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New Delhi, Apr 22: President Ram Nath Kovind today signed an ordinance to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping girls under 12 years. New fast-track courts will be set up to deal with

New Delhi, Apr 22: Over 600 academicians and scholars from across the globe have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing their anguish over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases and held his government responsible for the 'terrible state of affairs'. The academicians also raised concerns over the prime minister's "prolonged silence" on the issue and the "non-specific assurance

New Delhi, Apr 22: Over 600 academicians and scholars from across the globe have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing their anguish over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases and held his government responsible for the 'terrible state of affairs'. The academicians also raised concerns over the prime minister's "prolonged silence" on the issue and the "non-specific assurance

We all worked very hard for the victory of the party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Some of us had been struggling against the rule of the UPA government, in Parliament and outside, ever since it assumed office in 2004 while some others were enjoying the fruits of office in their respective states. We were delighted with the results of the 2014 elections and expected that the unprecedented

New Delhi, Apr 21: Even as a number of leaders have advocated the death penalty for rape of girls aged below 12, child rights activists across the country have come out against the government's decision to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for this purpose. The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted

Bidasar, Apr 21: A foreign-based pharma company allegedly tested their medicines on humans instead of animals, leaving labourers ill in Rajasthan's Bidasar. The victims were admitted to the Jalpani Hospital in Churu district. It is reported that the company lured the labourers for money and offered them Rs 500 per day for serving people. A victim told ANI, "We came here on April 18 and it's been

Washington, Apr 21: The Trump administration on Friday claimed that in India, media outlets critical of the (Narendra Modi-led) government were allegedly pressured or harassed in 2017. "The Constitution (of India) provides for freedom of speech and expression, but it does not explicitly mention freedom of the press. The government (of India) generally respected these rights, although there were

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union cabinet on Saturday approved a proposal to promulgate Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018 that provides for confiscating properties and assets of economic offenders like loan defaulters who flee the country, sources said. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 12 March but could not be passed due to logjam in Parliament over various

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a proposal to promulgate Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018 that provides for confiscating properties and assets of economic offenders like loan defaulters who flee the country, sources said. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12 but could not be passed due to the logjam in Parliament over

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children of up to 12 years of age. Official sources said here that the criminal law amendment ordinance seeks to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Evidence Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act to