India, All india, 13th Apr 2018, News & Stories from India

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Maneka Gandhi, the Union women and child development minister, said her ministry would move a cabinet note on Monday to amend POCSO (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences) Act. (Photo: File | PTI)

'Deeply moved' Maneka Gandhi demands death penalty for child rape

Union minister Maneka Gandhi said her ministry would move a cabinet note on Monday to amend POCSO Act.

13 Apr 2018 10:58 AM

Former Union Home Secretary G K Pillai had said that some subordinate staff in the MHA would see pornographic content on Internet and download malware in office, leading to compromise of the computer networks. (Representational Image | AFP)

Home ministry tightens grip over porn content in office

Ex-Union home secy said that while senior officials are busy with meetings till late evening, subordinates are on porn sites.

13 Apr 2018 10:23 AM

'If they had to take revenge, they could have picked someone else. She was an innocent child,' lamented the girl's father. (Photo: Facebook )

Parents of 8-yr-old Kathua rape victim want culprits to be hanged

The mother of 8-year-old girl pleaded for death sentence for the culprits who raped and killed her daughter.

13 Apr 2018 10:00 AM

17-year-old Unnao rape victim said she was told that her father and family would be killed if she opened her mouth. She claimed that they gangraped her for a few days and sold her to someone from whom she was recovered. (Photo: ANI)

Used to call BJP MLA 'bhaiya' until he raped me last year: Unnao victim

Victim said she was raped when she had visited BJP MLA's house after he offered her 'job opportunity'.

13 Apr 2018 9:50 AM

'Hindus are less than one per cent in Kashmir. They cannot even open their mouths, then how can they shout these slogans?' Nandkumar Singh Chouhan asked. (Photo: Facebook | @NandKumarSinghChouhan)

Hindus less than 1 pc in J&K, Kathua rape Pak conspiracy: BJP leader

The MP BJP state president said that the rapists were Muslims who chanted Jai Sri Ram post-rape to 'create differences' among Hindus.

13 Apr 2018 8:46 AM

BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been brought to the Lucknow office of the CBI, after it took over the probe on Thursday evening. (Photo: ANI)

Unnao rape: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar held, questioned by CBI

The UP BJP MLA has been charged under the stringent POCSO Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with rape.

13 Apr 2018 8:30 AM

Priyanka Vadra was shoved by some, prompting her to ask people to maintain calm and remember the "cause" for which they had come there. (Photo: AP)

Priyanka loses calm at Rahul's Delhi midnight march to protest twin rape

Gandhi said the women of the country are afraid to go out today and the government must ensure their safety.

13 Apr 2018 8:14 AM

Kathua rape: Union minister’s statement generates hope for justice

Expressing distress over the gory incident, Mr Singh assured that the victim will not be denied justice.

13 Apr 2018 7:23 AM

The state authorities have to intimate the NHRC about existing or proposed mechanisms to the deal with the issue, it said.

NHRC notice to I&B ministry over Telugu actress strip case

The NHRC has sent the notices to the chief secretary of the state government and the secretary of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

13 Apr 2018 7:07 AM

ICICI-Videocon scam: CBI quizzes two aides

The CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) against Mr Dhoot and Chanda Kochhar's husband Deepak Kocchar and unidentified others, they said.

13 Apr 2018 6:54 AM

The objections were raised at a consultation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the regulator for the brodacsting sector, regarding issues faced by the sector.

Broadcasters oppose licence auction proposal

The stakeholders in the discussion criticised the I&B ministry.

13 Apr 2018 6:51 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi and Vladimir Putin hold talks on phone

Incidentally, PM Modi will also be visiting Britain shortly.

13 Apr 2018 6:41 AM

Justice Chelameswar won’t hear Bhushan’s plea

Bhushan told Mr Chelameswar that the PIL had sought recusal of the CJI both in he administrative and judicial side.

13 Apr 2018 6:18 AM

BJP MLA from Unnao Kuldip Singh Sengar outside the SSP’s office in Lucknow on Wednesday night. (Photo: PTI)

Split in UP BJP over rape charge on its MLA

While some leaders are openly supporting the beleaguered legislator and claiming that he is being framed, other are gunning for his head.

13 Apr 2018 6:13 AM

Kathua minor to get justice, says VK Singh

Gandhi described the rape and killing of the minor as “unimaginable brutality” that cannot go unpunished.

13 Apr 2018 6:10 AM

One hundred cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stand outside the US Capitol in Washington DC. (Photo: AFP)

Data, democracy and the rise of globalopolies

Data being a fungible commodity, can then be exchanged for a fee, and randomly replicated.

13 Apr 2018 3:38 AM

Congress workers gather outside party office in New Delhi.

Kathua rape: Rahul’s candlelight vigil against rapes, murders

Rahul Gandhi leads candlelight vigil in Delhi demanding justice for rape victims in Jammu, UP.

13 Apr 2018 3:30 AM

Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal (Photo: ANI)

A-G tells SC: SC/ST ruling led to damage and disharmony

The confusion created by the judgment, it was submitted, deserves to be corrected.

13 Apr 2018 2:40 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of the 10th edition of India’s mega defence exhibition “DefExpo 2018” at Tiruvidandhai, on the outskirts of Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Modi blames UPA ‘paralysis’ for delays in defence sector

The PM emphasised the need for new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.

13 Apr 2018 2:31 AM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

SC judge: Govt inaction on proposal threat to judiciary

Justice Joseph said that this court is reeling under pressure of work and working with a strength of 24, as against 31.

13 Apr 2018 2:26 AM

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