WCD to propose enhanced punishment for sexual assault on male children
The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry is set to move a proposal before the Cabinet this week for enhanced punishment in cases of sexual...
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Space crunch major hurdle for increasing power distribution network: Officials
Space crunch poses a major challenge in augmentation of the power distribution network in densely-packed unauthorised colonies, and discoms have identified nearly 700 such places...
Indian-origin entrepreneur’s UK start-up set to combat fake news
An Indian-origin entrepreneur’s UK-based start-up that uses a machine-learning algorithm to shift fact from fiction is set to combat fake news around the world, including...
Rahul commends EC for providing Braille cards to Karnataka voters
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today commended the Election Commission for its initiative in providing Braille EPIC cards to the visually impaired in Karnataka and said...
Some laxity on part of officials: MLA Pankaj Singh on Noida building-collapse
Noida MLA Pankaj Singh has said there was some laxity on part of officials that led to a twin-building collapse in his constituency on Tuesday,...
Home Ministry procures 5000 rape investigation kits to distribute to police stations: WCD
The Home Ministry has purchased 5,000 rape investigation kits which would be given to police stations across the country for speedy probe in sexual harassment...
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal links PM Modi’s popularity to mob killings and lynching
Amid the outrage over the killing of a man on suspicions of cow smuggling in Rajasthan, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal appeared to make a...
Dip in terrorist violence in J&K under Governor’s rule: MHA data
Terrorist violence has come down in Jammu and Kashmir substantially ever since the state has been placed under Governor’s rule but incidents of stone pelting...
Mumbai’s heritage building in shambles
The Esplanade mansion, a 150-year-old building recognised by the UNESCO as a heritage structure, is today a monument in shambles and a disaster-in-waiting. The British-era...
Sanitary napkins now exempted from GST
The government scrapped a controversial tax on sanitary pads on Saturday, a move hailed by campaigners who say it will help more girls to go...