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RS Passes Bill Including Death Penalty For Child Abuse
With members across party lines supporting a stricter law against child abuse, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the bill for amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.....
'How PM Chandra Shekhar's Resignation News First Reached Modi'
Despite ideological differences, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have deep admiration for socialist icon and former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. At a book release function at the Parliament auditorium, Modi said that "though Chandra Shekhar ji passed away 12 years ago, his commitment to the poor and downtrodden continues to inspire me".....
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Nalini Released On Parole
One of the convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case, S. Nalini, was released from Tamil Nadu's Vellore jail on one month parole on Thursday.....
'Man Who Knows Too Much' -- Karan Singh -- Says Tread Cautiously On Art 35A, 370
He is the Man Who Knows Too Much, Dr Karan Singh or Tiger as his father Maharaja Hari Singh used to call him fondly, formerly Regent of J&K (from June 20, 1949, he acted as Regent), then Sadr e Riyasat (from November 17, 1952 to March 30, 1965, Karan Singh was the elected head of state of Jammu and Kashmir). On 30 March 1965, Karan Singh, who became the first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (till May 15, 1967) and the last residual link between feudal and monarchial Kashmir and its evolution to a democratic set-up, wants the government to tread c....
Assets Frozen Worldwide, D-Co Invests Drug Money In Pak Stock Exchange
Even as India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim's assets are frozen across the world, the underworld don continues to invest money, earned through his organised crime syndicate, in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).....
Supreme Court Seeks Personal Appearance Of CBI Officers Probing Unnao Cases In Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider transfer of the trial in Unnao rape case to Delhi. ....
Pak To Expel Indian Envoy, Stop Bilateral Trade
Pakistan's top civil and military leadership on Wednesday decided to expel Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria and suspend bilateral trade with India in the wake of New Delhi's move of revoking special status for Jammu and Kashmir.....
Kashmir Valley Calm So Far, Gun Duel On LoC
There are no reports of violence in the Valley ever since the withdrawal of special status to Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation but the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) since the decision, according to a security assessment.....
Political Leaders, Public Gather To Bid Farewell To Sushma
Heavy security was in place at the Dayanand crematorium on Lodhi Road on Wednesday evening as top leaders including Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached for the last rites of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, but apart from the VIPs, common people had also come to pay their final respects.....
Manmohan Singh Files Nomination Papers For Rajya Sabha MP
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for a Rajya Sabha membership as a seat in Rajasthan has fallen vacant following the death of Madan Lal Saini, the BJP state President.....
