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• French President signs gay marriage bill into law - India Today May 18, 2013
  India TodayFrench President signs gay marriage bill into lawIndia TodayFrench President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday that the bill had become law after the Constitutional ...French President Francois Hollan […]
• To Wed Your Rapist, or Not: Indian Women on Trial - Wall Street Journal May 17, 2013
  Wall Street JournalTo Wed Your Rapist, or Not: Indian Women on TrialWall Street JournalThe Indian legal system is built on British common law, and cases are decided by a sitting judge, not by a jury. There is "a bias that begins in the society and spills over to the courtroom," in certain sex-assault and domestic-violence cases, said ... […]
• India needs a strong whistleblowers' law - The New Indian Express May 16, 2013
  Forbes India (blog)India needs a strong whistleblowers' lawThe New Indian ExpressThe role of a whistleblower in exposing the Ranbaxy fraud in the US has once again underlined the need for a strong whistleblower's law in India. Dinesh Thakur, the whistleblower of Indian origin, would not have succeeded in India as people like him ...Why whistle blow […]
• White House backs laws to protect press sources - Times of India May 15, 2013
  Times of IndiaWhite House backs laws to protect press sourcesTimes of IndiaHe also backed the Schumer proposal, saying: "There should be a shield law with regard to the press's ability to the gather information and to disseminate it... the focus should be on those people who break their oaths and put the American people at ...and more » […]