Justice Katju calls Indian voters cattle and Indian democracy a hoax
Region: IndiaOn Saturday, Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju speaking to a TV channel said: "Ninety per cent Indians vote in droves like sheep and cattle. They are like a herd of cattle voting along caste and religious lines." He added. "Because Indians vote like livestock, there are so many criminals in Parliament," The former Supreme Court judge said that he would not vote as India was being ruled by political leaders elected on the basis of their caste which doe... more
Views: 547Supreme court held 1993 Mumbai blasts could have been prevented----Police acted irresponsibly
Region: IndiaOn Thursday, the apex Court of India held that the blasts in Mumbai in 1993 could have been prevented had Mumbai police been effective in controlling its police personnel from contributing to the smuggling of arms, explosives, contraband and bribery. The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice P Sathasivam and Justice BS Chauhan, “If Bombay police officials had been able to curtail the conveyance of the contraband in January and February 1993, the occurrence of the March ... more
Views: 353Jehovah's Witnesses Face Discrimination in Cuban Schools
Refusal to conform with state ideology exposes faith group members to discrimination. By Yaremis Flores Marín A member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cuba filed a complaint with the state prosecutor last month alleging discrimination against her three school-age daughters. She says the authorities have condoned acts of discrimination including physical and verbal violence, which have led the pupils to miss classes and their parents to move ... more
Views: 1797Pervez Musharraf hails Kargil war----calls Pak a dominant country over India
Region: IndiaOn Sunday, former Pakistan President and Army chief Pervez Musharraf came back to Pakistan .On 28th of March, he said that he is “proud of the Kargil operation" of 1999 during which the Pakistani troops had crossed the Line of Control . He was speaking at a press conference in Karachi about his role in the Kargil issue. Musharraf said that the Kargil conflict in which Pak had occupied five important positions of India was a great victory. Pakistan's domineering position made In... more
Views: 582Robert Blake affirms that The US-sponsored Sri Lankan resolution at the UNHRC was formulated in cons
Region: IndiaThe US Assistant Secretary of State on South and Central Asia has said that his country has worked with India all through the procedure on the US-sponsored Sri Lankan resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), The Assistant Secretary of State , Robert Blake, told the BBC Sinhalese service in an interview, “We worked very closely with India throughout the process and we indeed welcomed some of the changes that India made," He further added "So we we... more
Views: 406PDP earns faith and credibility of JK People :Mufti
Region: IndiaJammu, March 26 (Scoop News) –Reiterating resolve of his party to restore peace and tranquillity in Jammu and Kashmir, patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that the PDP has earned faith and credibility of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir through its convictions and commitments. “Getting power in not the only agenda of PDP, our party is movement to change destiny of the people and to establish a system of justice and equality in Jammu a... more
Views: 618In India Sex at 16 was legal 153 years ago----Indian Penal Code.
Region: IndiaOn Tuesday, the Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde quoted the 153-year-old IPC in support of his proposal to lower the consent age for sex to 16 years. Though, the anti-rape Bill passed by Parliament few days back retained the consent age for sex at 18 years. "The consent age of 16 years was incorporated in IPC (Indian Penal Code) in 1860. No one had looked in to it (then) but when my ordinance came for correcting this...whole Parliament was against it”. He was speaking at a ... more
Views: 687Afghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Go to Jail
Afghanistan: Child Abuse Victims Imprisoned Rights activists say children are imprisoned for “moral crimes” while the perpetrators escape prosecution. By Mina Habib The 15-year-old refused to give his name, his eyes cast down as he sat in an empty room in the children‘s correction centre in Kabul. Slowly, he began to open up and tell his story. An orphan, he left his home province of Sar-e Pol a year ago and came to the Afghan city to study at an Islamic school. One day... more
Views: 614Omar Abdullah demands removal of AFSPA in Kashmir.
Region: IndiaThe Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in Jammu that the Central Government should gather courage to try-out the suspension of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the Valley of Kashmir. Omar Abdullah told media in Jammu,"If the central government could hang Afzal Guru knowing well that it would have repercussions in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, then why cannot it gather the courage to remove AFSPA? I do not understand this," He further doubted th... more
Views: 286The state of J&K has incurred nearly Rs 12 crore in last 3 years
Region: IndiaThe J&K state has a special status and VIP treatment in incurring expenditure on the state aircraft and helicopters .Replying to a cut motion raised by Harshdev Singh of JKNPP member Harshdev Singh in the Assembly, CM said that since 2010 Rs 1,196.45 lakh has been spent on POL and maintenance of these aircrafts, The state Government has one King Air-350 Aircraft and two helicopters of models Bell-407 and Augusta-109E. He confirmed that the VIP sorties and helicopters have cos... more
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