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New Anti rape bill passed : The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013

Rajya Sabha has cleared the Anti Rape Bill passed in Lok Sabha two days ago. The 23 year old girl who was brutally assaulted in Delhi last year had shaken up everyone, and at least in the honor of her memory, the Bill was passed quickly and without further delays. The amendment in the Bill [...]

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Controversial changes in UPSC Civil Services Exam rolled back

A number of changes announced in UPSC Civil Services Exam have been rolled back in view of the issues raised. The new announcement pertains to Civil Services (Mains) examination. Key points to be noted are : Candidates can take the test in Englih, Hindi or regional language. The previous restriction on regional language has been [...]

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CBSE Class 12 Board Papers analysis 2013 – Maths

Students were unhappy with the Class 12 Maths question paper this year. To start with, the overall difficulty level was above average. Also one question in Set 3 was wrong. All in all, it was not a happy scene. The question that troubled all students A differential equation problem in Question 26 of Set 3 [...]

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1993 Mumbai Blasts Case: Punishments and Judgements

Yakub Memon, one of the brothers of Tiger Memon has been given death penalty by the Supreme Court of India for his involvement in the 1993 Mumbai Blasts Case. Yakub happens to be the only convict to get the death penalty. Ten other convicts who were earlier given death penalty, have been commuted to life [...]

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Justice eludes 1993 Mumbai blasts victims

All eyes were on Sanjay Dutt’s hearing in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case today. He was a small fish in the big sea of conspirators and main organisers of the terrible crime that took the lives of 250 innocents on 12 March 1993. Sanjay Dutt’s sentence announced in 1993 Mumbai Blasts Case 1993 Mumbai Blasts [...]

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DMK leader MK Stalin CBI raid politically motivated?

Amidst the chaos raised by pointing fingers saying Congress is misusing the CBI to dig up old crimes and because it is a politically motivated raid it should not be done; the purpose of having a bureau of investigation is lost. At 6 AM today DMK party chief M. Karunanidhi’s son MK Stalin was in [...]

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Sanjay Dutt’s sentence announced in 1993 Mumbai Blasts Case

In view of the seriousness of the offence and keeping in mind the circumstances, Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and sentences him to five years of imprisonment. He has been given four weeks to surrender and it has been stated that he cannot be released on probation. [...]

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To avail quota under RTE, people resorting to fake income certificates

According to income certificate issued by village tehsildar of “A”, he earns Rs 16,000 per year. The rent agreement for his home says he pays Rs 2500 a month which sums up to Rs 30,000 a year. Strange? Next, B’s certificate says he earns Rs 11,000 a year whereas he pays home rent Rs 14,400 [...]

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The test of my life – Yuvraj Singh

The book titled The test of my life, co authored by Nishant Arora and Sharda Ugra, on Yuvraj Singh, has been launched by Sachin Tendulkar at an event. It is an account of the vulnerabilities and the darkness that consumed the Indian cricket hero’s life in his battle with cancer. In less than 200 riveting pages, [...]

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The government has lost people’s trust; It will fall on its own

With DMK withdrawing its support from the ruling UPA government, presents a good opportunity for opposition for moving a no confidence motion. Though BJP does not have any plans to do so in the near future. BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told media on the issue that The government has lost people’s trust, it [...]

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