj Says Need For Indians And Chinese To Learn Each Other’s Language To Overcome Communication Barriers

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Chinese president Xi Jinping, along with top officials of both countries in Beijing.  External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who is on a visit to Beijing, made the remarks during a programme, titled ‘Contribution of Hindi in India-China Friendship’, organised by the India Embassy. Swaraj is on a two-nation visit to China and Mongolia, as part of which she will participate in a ministerial-level meeting of the SCO, where India became a full member in 2017. Swaraj said that during her meeting with Chinese…

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16 Naxals Killed In Encounter In Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, Search Operation Underway

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Gadchiroli is one of the worst Naxal-hit areas of Maharashtra and the police had launched a massive manhunt to nab the Naxalites. MUMBAI: 16 Naxals were killed in an encounter with police commandos and CRPF personnel in Gadchiroli district in east Maharashtra today, a senior official said.Search operations are still on as it is suspected that Naxalites could launch attacks during the night on security forces. As the massive encounter broke out between the security forces and Naxals operating in Boria jungle, the anti-Naxal squad of Gadchiroli police launched a combing operation in thick jungles located…

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Protests In Nicaragua Over Social Security Revisions Turns Fatal

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The death of a journalist covering protests in Nicaragua has been captured on camera as he filmed on Facebook Live.Angel Gahona was reporting live on unrest in the central American country when he was shot dead. MANAGUA: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega repealed changes to the country’s social security system Sunday night that triggered riots that led to the deaths of at least 26 people since Wednesday.Nicaragua has been one of the more stable countries in Central America. The overhaul had sought to shore up Nicaragua’s troubled social security system with…

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SYMPOSIUM ON EFFECTIVE ELECTIONS ORGANISED ON NATIONAL PR DAY

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: First general elections in the country were held in the year 1951-52 with Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh leading the election process in the year 1951. It was due to the reason that higher reaches of the state like Kinnaur get heavy snowfall early thus making the normal public movement difficult. Thus Shyam Saran Negi of Kinnaur in the state of Himachal became the first voter of independent India. This was informed by Shri Ajay Srivastav,  Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications, …

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5 Killed In Protests Over Nicaraguan Social Security Reform

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MANAGUA: Nicaragua’s Vice President Rosario Murillo has called protestors against new pension reform “vampires demanding blood”. On Thursday, the police officer and a young protester were shot dead in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, while another youth was shot in the city of Tipitapa. At least five people, including a police officer, have been killed in the protests since they began on Wednesday, according to the authorities, and dozens of people have been wounded. The National Police said the officer was killed Thursday by a shotgun blast and the protester died…

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Impeachment Motion Against CJI Dipak Misra

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NEW DELHI: The seven parties, including the Congress, that moved the impeachment notice against Dipak Misra, listed out five counts of “misbehaviour” which include a charge that the CJI brought a piece of land by filing an affidavit later found to be “false” and he returned the plot only in 2012 after he was elevated even though the same was cancelled in 1985. On April 20 2018, seven opposition parties submitted a petition seeking impeachment of Dipak Misra to the Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, with signatures from 71 parliamentarians. A delegation…

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