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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has closed the criminal proceedings in a POCSO case emanating from a romantic relationship between a 19-year-old man and a minor girl, saying if the FIR is not quashed, the lives of three individuals -- the duo as well...

Bengaluru: The prime suspect in the gruesome case of a woman's killing at her home, the chopping up of her body into pieces, and stuffing them into the fridge, where her horrified family found them, has been identified, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said Monday....

Tirupati: Shanti Homam began at Sri Venkateswara Temple Monday as purification rituals after animal fat was reportedly found in the ghee used to make Tirupati laddus. According to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the famous hill shrine, the homam is being...

New Delhi: Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Monday said investigation is underway into the alleged "unsafe and exploitative work environment" that is said to have caused EY staffer Anna Sebastian Perayi's death, and the report is expected in 10 days. The Ministry of Labour & Employment...

New Delhi: AAP leader Atishi, who took the oath of office Saturday, took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi Monday. The Delhi Assembly's session will be held September 26 and 27. Atishi has retained the 13 portfolios she held in the Kejriwal government,...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress legislator Nirmal Ghosh Monday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape and murder case. He was summoned for interrogation by the CBI at its Salt Lake office in the northern...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said watching and downloading child po*nography are offences under the POCSO Act and the information technology law. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra set aside a Madras High Court ruling that...

Jammu: The encounter that started between security forces and terrorists at Gurinal village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district September 21 has entered its third day. The police said Monday that in continuation of the earlier joint search operation launched by security forces near the...

Uniondale: Today when India speaks on a global platform, the world listens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday before an audience of the diaspora as he projected his vision of India's place in a changing world. "The India of today is emerging as a catalytic...

New Delhi: Odisha stands among the most hostile states for Dalits as it ranked fifth and third, respectively in cases of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in 2022, according to a new government report. About 97.7 per cent of all...