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Pak plan to execute 500 militants disturbing, says Amnesty International

Pakistan's plan to execute 500 militants who have been given death sentences is deeply disturbing and would do nothing to protect civilians from the conflict with Taliban, a leading rights group......

Bhopal gas tragedy: Amnesty demands Dow appear in court

Amnesty International has called on the Dow Chemical Company to appear before a Bhopal court this week to explain why its subsidiary Union Carbide Company repeatedly ignored summons in the 1984 gas......

Some US drone attacks amount to war crimes: Amnesty

The United States has carried out "unlawful killings" in Pakistan through drone attacks, some of which could even amount to war crimes, a human rights group said on Tuesday. In its report, the......

Malala Yousafzai receives top Amnesty award

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen activist shot in the head last year by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, has received the highest honour conferred by rights group Amnesty......

Don't use death penalty as a quick-fix solution: Amnesty

Far-reaching procedural and institutional reform, and not the death penalty, is needed to tackle the endemic problem of violence against women in India, stated human rights organisation Amnesty......

No proposal to bring blackmoney amnesty scheme: Govt

Image: Indian government has initiated the process to bring black money back home. Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters The government on Friday said there was no proposal to bring......

FinMin confident of achieving 4.8% fiscal deficit target

Encouraged by the response to the Service tax amnesty scheme, the Finance Ministry on Friday exuded confidence in meeting the fiscal deficit target of 4.8 per cent for the current financial year.......

'Saudi Arabia still offers lot of opportunities for Indians'

"Saudi Arabia continues to be a land of opportunity for Indians. Indians have benefited the most from the amnesty scheme as 1.4 million people got their residency and work status legalised,"......

Construction firms top service tax amnesty charts

If the applications for availing of the government’s service tax amnesty scheme are any indication, companies involved in construction and works contracts might well be among the biggest......

Bring amnesty scheme to curb black money

Srichand P Hinduja, Chairman Hinduja Group To regularize political funding and eliminate its corrosive influence of corruption. Concern about corruption has moved to the centre stage and impacted......

I have never understood what amnesty means: Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev is certainly a relieved man after being back into the BCCI fold but the legendary all-rounder still has reservations if one terms his comeback as getting "amnesty from......

Kapil Dev likely to apply for BCCI amnesty

After granting amnesty to Kiran More, the Board Of Control For Cricket In India in all likelihood will soon be granting amnesty to Kapil Dev and welcome him back in the official fold as the former......

BCCI grants amnesty to Kiran More

The Board of Control for Cricket in India granted amnesty to former India wicketkeeper Kiran More on Monday, paving the way for his return to the fold of the parent cricket body and making him......

Kiran More seeks amnesty, hopes for one-time benefit

Former India wicketkeeper Kiran More has applied for amnesty from the Board of Control for Cricket in India and is confident of returning to the fold. More was banned for joining the now-defunct,......

FIFA changes Yellow card rule

FIFA has changed its rule on yellow-card amnesties at the World Cup to reduce the chances of big name players missing out on the July 11 final.Germany's Michael Ballack in 2002, Italy's Alessandro......

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Q. A.M, one of the young men who left their home in Kalyan to join the ISIS, has returned to India.Should he be tried for treason or should be granted Amnesty ! This news is making headlines now hence ??
RANGBARSE: A. more

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Q. no progress till now to bring back black money from outside. inspite of election promises and media compaigns everyone is silent. do you think the isse is dead now?
Samir Med: A. Definitely. Knowingly he had gone there ! He is not a victim. He is the culprit ! He should be grilled and tried ! more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/no-progress-till-now-to-bring-back-black-money-from-outside./27818717/answers/28082533

Q. no progress till now to bring back black money from outside. inspite of election promises and media compaigns everyone is silent. do you think the isse is dead now?
Samir Med: A. wers (2)1.I hear that to circumvent a pact signed by UPA with swiss banks, a request from hundred account holders have been forwarded. With this, I...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/no-progress-till-now-to-bring-back-black-money-from-outside./27818716/answers/27818746

Q. Very Attractive Amnesty Schemes should be introduced by FM . .so reverse flow of unaccounted money starts at once in Govt treasury. Your Views
Mahesh Gopal Shanbhag: A. I hear that to circumvent a pact signed by UPA with swiss banks, a request from hundred account holders have been forwarded. With this, I am told...... more

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South African death squad commander gets parole

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Blame game continues in Nepal

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Amnesty International report

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