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After Alleged Illegal Adoptions Juvenile Justice Act Likely To Be Amended
The Women and Child Development Ministry is going to amend the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act to make the district magistrates and collectors "competent officers" for approving adoptions, instead of courts, Union minister Maneka Gandhi said today, days after cases of alleged illegal adoptions came to light in Jharkhand.
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Opinion: India Has Taken A Rash Decision On Juveniles
The Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill lowering the age of a juvenile from 18 to 16 years was passed in the Rajya Sabha after opposition parties like the Congress and the TMC resiled from their earlier stand of referring the amendment to a Select Committee for further deliberation.
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Mumbai: Vendor Booked for Selling Newspaper With Hebdo Cartoon
In an act that has caused much surprise and alarm, the JJ Marg police have booked a newspaper vendor for selling the January 17 issue of the Urdu daily Avadhnama, which carried a photo of the cover of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo with the controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed.
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John Abraham turns producer with Vicky Donor
John Abraham turns producer with Director Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor, but he won't act in it.
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After Alleged Illegal Adoptions Juvenile Justice Act Likely To Be Amended
The Women and Child Development Ministry is going to amend the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act to make the district magistrates and collectors "competent officers" for approving adoptions, instead of courts, Union minister Maneka Gandhi said today, days after cases of alleged illegal adoptions came to light in Jharkhand.
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Opinion: India Has Taken A Rash Decision On Juveniles
The Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill lowering the age of a juvenile from 18 to 16 years was passed in the Rajya Sabha after opposition parties like the Congress and the TMC resiled from their earlier stand of referring the amendment to a Select Committee for further deliberation.
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Mumbai: Vendor Booked for Selling Newspaper With Hebdo Cartoon
In an act that has caused much surprise and alarm, the JJ Marg police have booked a newspaper vendor for selling the January 17 issue of the Urdu daily Avadhnama, which carried a photo of the cover of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo with the controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed.
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John Abraham turns producer with Vicky Donor
John Abraham turns producer with Director Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor, but he won't act in it.
