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Leaders of two Koreas to hold talks today
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 27 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on Friday are set to hold the historic inter-Korean Summit in Panmunjom, the truce village on the north-south border of the peninsula.
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Mike Pompeo sworn in as US secretary of state
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], April 27 (ANI): Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been sworn in as the 70th US secretary of state after the Senate voted to confirm him, 57-42.
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Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr 27 (ANI): American stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby on Thursday (local time) has been found guilty by a Pennsylvania jury, in connection with aggravated indecent assault against a woman in 2004 in a high-stakes retrial.
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IPL: Kohli fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 26 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli has been penalised Rs 12 lakh for maintaining slow over-rate during his franchise's Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursda
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5 platforms to help every woman with that extra penny!
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): A homemaker has a sum of endless roles and often these roles are overlooked as women automatically recourse their responsibilities towards the kitchen. But with evolving time, the participation and partnership of both women and men are being considered integr
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Minor raped, thrashed by juvenile in Kanpur
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 25 (ANI): A 13-year-old girl is said to be in a critical condition after being allegedly raped and beaten by a 16-year-old juvenile in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district.
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POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says Justice Shah
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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SC asks Centre's reply on plea seeking quashing of Section 377
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Apr 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its response within a week in connection with a plea seeking scrapping of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Anant Kumar Hegde receives threat call
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr. 23 (ANI): Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde has alleged of receiving a threat call in the wee hours of Sunday.
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Every rapist should be hanged, says Nirbhaya's mother
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gangrape victim on Sunday hailed the Centre for amending Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and urged it to consider death penalty for every rapist.
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UP: 4 minors sexually assaulted in separate incidents
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Hours after the Centre gave its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, four incidents of sexual assaults were reported
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POCSO Act amendment gets thumbs up from B-town
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): The Centre has given its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, and Bollywood is all praise for it.
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