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Democracy,
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The
Delhi Police is turning the heat
on eyewitnesses who are retracting
their story in the “Jessica Lall
murder case.” Buoyed by the
Supreme Court (SC) implicating
verdict on Zahira Sheikh who
changed her story on the “Best
Bakery case,” the police pointed
accused eyewitness Shiv Dass
Yadav, an electrician who was
working at the bar and claimed to
have seen the shooting, of
retracting his testimony without
due cause. Dass was accorded
police custody and never once did
he retract his story till the
actual trial. SC Chief Justice
Sabharwal had highlighted the need
for change if the system is to be
protected and in response the
Parliament is considering a new
law that will amend the Criminal
Penal Code (CrPC) that will make
it harder for witnesses to turn
hostile.
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Environment,
Health and Education
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Neighbors
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US-based
Human Rights Watch said that the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
is extorting money from Tamil
populations settled in Canada,
Britain, and Europe often under
threat of serious consequences.
Oftentimes, expatriates of Sri
Lankan Tamil Diaspora living
outside their native land have
families back home. The LTTE
threaten the safety of their
families back home to extract
thousands of dollars. Author of
the report, Jo Becker said that
while most Tamils support the LTTE
struggle, “the culture of fear
is so strong that even Tamils who
don’t support them still feel
that they have no choice but to
give money.” Tamils who do not
have money or unemployed have been
asked to borrow through credit
cards, re-mortgage their houses,
or even “cut out one meal per
day” to support the LTTE.
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World
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The
US said that while it would accept
the sale of Russian uranium for
the Tharapur plant in principle,
it would like Russia to wait for
India to move further along on the
Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
India rejected this suggestion
saying that the supply of uranium
by Russia will not violate the
45-nation Nuclear Supplier Group
guidelines
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Hamas's
victory in Palestinian Territories
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Ancient
Indian dynasties documented their
administration, significant
developments, grants, and
milestones as inscriptions in
temples. The Archaeological Survey
of India (ASI) has documented
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These pages
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