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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.....
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.....
Need For More Forensic Labs To Expedite POCSO Cases: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday noted that more designated Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) were needed across the country to avoid delay in trial and for early disposal of cases covered by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.....
'Glaring Admission' By Pak On Terrorists, Says India
India on Thursday termed as a "glaring admission" by the Pakistani leadership that "30,000 to 40,000" terrorists who had fought in Kashmir were in the country and said it is time for Islamabad to take "credible and irreversible action" against the terrorists and terror training camps on its soil.....
President, PM, Armed Forces Remember Kargil Heroes
The Indian Army on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War to remember the valour of the soldiers who took part in Operation Vijay. ....
GST Council Slashes Tax On EVs And EV Chargers
Close on the heels of Union Budget providing tax relief for buying electric vehicles, the GST Council in its 36th meeting on Saturday cut the tax on electric vehicles (EV) from 12 per cent to 5 per cent effective August 1, 2019.....
'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).....
Tiger Population Increases To 2,967 In 2018: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the number of tigers in India has increased from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018, achieving the target of doubling the wild cat's population four years ahead of deadline.....
Unnao Rape Survivor Accident: SP Leader's Truck Involved, CBI Probe Recommended
The Yogi Adityanath government has recommended a CBI probe into the road accident in which the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer have been critically injured and two female relatives killed. ....
