New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Women Child and Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is mandated to function for the protection and promotion of child rights.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): The daughter of a BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh on Thursday moved the Allahabad High Court to seek police protection, citing threat to her life from her father after marrying a man outside her caste.
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): As many as 1,371 people were arrested and over 69,294 bottles were seized by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) under 'Operation Thirst', an all India drive to crackdown the selling of unauthorised Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) here.
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the 10 rebel MLAs of Karnataka to appear before Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar in the evening for which they will be provided with police protection when they land in Bengaluru from Mumbai.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath in his first state budget allocated Rs 132 crores for the promotion of cattle farming and livestock. He has also decided to pay Rs 20 per day for cow protection which was earlier Rs 1.
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 that provides for the death penalty for sexual offences against children.
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019. The Bill will be introduced in the ongoing session of parliament.
Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir [India], July 10 (ANI): Twelve children, who were allegedly working in a cable assembling factory in Kathua, were rescued by Child Protection Services (CPS), said police. The factory owner has been apprehended.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Ten rebel Congress MLAs, residing at a hotel here, have written to Mumbai Police seeking security cover ahead of Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar's visit to the city.
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Parliament on Monday passed a bill that will make the use of Aadhaar for opening bank accounts and procuring mobile phone connections voluntary.
London [UK], July 8 (ANI): The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced that it has fined British Airways over breaches of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law.