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Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work

London, May 21: A Sikh bus driver in Finland is fighting for his right to wear a turban while at work.

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‘No house cost escalation after dues paid, possession taken’

New Delhi, May 21: A builder cannot seek additional money from a house allottee who has paid all dues and taken possession on the ground that the cost calculated at the time of handing over the property was tentative, the top consumer court has ruled.

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Medvedev calls for tougher control of migration

Moscow, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is unlikely to overcome its demand for migrant labour in the coming decades, so the country requires an effective system to control migration processes, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.

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Court denies Delhi gang-rape accused lie detector test

New Delhi, May 20: A fast track Delhi court hearing the Dec 16, 2012, gang-rape case Monday dismissed the pleas of two accused seeking permission to undergo lie detector tests and also to subject the victim’s male friend to a similar test.

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Bengal tells teachers not to ‘chastise’ students

Kolkata, May 20: In the wake of the death of a boy allegedly after he was mercilessly beaten by his school teacher, the West Bengal government has decided to order primary school teachers in the state not to “chastise” a student or “discriminate” between them.

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Can convict man of rape if marriage was not on his mind: SC

New Delhi, May 20: A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the “body and privacy of the victims”.

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Accused’s intention key in rape on promise of marriage: SC

New Delhi, May 20: A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the “body and privacy of the victims”.

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PIL seeks stop to IPL semi-final, finals till probe done

New Delhi, May 20: Moving the Supreme Court for SIT probe into spot fixing scandal involving medium pacer S.

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Talwar denies charge, evidence given by witnesses

Ghaziabad, May 20: Murdered teenager Aarushi’s father and accused Rajesh Talwar Monday answered 231 questions in a court here and denied the allegations of his involvement in the crime while claiming that the CBI was influencing witnesses.

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