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India saw 19.8 per cent dip in awarding death sentences in 2017

An Amnesty report stated that 109 cases of execution were reported in the country in 2017 as compared to 136 such cases in 2016. India saw a dip in imposition of capital punishment last year with......

Over 7,000 Indian-Americans to be hit after Trump scraps 'Dreamers' programme

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, a move likely to......

China is the world's biggest executioner

According to an Amnesty report, at least 1,032 people were executed in the world, other than China, of which 87 per cent took place in just four countries -- Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and......

I-T dept warns: Like fingerprint, black money will lead you to us

The income-tax department on Thursday nudged black money holders to make "honest" disclosures under the tax amnesty scheme -- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana -- warning that non-declaration......

'Amnesty will continue to highlight human rights abuses in India'

'We have spoken on several occasions about the very serious human rights abuses faced by members of the Kashmiri Pandit community.' Aakar Patel, Executive Director, Amnesty International India, who......

No amnesty for bank deposits linked to money laundering: CBDT

Any bank account suspected to have been "misused" for money laundering or shell company operations won't be exempted from probe under 'Operation Clean Money' despite having low deposits, the CBDT......

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

Coal accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's electricity capacity, and the government plans to nearly double annual coal output by 2020, opening a new mine nearly every month India's drive......

The thin line between tax avoidance and evasion

Over the last two years, despite an amnesty scheme, only about Rs 2,500 crore of taxes have been recovered, says A V Rajwade. Investors in mutual funds in India were recently asked to sign......

Compliance window for black money holders is no amnesty: FM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the domestic black money holders being offered a limited period compliance window to come clean is not an amnesty scheme as disclosures will......

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......

Gayle and Co set to return soon for West Indies

Temporary amnesty paves way for return of top West Indians IMAGE: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle. Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images The West Indies board has reached an agreement with the......

Sharapova could return sooner as WADA announces meldonium amnesty

'The situation with Sharapova could be resolved after April 21 when we meet with the head of the international federation. After that all should be become clear. It is too early to talk about......

FIFA candidate and AFC head Salman signs amended human rights pledge

FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has signed an amended version of an Amnesty International pledge to end human rights abuses and corruption in the sport should he......

Qatar still failing migrant workers: Amnesty

Labourers, who are working on the Qatar 2022 World Cup project, arrive at their accommodation in Doha March 3, 2014. Photograph: Reuters Qatar, host nation of the 2022 World Cup, is still doing......

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[Belgium], April 22 (ANI): Criticizing a European Union (EU) report for turning a blind eye towards Pakistan's unscrupulous human rights record, a... ...

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Saturday, 21 April 2018|http://www.nerve.in/news:2535004179110|channel:India " --IANS" New Delhi, April 21 - Human rights organisation Amnesty... ...

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Google's new messaging app 'Chat' prone to cyber attacks, warns Amnesty

End-to-end encryption is a way of scrambling digital data so that only the sender and recipient can see it IANS | San Francisco Last Updated at... ...

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Myanmar to free more than 8,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar began releasing more than 8,000 prisoners on Tuesday on humanitarian grounds under a presidential pardon, with most of... ...

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Iraq is using collective punishment including sexual exploitation against women and children with alleged ties to Islamic State jihadists, Amnesty... ...

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