Thursday, November 18, 2021

'Skin-to-skin' contact not necessary for sexual assault under POCSO: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the Bombay High Court verdict which had held that no offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act is made out if there is no direct skin-to-skin contact between an accused and victim.

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Sapna Chaudhary in trouble, Lucknow court issues arrest warrant

A court in Lucknow has issued an arrest warrant against noted dancer Sapna Chaudhary for allegedly cancelling a program and not returning the money to ticket holders.

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'Injustice': Sharad Pawar defends Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has defended party colleague and former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh who is embroiled in a multi-crore money laundering case. Pawar said that injustice is being done to Deshmukh as he referred to former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh being declared 'proclaimed offender' by a court. Pawar said that this was a vindication of NCP's stance on Deshmukh.

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'Akhilesh Ali Jinnah', UP Dy CM Maurya suggests new name for Samajwadi Party Chief

Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya has suggested that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav should change his name to 'Akhilesh Ali Jinnah'.

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Punjab CM quashes stubble burning cases against farmers, protest against farm laws

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced that all cases lodged against farmers in connection with stubble burning and agitation against the Centre's three farm laws will be quashed.

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India reports 11,919 COVID cases, over 11,000 recoveries in 24 hours; active cases rise to 1.28 lakh

COVID-19 India Live News Updates: India recorded 11,919 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 470 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, the country saw a total of 11,242 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.28 per cent which is the highest since March 2020 and total recoveries data reached to 3,38,85,132.

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No issue of who will lead anti-BJP alliance in 2024, need to give political option to people: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said that there was no issue of who will lead the possible anti-BJP alliance in the next general elections but there is a need to give a political option to people. 

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Republic Day 2024: French band, marching contingent and Rafale jets participate in parade | WATCH

Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...