President Kovind promulgates ordinance to strengthen POCSO Act

New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): President Ramnath Kovind on Sunday promulgated the ordinance to strengthen the...

UP: 4 minors sexually assaulted in separate incidents

New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Hours after the Centre gave its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing...

POCSO Act amendment gets thumbs up from B-town

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): The Centre has given its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing...

DCW chief to end fast after POCSO amendment

New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Saturday announced...

Mehbooba welcomes death penalty for rapists

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday...

Cabinet facilitates strengthening of POCSO Act

New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): In the wake of an increase in incidents of rape of minors, the Union Cabinet on...

Amendment in POCSO Act will not give 'salvage to victims': DMK

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday said that the Center's...

Unnao rape case: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's CBI remand...

Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 20 (ANI): The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court in...

Centre to amend POCSO Act to ensure death penalty in child...

New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI): The Central Government, in a letter, submitted to the Supreme Court on Friday, said...

Re-train cops to deal with sexual offences: WCD Ministry

New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development has outlined necessary steps for...

Surat rape victim's body has 86 injury marks

Surat (Gujarat) [India] April 14 (ANI): Police have found body of a nine-year-old girl in Surat with 86 injury marks...

Maneka says will ask for death penalty for child rapists

Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on...