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Now, legal aid for HIV patients in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has been in the forefront in India as far as looking after HIV+ persons are concerned. There are free testing centres. Patients are given free medicines, free nutrition supplements, a......

Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill

'Any meaningful food security programme should aim at gradually reducing the number of hungry dependent on government support,' says Devinder Sharma. 'This is only possible if the government had......

Delhi gang-rape: Are our juvenile laws robust enough?

The sixth accused in the Delhi gang-rape case, the one the Delhi Police claims raped a 23-year-old paramedical student in a moving bus on December 16 night twice, and is alleged to have inflicted......

No lawyer wants to defend Delhi gang-rape accused

Amid lawyers refusing to represent the accused in the gang-rape-cum-murder case of 23-year-old paramedic, two women judges have come out with suggestions for effective fast-tracking of the trial.......

Pak girl admitted to hospital 10 days after being raped

A six-year-old Hindu girl who was allegedly raped in Pakistan's southern Sindh province has been admitted to a hospital in Karachi about 10 days after she was molested, according to media reports......

Offshore tax evasion in focus

The subprime crisis followed by global meltdown has had its share of fallouts; yet there is a silver line which has the world order gearing up for a new era of financial discipline, tax......

The story behind why govt nixed Congress MP Jindal's power project

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) headed by Jairam Ramesh has withdrawn the permission it had earlier granted for the construction of a major power project in Chhattisgarh by a......

Cipla demands apology from US university

Cipla, the country's leading drug maker, has sent a legal notice to George Washington University of the United States on a recent symposium it had organised in India, alleging the meet had......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

'Barefoot' lawyers to help the poor in AP

Andhra Pradesh sets up centres to provide legal help to the poor caught in land disputes; the model may be replicated in other states, says Sreelatha Menon. There are those who have land and those......

Gere: Shilpa kiss insane but brave

Actor Richard Gere has revealed that he is not ashamed of the obscenity charges he faced in India after publicly kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, insisting that he sees the whole episode as an......

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QNA

Q. DO YOU AGREE WITH Absolute Prohibition of Adultery, Prostitution and Other Forms of Sexual Promiscuity ?
Truth Exposed: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-agree-with-absolute-prohibition-of-adultery-prostitut/24779949/answers/

Q. what are Benjamin Franklins contribution to the society and nation?
Ankit Shivam: A. Islamic Law explicitly prohibits adultery and fornication as clearly mentioned in the following Quranic injunctions: Nor come nigh to adultery: for...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-benjamin-franklins-contribution-to-the-society-and-/21258581/answers/24779970

Q. Do you think the minority factions held back themselves from active lead in the Civil society , fearing the government could project them as foreign influenced and aided forces ?
Ankit Shivam: A. It may be the fear of losing whatever little concessions these groups are now enjoying now from various government programmes. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-think-the-minority-factions-held-back-themselves-from/21258581/answers/20613756

Q. The drafting of the Lokpal bill by a joint government-civil society committee virtually hit a dead end as members from both sides decided to forward their respective drafts to the Cabinet in the absence of a consensus on some of the contentious provisions.the two sides were not able to come to a consensus. But, how does it make sense that the civil society committee has also agreed to submit their draft to be considered by the cabinet? Why would the cabinet agree to any of their proposals when the members of the committee set up by the government have already scuttled it?
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. Well in a way it is the best option. The UPA government is well aware that a bill drafted and accepted between them and the civil society will face...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-drafting-of-the-lokpal-bill-by-a-joint-government-civil-/20613745/answers/20027368

Q. The Red Cross was founded by ?????
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-red-cross-was-founded-by-/20027352/answers/19471790

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The struggles of Pakistan's first HIV sufferer

Nazir, Pakistan's first HIV patient, faces new challenges to this day Nazir Masih (middle) at a Candlelight Memorial program in Lahore Lahore:... ...

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New York, May 22 : United Nations independent experts Tuesday called on countries to ensure the post-2015 development agenda focuses on equality,... ...

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Nagaland HSLC, HSSLC results out

Kohima, May 21: The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) declared the HSLC (Class X) and HSSLC (Class XII) examination results today. Of the... ...

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Vinod Rai

Auditor General Vinod Rai favours bringing all private-public partnerships (PPPs), Panchayti Raj Institutions and societies getting government... ...

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COMMENCING FIVE-COUNTRY AFRICA TOUR, SECRETARY-GENERAL SALUTES MOZAMBIQUE'S TWENTY YEARS OF PEACE, PROGRESS, DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS FUTURE OF HOPE'

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Now, legal aid for HIV patients in Tamil Nadu

Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill

Delhi gang-rape: Are our juvenile laws robust enough?

No lawyer wants to defend Delhi gang-rape accused

Pak girl admitted to hospital 10 days after being raped

Offshore tax evasion in focus

The story behind why govt nixed Congress MP Jindal's power project

Cipla demands apology from US university

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

'Barefoot' lawyers to help the poor in AP

Gere: Shilpa kiss insane but brave

People speak for legal aid society

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