India

New Delhi, May 8: Expressing concern about the increased incidents of sexual abuses against minors, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pushed for change in how families brought up their sons and said perpetrators are known to the victim in seven of 10 cases. Calling for a change in mindset, she said law agencies need to be more proactive but alone cannot stop incidents of rape. "Out of

Bengaluru, May 7: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government for its “disastrous policies” and “economic mismanagement”. He said the country was facing crises that were avoidable. Dr. Singh attacked the government over a series of banking frauds, saying the money swindled almost quadrupled from ₹ 28,416 crore in September 2013 to ₹ 1

New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court (SC) today transferred the Kathua gangrape-and-murder trial to Pathankot, Punjab. The apex court fixed the next date of hearing as July 9. The hearing of the case would be held on day-to-day basis and in-camera, the court said. The court allowed J&K government to appoint public prosecutor to conduct prosecution of accused in the trial at Pathankot and also asked

Kathua, May 7: A court today posted for May 22 the hearing in the case of the juvenile accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) A S Langeh fixed the hearing for May 22. Earlier on April 25, the juvenile presented himself before the court amid heavy security. CJM Langeh had then asked the juvenile whether he had received copies of the

New Delhi, May 7: Two opposition leaders today moved the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by the Rajya Sabha chairman on the ground that there was "no proved misbehaviour". Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who is also one of the signatories of the impeachment notice, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that a middle ground needs to be found for the people of the state who are being killed because of the menace of terrorism. Reacting to the killing of five civilians following an encounter in Shopian, the PDP leader said that both guns and stones were in the hands of the poor and steps need to be taken to rescue them. “Our soldiers and

New Delhi, May 6: An adult couple has a right to live together without marriage, the Supreme Court said, while asserting that a 20-year-old Kerala woman, whose marriage had been annulled, could choose whom she wanted to live with. The top court held that live-in relationships were now even recognized by the Legislature and they had found a place under the provisions of the Protection of Women from

Srinagar, May 6: Five persons were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said. The victims include Dr Mohammad Rafi Bhat, an assistant professor of Kashmir University who went missing on Friday. His family reached out to KU authorities after they heard rumours of Rafi joining militant ranks after which the police filed a missing report

New Delhi, May 6: Nearly 60 per cent of children adopted in the last six years were girls across states in India, led by Maharashtra which also recorded the highest number of adoptions in recent years, government data showed. Of the 3,276 children adopted in the country in 2017-18, a total of 1,858 were girls, the data showed. In reply to an RTI filed by this correspondent on the number of

May 6: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that Namaz should be read in mosques and Idgahs and not in public spaces. Responding to questions on increase in number of incidents of disrupting Namaz in Gurgaon, Khattar said that it was the duty of the state to maintain law and order. “It is our duty to maintain law and order. There has been an increase in offering Namaz in open. Namaz