Panel faults states for poor working of Forests Rights Act
The states’ lack of awareness about the Forest Rights Act, its poor implementation and forest dwellers being looked upon as disadvantaged and asset-less – these are some of the major findings of a joint committee that inquired into the status of the legislation’s implementation.

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Temasek to raise CCB stake by taking up BofA’s rights: Update
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (TEM.UL) said it will raise its stake in China Construction Bank (0939.HK) by taking up Bank of America’s (BAC.N) entire entitlement in the rights issue of China’s No. 2 lender. CCB (601939.SS) plans to raise up to 61.6 billion yuan ($12 billion) this month in Asia’s biggest rights issue outside Japan to shore up capital after an industry-wide lending …

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PM Says Human Rights Are On Agenda In China
David Cameron has said he will raise human rights issues with China during his two-day visit to the country.

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United States authorities asked to investigate rights abuses
The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has asked US authorities to look into possible rights abuses committed by troops in Iraq.

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Maine civil rights advocates support ban on racial profiling
Maine civil rights advocates announced the release of a report on racial profiling that cites incidents across the country, including in Maine.

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Parliament passes bill giving NRIs voting rights
Replying to a debate on the Representation of People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to allow NRIs to exercise their franchise in Indian elections, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the government would hold a national consultation on comprehensive electoral reforms in two to three months.The Rajya Sabha had passed the bill on Monday.

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Rights activists for redrafting of Nuclear Damage Bill
Human rights activists Wednesday demanded complete redrafting of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010, which will is expected to come up for debate in the Monsoon session of Parliament.

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SMTC Adopts Rights Plan to Preserve Valuable Tax Assets Potentially Worth up to $2 per share TORONTO, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – The Board of Directors of SMTC Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTX, TSE: SMX), a global electronics manufacturing services provider, announced today that the corporation has adopted a tax benefits preservation shareholder rights plan (“rights plan”) designed to protect the Company’s approximately $100 million in U.S. federal net operating loss carry-forwards (NOLs … Read more on SYS-CON Media

SBI sets date for rights issue
Mumbai, March 16: The State Bank of India (SBI) will raise around Rs 20,000 crore through a rights issue by the end of this calendar year to fund its business requirements.

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Rs 20k-cr SBI rights issue likely by Nov-Dec
The State Bank of India is likely to hit the market with its rights issue by the year-end to mop up around Rs 20,000 crore, a senior bank official said.

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