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Special POCSO court sentences man to 20 years jail, 25k fine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 5 (ANI): A special POCSO (Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court on Thursday sentenced a convict to 20 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for the rape of a minor.
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NCW moves SC against Bombay High Court's 'skin to skin' judgement
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court against the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court verdict which ruled 'skin-to-skin' contact is necessary for the offence of 'sexual assault' under t
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Lekhi hopes for strict action after notice by government to Twitter over d
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi, who heads the parliamentary panel on personal data protection bill, has said that no corporate agency or company can run its business without complying with the rules of the country.
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Four killed in Islamabad in car crash, FIR names son of Pakistan Federal O
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Four people were killed in a car crash in Islamabad on Monday night after the vehicle, allegedly driven by the son of Pakistan's Federal ombudswoman for Protection of Women against Harassment, crashed into another vehicle on Srinagar Highway.
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Sedition case: SC refuses to pass order on Sanjay Singh's plea seeking pro
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): There is no immediate relief for AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh as the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to pass any order on his plea seeking protection from arrest in connection with the FIRs registered against him under various charges, including sedit
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Colombia's COVID-19 deaths top 54,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bogota [Colombia] February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 289 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 54,272, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Monday.
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Canadian PM calls Kamala Harris, raises issues of access to COVID-19 vacci
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Toronto [Canada], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his first phone call with US Vice President Kamala Harris raised the issues of access to COVID-19 vaccines and protectionism, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
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NGT directs Delhi govt, Municipal Corporations to remediate legacy waste d
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government and the municipal corporations concerned, to coordinate and execute the work of remediating the legacy waste dumpsites of Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla, for enforcing the rule of law and p
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AAP's demand for police protection for farmers nothing more than 'dramebaa
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Chandigarh [India], January 31 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party's demand for deployment of the state police to protect the agitating farmers from Punjab at Delhi borders is "nothing more than dramebaazi", said Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday.
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Injustice meted out, says Rahul Gandhi on Bombay HC 'skin-to-skin order'
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New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reacted over the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court order where it had acquitted an accused saying that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protecti
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Colombia's COVID-19 deaths top 53,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 371 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 53,284, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said on Friday.
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US Border Patrol agent fatally shot man during illegal entry on Mexico bor
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): A US Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man illegally entering the United States along the southern border with Mexico, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement.
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