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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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Nani Palkhivala The Legendary Indian Lawyer and Economist
Author of ‘We the Nation’ Nanaboy “Nani” Ardeshir Palkhivala Born in Mumbai, India January 16, 1920 Died December- 11, 2002 was an Indian jurist and economist Books Authored: 1.Law and Practice of Income tax 2.Taxation in India 3.The Highest Taxed Nation 4.Judiciary Made to Measure 5.Our Constitution Defaced and Defiled 6.India’s Priceless Heritage 7.Essential Unity of all Religions 8.We, the people 9.…
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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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Safety of Women Night Workers in India – Big issue
Since the Delhi gang-rape case, India has been taking molest cases quite seriously but even today women hesitate from working at nights. Till today women feel unsafe while traveling from their workplace to homes. Even in this 21st century, families of the women working at night live with an uncertainty and insecurity. What is the…
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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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NCRB Data 2016: Cruelty by husband, sexual assault, top crimes against women in India shocking review
While 2015 saw the registration of 34,651 cases of rape, this increased to 38,947 in 2016. Conversely, overall crimes against women rose from 3,29,243 in 2015 to 3,38,954 in 2016. Incidents of rape against women have risen far more sharply as compared to a rise in other crimes against women. The latest NCRB data for…
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India is the most dangerous country for women- It must face reality
A global survey exposes a vicious cultural agreement that women have little value in our society. I am proud of the beauty and the ancient culture of my country, India. I am not proud of the fact that India has been named the most dangerous country in the world for women in a recent Thomson…