New Delhi: The Law Commission has advised the government not to tinker with the existing age of consent under the POCSO Act and suggested introducing guided judicial discretion in the matter of sentencing in cases involving tacit approval of children in the 16-18 age bracket. The current age of consent in India is 18 years. […]
New Delhi: The last nine years have witnessed decisive policies, political stability, democracy and teamwork in the federal structure that led the country out of the “policy paralysis” from 2004 to 2014, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. Addressing the 118th Annual Session of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said the […]
Varanasi (UP): A court here has rejected the Gyanvapi mosque management committee’s plea to stop the ongoing scientific survey of the complex by the Archaeological Survey of India. District government advocate Rajesh Mishra said that on the plea filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid’s committee, District Judge A K Vishvesh said the survey has already […]
Pune: The INDIA bloc will take precautions to ensure that there are no disputes among its alliance partners in states like Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where elections are due in a few months, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Friday. He was speaking to reporters in Baramati. More than two dozen opposition parties have formed […]
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat police have registered an FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), for threatening to turn the Cricket World Cup, starting on October 5 at Narendra Modi stadium here, into “World Terror Cup”, an official said on Friday. In the first information report (FIR), the cyber […]
New Delhi: The use of an animal rescue system proved to be a vital “One Health” surveillance tool as part of a rapid response to a potentially deadly rabies outbreak in Pune city, a study has found. The research, published in the journal CABI One Health to coincide with World Rabies Day on September 28, […]
Karachi: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring over 50 others gathered to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, authorities said. Hours later, another blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu city killed at least three people and injured five others. […]
Washington: India and the US have emphasised the continued importance of bilateral cooperation in areas like defence, space and clean energy as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Secretary of State Antony Blinken and exchanged notes on global developments, amid a simmering diplomatic row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. […]
New Delhi: Following is the updated squad list of all the 10 participating teams in the ICC ODI World Cup after announcement of replacements. India Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, […]
New Delhi The Delhi High Court has restrained online platforms from unauthorisedly broadcasting and streaming the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The court’s order came on a lawsuit by Star India Pvt Ltd and Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd which operates Disney+ Hotstar platform. The plaintiffs said they have the exclusive global media […]