New Delhi: The Law Commission has advised the government not to tinker with the existing age of consent under the POCSO Act and suggested introducing guided judicial discretion in the matter of sentencing in cases involving tacit approval of children in the 16-18 age bracket. The current age of consent in India is 18 years….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Aspirational Districts Programme that ushered in change in 112 districts will form the basis of the programme to uplift aspirational blocks, adding that he will be back next year to review its success. Addressing a programme to launch the ‘Sankalp Saptaah’, linked to the implementation of…
New Delhi: Militaries have to be powerful enough to deter war, Principal Adviser, Ministry of Defence, Lt Gen (retd) Vinod G Khandare said on Friday. He was speaking during a panel discussion on ‘Evolution of Indian Military Systems, Warfighting and Strategic Thought- Current Research in the Field and Way Forward’ organised by the Army in collaboration…
Washington: The governments of India and Canada will have to talk to each other and see how they resolve their differences over the death of a Khalistani separatist, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, asserting that the larger issue of “permissiveness” must be flagged and addressed. During an interaction with Indian journalists here on Friday,…
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the time has come to change both the size and scale of the Indian industry and the need of the hour is companies should go multinational. Addressing the 118th annual session of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), he said the network of…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women’s reservation bill which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. According to a law ministry notification issued on Friday, the president gave her assent on Thursday. Now, it will be officially known as the…
Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves declined further by USD 2.335 billion to USD 590.702 billion for the week ended September 22, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves dropped by USD 867 million to USD 593.037 billion. It can be noted that in October 2021, the country’s…
New Delhi: The government on Friday raised the interest rate on five-year recurring deposit scheme to 6.7 per cent from 6.5 per cent for the December quarter and retained the rates for all other small savings schemes. According to a finance ministry circular, the interest rate on savings deposit has been retained at 4 per cent…
New Delhi: The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first five months of 2023-24 touched 36 per cent of the full-year target, government data showed on Friday. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit — the gap between expenditure and revenue — was Rs 6.42 lakh crore as of August-end, according to the data released by the Controller…
Tawang: China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh as the state has always been part of India, Chief Minister Pema Khandu asserted on Friday. Referring to the recent denial of regular visa to three Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, he said China “unnecessary” tries to bring a “political angle” whenever…
