Vishnu Makhijani
IANS
Its not easy following in the footsteps of the late Fateh Singh Rathore, Indias legendary "Tiger Man" who virtually single-handedly created and put on the world map the
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Rupin Sharma, IPS Having dealt with the law pertaining to FIRs (Section 154 of CrPC), it may be worthwhile turning our attention to some other related aspects. (1) What does lodging an FIR mean? In
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Wati Longchar According to ILO, the number of international migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million in 2019, an increase of 51 million since 2010. They comprise of 3.5 per cent of the global popul
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