GURGAON: A Special POCSO Court in Nuh on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor girl, holding him guilty of offences under the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court has also imposed a fine of ₹33,000 on the convict.Dr….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the makers of the Netflix film “Ghooskhor Pandat” and directed them to change the title, saying it was denigrative of a particular community.A bench led by Justice BV Nagarathna said that the top court cannot permit any section of society to be denigrated by the title of the…
Canadian authorities have identified an 18-year-old as the suspect in a mass shooting in a remote community in British Columbia that left nine people dead and dozens injured. The suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed her mother and stepbrother before opening fire at a local school, police said.Dwayne McDonald, a deputy commissioner at the Royal Canadian…
Miheeka Daggubati is aware that public attention often begins with her being actor-producer Rana Daggubati’s wife, but she has carved an independent identity of her own. A trained interior designer with a Master’s degree from Chelsea University, a mental health advocate, and an art entrepreneur, she wears many hats. In a rare, reflective conversation with…
Bangladesh will vote Thursday in a Parliamentary election that will perhaps have more far-reaching consequences for India than any such exercise in the recent past in its neighbourhood. Ironically, with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League not in the fray, India’s best hopes of a realistic reset in ties with Dhaka rest on a majority for the…
In a proactive move, Bihar’s Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar will spearhead a crucial meeting to tackle persistent challenges facing the Chief Minister’s rural drinking water initiative. Lawmakers have raised concerns over fractured pipes, outstanding electricity payments, land conflicts, and delays in caretaker stipends that are undermining the effectiveness of the Nal-Jal Yojana. Patna: Speaker Prem…
New labour laws, but domestic workers remain at a loss K ChandruIn 2007, Tamil Nadu became one of the first states to constitute a welfare board for domestic workers under a 1982 enactment aimed at regulating the employment and working conditions of manual workers in the state. Maharashtra followed suit with a similar law in…
On the latest episode of the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast, Zayn Malik shared his heartfelt thoughts on being a father, the liberation he found after lengthy romantic connections, and his reluctance to engage in public displays of relationships. He discussed his initial fears about parenting and openly reflected on his relationship blunders. Zayn Malik opened…
Leon S. Kennedy emerges among the most iconic protagonists in gaming history, and his character is probably the best in the Resident Evil series. It was amazing to see his evolution from a rookie cop to a hardened government agent.Throughout the history of the series, his character has been brought to life by a talented…
Actor Adah Sharma is spearheading a nationwide anti-drug drive, kicking off in Indore as part of the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign.Adah: I’m doing this anti-drug campaign there by the way I’m the face of this anti-drug campaign okay it’s a say no to drugs nasha muktharit campaign that is starting in India and we started…