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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......

Bhopal tragedy: 'Decision to summon Dow a big step'

Terming court's decision to summon Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy case as an "important step", Amnesty International today demanded that the company must acknowledge its responsibility......

'Leaders should deliver on Arms Trade Treaty promises'

Amnesty International has challenged governments to deliver on their promises to rapidly and rigorously implement the life saving Arms Trade Treaty, as 62 nations signed the landmark agreement in......

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......

Amnesty to tax evaders worries watchdog

With the government considering a plan to offer an amnesty scheme for voluntary disclosure of undisclosed bank accounts and assets held abroad, corruption watchdog Transparency International has......

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. As the world celebrates International Women's Day today, do you think our world is still safer for women??
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Q. Common men of India have been crying for injusticefrom P. leaders since independence. CPM , Congress slowly getting the returns who were like brothers in Central govts in long time. Who may be the next party?
Prabirb: A. - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -', World News: Ten worst countries for women - thestar.comThe image of the twenty-onest century...... more

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Q. As CM of Paschim Banga, what welfare measures has Mamata taken for the people of the state?
Francisco: A. Politics is beyond common man.Original Story:The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house andlaying up supplies for the...... more

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Q. when will be the next cidco amnesty scheme in new mumbai
Uday V Nair: A. Original Story:The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house andlaying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks...... more

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Time Not on Side of Russia-Ukraine Detente Deal

Not until the final minutes of more than seven hours of negotiating was an agreement struck in Geneva this week to calm boiling tensions along the... ...

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From the corridor of terror to a poltical nerve centre

NC supporters at a rally in Baramulla. At 79, its candidate, Sharifuddin Shariq, is among the oldest in the fray PTI In the land of guns and... ...

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Kievs proMoscow protesters sit tight despite latest deal

Pro-Russian rebels defiantly kept their grip on nearly a dozen towns in eastern Ukraine on Friday, refusing to abide by an international deal to... ...

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Egypt police officer killed in new Cairo bomb blast

Cairo: An Egyptian police officer was killed on Friday evening when a bomb targeting a traffic police kiosk in Cairo exploded, security officials... ...

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