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K. Parasaran an Indian Lawyer : SabArimala Temple Case: Pitamaha of Indian Bar
Shri. Parasaran today is one of the legal luminaries of India having a successful legal career for over 6 decades. Brief Biography : K. Parasaran (born 9 October 1927) is an Indian lawyer. He was Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu during President’s rule in 1976 and then, Attorney General of India under Indira Gandhi and Rajiv…
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Lecture by Hon’ble Justice Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud, on Why Constitution Matters
Biography of Hon’ble Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud: Shri Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud (born 11 November 1959) is currently a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India, He is the former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and a former judge of the Bombay High Court. Constitution Lynched When Person Lynched for Food He Had: Justice…
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Crime Capital: Why Delhi Is by Far India’s Most Dangerous City
India’s capital accounted for 25% of the 670,000 crimes recorded in India’s 53 largest cities in 2015. Delhi is India’s biggest megacity, home of the country’s central government and, according to new police data, way ahead of the competition in the quest to claim the title as the country’s capital of crime. The National Crime…
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The Unwanted: female foeticide in India
There is a peculiar allure about the female body in India: it invites violence. Sex-selective abortion was outlawed long ago, given that the sex ratio had been indicating that too many girls were ‘missing’. Indians, as a rule, do not want girls. There is a peculiar allure about the female body in India: it invites…
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India approves death penalty for rapists of girls under 12 after nationwide outcry
NEW DELHI – India’s Cabinet on Saturday (April 21) approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to widespread outrage and protests over a series of cases. The executive order amends the criminal law to also increase the punishment…
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Juvenile crime a new-age offence- crime alert
We are all as responsible for a child breaking the law as the child himself, and need to work towards a solution together. Juvenile delinquency or criminal offence by children is increasing day by day. The recent few examples, such as the much talked about case of Ryan International School, where a 16-year-old boy killed…
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Failing our children – Sexual violence amongst children is notoriously difficult to measure in India
The epidemic proportions child sexual abuse have reached in the country is a comment on where our society is heading. The sickening feeling in the pit of the stomach of every parent is about whether her child is safe from predators. Unless we change as a society we will keep on. Child sexual abuse…
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Every day 290 children in India are victims of crime, with trafficking, sexual violence and forced labour increasing fourfold in just two years
As India celebrates Children’s Day, crime records show kids still face a slew of daily threats ranging from trafficking, sexual violence, forced labour and early marriage. Every day as many as 290 children become victims of crime, data shows. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, offences against kids have increased fourfold in just two…